>Kobatt: Flee from awkward situation under pretense of cooking.
Jasmet had arrived partway through the conversation with her weapon drawn and had sided with Serani in blocking Orcuus' door. When the situation calmed down somewhat, you ask her if she would have really attacked you. She doesn't answer.
She would have attacked you. She would have attacked and hurt you to protect Orcuus' plan. You suddenly can't bear to be in this place.
You offer to make food for everybody while you wait for Orcuus and use the excuse to leave.
>You should probably cook to make it seem legit.
You arrive at the kitchen and after a brief check on the still boiling leaves, you sink heavily into a chair and let your gaze wander. Shortly afterward, Jasmet comes looking for you.
Conversation reoccurs. That's all there is to say on the matter.
>Talk to Kobatt.
You need to get a grip on yourself. You can't keep hurting your friends like this. You're not six solar sweeps old anymore! You're at least 8, and that means you're almost an adult and need to act like one.
>Wander around.
You bump into Catlin.
>Wait, whoa, Catlin is here?! Talk to her!
That made you better. Also, it really is kind of funny remembering your fourth hatching day. You've always had a temper and deadly aim! You're just glad you and Catlin were still friends after that.
edited 4th Aug '10 5:35:23 PM by Katrika
"You fail to grasp the basic principles of mad science. Common sense would be cheating." - Narbonic>Catlin: Go for a little drive... In Space!
You're pretty sore. Being taken completely apart and then put back together does that. But Daurus is finally done with his project. He asks you to take it for a test run while he starts work on his next big project.
You fly to the other asteroid, and you run into Jasmet
over there.
> Serani: Be contemplative.
Well, that was not at all a pleasant experience. You realize in hindsight that you were being somewhat unreasonable there, but hell, a guy can only hold stuff in for so long before it gets the better of him.
You're still uncertain about what's going to happen next. Cross that bridge when you get there and all that, you guess. You really can't bring yourself to care.
One of the human kids is contacting you? Huh. Odd.
> Serani: Answer.
You only wish you had the answers.
> Serani: Talk to Jasmet.
So you can finally get off this stupid rock. Good to know.
>Catlin: Remember.
It sounds too crazy to be true. But you know it is, because you remember her.
>Wait in the hallway for cookies to bake.
You play with the vine you brought.
>Remember.
You think about everyone who isn't around anymore. Moccus, Amorsa, Coelia, Vertas, Euboea, Hecata...
Wait, Hecata? Oh gog, your headdddddd
>Ask Serani for help
"You fail to grasp the basic principles of mad science. Common sense would be cheating." - NarbonicRight before the previous post...
>Food preparation? Remember? Your entire excuse for leaving?
You know. You've been staring at your stock of ingredients since Jasmet left but haven't made a move. For the first time in a long time, cooking feels more like a chore than a pleasure. You really do just want to go back to staring at a wall.
>Get trolled
Jasmet wants to apologize.
Fine, good, great. You use your below average pulchritude to accept her apology and assure her that she's still your friend. Indeed, you are the height of courteousness throughout the conversation. And you don't eat hair. And you certainly don't eat sopor slime after that one time.
>Activate 2P co-op mode: Prepare consumables for fellow trolls
You do this with gusto.
edited 4th Aug '10 8:40:39 PM by Bocaj
Forever liveblogging the Avengers>Oh, look, it's Serani!
"You fail to grasp the basic principles of mad science. Common sense would be cheating." - Narbonic>Kobatt: Get contacted by nonexistent person
Well, they say they exist now.
You're kind of skeptical of the whole thing.
>Get contacted by an awake Vrigus
This, however, is surprising verging on alarming.
This ranks as one of the things on the inventory list of things you do not need right now.
edited 4th Aug '10 10:28:02 PM by Bocaj
Forever liveblogging the Avengers>Give cookie to Neemea.
You're going to run out of flour soon.
>Carry out plan.
As Neemea distracts Kobatt, you find a small, sharp looking knife and make your escape. You then rebraid your hair to increase ease of cutting, and consider the issue of length. You're kind of thinking shoulder length, but that might be a bit much. You finally settle on a foot longer then shoulder length and get to work.
>Cut your hair.
Ahhhh, that feels so much better.
>Get contacted by Hecata.
A whole bushel of plant riddles!
>Talk to Orcuus.
>Inform Catlin.
>Inform everyone else.
Informed!
edited 5th Aug '10 3:40:42 PM by Katrika
"You fail to grasp the basic principles of mad science. Common sense would be cheating." - Narbonic> Serani: Get trolled by...
Who is this?
You definitely don't know the person on the other end, but they seem strangely familiar. Odd.
You downplay the severity of the sudden headache, but ask the mysterious person to excuse you while you stagger away to get something to drink.
> Serani: Stagger away to get something to drink
You do so. On your way through an unremarkable corridor, you get contacted by Jasmet.
> Serani: Talk to Jasmet.
She tells you that Orcuus is ready to talk
, and inquires into your wellbeing.
She gives you some advice that you don't quite understand just yet.
> Serani: Head to meeting.
The pain is easing up a little, so you decide to get back to the matter at hand.
>Talk with everyone.
The meeting drags on, and you need to ask the trees something.
>Go back to the other asteroid.
You take the cargo drone, unsure of how to drive the ship.
>Enter greenhouse, walk towards trees.
It doesn't take you long to find the specific tree you want. It is small, scraggly, and unassuming, but there is one very special thing about it. It's a Methusulah Pine, and can live for over a thousand solar sweeps. If there's any one tree who could provide the mose life force, it would me this one. You sit down crosslegged and let your power sink it's roots into the soil, connecting with the root network of the trees.
>Commune with trees
To do that, you'll need to slow yourself down. Trees think slowly. Even though all these trees are young, they have the collective wisdom of an ancient forest. You let yourself go and gradually match their rhythm.
>Ask permission for life force.
To your surprise, the Methusulah readily agrees. When you express your surprise, it explains that it was prepared for this from the beginning. Weird power shit, and all. As your best friend would say, what a fry.
>Stop communing.
It's not that easy! You're pretty readily hooked in, and you suspect that several hours have already passed. You eventually manage to wake yourself up, though. You almost expect to have roots instead of legs, bark for skin, and leaves for hair. Communing so deeply always leaves you with a bit of an identity crisis.
...Is there someone else in this room? You get the feeling...
>Look around.
There. Under the ghost oak. It's...
>Hecata?
What is she doing here?
edited 5th Aug '10 6:29:11 PM by Katrika
"You fail to grasp the basic principles of mad science. Common sense would be cheating." - Narbonic>Orcuus: Discuss matters.
It's almost done.
You never planned on surviving this. Looks like things aren't going to go as planned, for a change.
>Talk to Hecata.
"You fail to grasp the basic principles of mad science. Common sense would be cheating." - Narbonic>Be the other girl.
Your name is HECATA SCYTAL. You didn't exist, but you got better. You love RIDDLES, MYSTERIES, and ENIGMAS of all kinds, especially RIDDLES WRAPPED IN MYSTERIES INSIDE ENIGMAS. You are also fascinated by the fine art of ARCHITECTURE, an INTEREST which goes beyond the architectural training all young trolls receive. This is in spite of never having built your own HIVE. On ALTERNIA, you loved to wander back and forth aimlessly across the land. This suited your LUSUS, whose species are naturally migratory, just fine. You were intimately familiar with the LAY OF THE LAND, and with NAVIGATION. This again went beyond simply being a skill which you used to survive, you love TRAILBLAZING, EXPLORING, and FINDING ITEMS AND PLACES OF INTEREST. In fact, pretty much everything you do, you do with UNCOMMON ZEAL, to the point of becoming totally absorbed in the task at hand. Your ability to find your way to where you need to be is DOWNRIGHT UNCANNY, and you sometimes even find yourself in places that shouldn't be accessible. Indeed, you possess a DEEP PSYCHIC CONNECTION to the FABRIC OF SPACE AND TIME, which allows you to perform these PRETTY INCREDIBLE FEATS.
What will you do?
>Fondly regard the fabric of space and time
It is exquisite.
>Kobatt: Be pestered by humans
Its confounding how they keep contacting you.
You aren't even on the same lane of space-time. Anyway, the cC human is having trouble wrestling with a boondoggle, which is understandable. They were tough enemies and- oh, wait, he's just dealing with romantic problems. He should just get an auspistice, really.
Of course, this conversation happened slightly before the big troll meeting.
>Relay a conversation that happened more recently.
Well, you did have a talk with Jasmet.
Which means you now have to go look around the asteroid to see if there's any suitable rooms.
>Do that then
You will.
Forever liveblogging the Avengers>Long ago...
This young troll stands in her respiteblock. It just so happens that today is the day of this young troll's wriggling day. Later, she will play a game with 8 other friends, and go on a big adventure with them.
Though it was six solar sweeps ago she was given life, it is only today she will be given a name! What will this young troll's name be?
>Enter name
Your name is VARUNA MATSYA. Later, you will play a game with 15 other friends, and go on a big adventure with them. Your trolltag is unfathomablePhantasm and you oh gog your head
edited 6th Aug '10 2:28:34 PM by Zudak
>Talk to James human.
edited 6th Aug '10 4:00:18 PM by Katrika
"You fail to grasp the basic principles of mad science. Common sense would be cheating." - Narbonic>Vrigus: Troll Flighty Lass.
Well it isn't so much trolling as it is an honest conversation about your feelings.
>Seek out botanist.
A gentle embrace is shared.
Always touching and looking. Piss off.>Neemea: Get some air after big group conference.
You head back to your room. You need to cool down. In the process of cooling down, you fall asleep.
>Wake up.
You are now awake. You log on to Trollian, see what's up.
Oh, it looks like Caitlin's on. Maybe she's talked to Daurus by now, and you can get the answer to your question.
Oh gog, you are so mad right now, you can't even see straight.
>Throw down hat in disgust and blind anger.
You don't have a hat!
>Throw down Battlenun Habit's headcovering.
Oh, no. You cannot let the sacred headwear, marked with the symbol of Boomicus, touch the ground. To do so would be heresy!
>Throw down Orcuus' Bowlerderby in disgust.
Sounds like an idea. You go down to his room. But he's got his door locked. Blast!
>Throw down Kobatt's Caustichef hat in disgust.
The other hat-wearer present, of course! You run off to find him. When you do, you grab ahold of his hat and pull. But you can't get it off! It's stuck in his trollfro!
Naturally, he wonders why you're trying to remove his hat.
>Discuss recent discovery with Kobatt.
>Break down.
After two or three solar sweeps, something in you finally snaps. Perhaps keeping everything bottled up behind your fierce determination for so long was a bad idea. Perhaps it would have been better to take some time to mourn, rather than turning your back to the past completely and pushing forward.
As you wallow in sorrow, Kobatt begins a determined and inspirational speech.
>Listen.
You listen. Heh. Seems like he's starting to take what you've told him to heart.
>Be inspired.
You are beginning to be refilled with your usual FIGHTING SPIRIT.
By the end of the whole thing, you feel close to your normal self.
>Acquire Orcuus' hat to throw it on the ground to establish your determination.
"Teebs is a total grump, but he's usually right." - NLK>Talk to Vrigus.
You have a heartfelt talk and hug. He smells like a corpse flower mated with dinnerbeast dung, but to bring that up would ruin the moment. You privately resolve to ambush him with a bath and flowerscented soap and shampoo later.
>Talk to Neemea.
>Talk to Kobatt.
He has a good point.
Ah, but there was something else you wanted to do.
>Give a hint to Ron human.
You are certain the humans can work it out amongst themselves now.
edited 6th Aug '10 8:29:03 PM by Katrika
"You fail to grasp the basic principles of mad science. Common sense would be cheating." - Narbonic> Serani: Langush.
Waiting for Orcuus to implement his plan, you return to doing the same thing that you always do, that is to say, not much at all. Gog, you hate this stupid rock. There's absolutely nothing to do on it.
When Jasmet trolls you, you eagerly pick it up.
> Serani: Talk to Jasmet.
She invites you over to visit her
, an offer you're only too happy to take her up on.
>Serani: Pilot cargo drone.
You take the plants that Jasmet sent over out of the drone, then fly over to the other asteroid.
> Serani: Enter greenhouse.
You do so, after spending a fair amount of time searching for it, and promptly get challenged to a game of poker by a tree
.
> Serani: Win.
You can't do that because you're too busy losing.
...Wait. What?
edited 7th Aug '10 11:58:19 AM by Perseus

>Neemea: arrive at Orcuus' room.
You and Kobatt make it. You prepare to start knocking when you are interrupted by Serani.
A long and emotional conversation ensues.
Things end with you and Serani in a staring match.
"Teebs is a total grump, but he's usually right." - NLK