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help i'm trapped in a poll i don't know why i'm here i'm so scared someone please help

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[Tomcost]

oh. Has it occurred to nobody that spirits can't leave the room in which they are summoned due to the trap? We could go back, leave the crab essence with Polydectes, then open the chest, grab the loot in our arms and that slot, then dash back using our +3 agility before they attack.

Or, we can play safe and do it once we have some free space and have an actual place to deposit the loot.

[IronyOwl]

Out of all the characters we can play as, I think only Cherish can really rock the MG outfit, assuming it's not too revealing. For everyone else it would just be like they're cosplaying or something.

Out of all the characters we can play as, I'm pretty sure every single one of them without exception would look amazing as a magical girl. The only reason they'd look like they were cosplaying is if the outfit was pregenned rather than fitting them personally (ex: blue armor on Al), which doesn't sound very likely.

oh. Has it occurred to nobody that spirits can't leave the room in which they are summoned due to the trap? We could go back, leave the crab essence with Polydectes, then open the chest, grab the loot in our arms and that slot, then dash back using our +3 agility before they attack.

Or, we can play safe and do it once we have some free space and have an actual place to deposit the loot.

Yeah unless we're worried about the level resetting or something, I really don't understand the rush.

Then again I have no idea where we're going or what we're doing in general, so maybe I'm not the best judge on this.

[Elephant Parade]

I'm surprised nobody has suggested giving it to Slog.

[Culise]

Interesting.  Minor infodump, for people who can't follow the scrolling easily and for maximum search-grep potential.  Some of my guesses are in red, and illegible bits due to white are barred out. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Proxy, it is time
to learn to be war(y)
of traps. A trap i(s)
very much like a
computer program,
traps cause speci(fic)
things to happen i(n)
specific circumst(ances)
Traps are, general(ly)
designed to cause
So assume that tr(aps)
take the form of
subject is enemy,
cause harm}. This
means that the tr(ap)
needs a method of
determining an en(emy)
and a method of c(ausing)
harm to that enemy
Traps are, like p▓▓
very rigid in thei(r)
operation. They ca▓▓
simply 'cause har▓▓
they need to be m(ore)
specific, for exa(mple)
'rapidly' extend ja▓▓
spikes from floor'▓▓
they cannot simply
who is an enemy or
where someone is,
the trap needs to (be)
designed to trigg(er)
due to activity wh(ich)
is consistent with
enemy being in a
position to be har(med)
by the trap. {if <▓▓
that an enemy woul(d)
perform> occurs t(hen)
engage <mechanism▓▓
is harmful to some
performing that ac▓▓
An example might b(e)
{if door opens the(n)
trigger <spikes th(at)
extend into the sp(ace)
near the door>} Th▓▓
is a Dungeon, its enemies are people
who seek out and s▓▓
or take monsters and loot. So one shou(ld)
be wary of traps
▓▓ons af▓▓
▓▓hese▓▓
▓▓e ener▓▓
▓▓g thes▓▓
▓▓ill tr▓▓
▓▓are co▓▓
▓▓that▓▓
▓▓ely to▓▓
▓▓as door▓▓
▓▓w passa▓▓
▓▓(f)urthest▓▓
▓▓somethi(ng)▓▓
▓▓(lis)tening.▓▓
▓▓lso goi▓▓
▓▓e monst▓▓
▓▓ers can▓▓
▓▓gged to▓▓
▓▓slain o▓▓
▓▓n a trap▓▓
▓▓for wha▓▓
▓▓n, are n▓▓
▓▓(tr)igger th▓▓
▓▓as a hou▓▓
▓▓ter dwell▓▓
▓▓apped flo▓▓
▓▓ary of tr▓▓
▓▓vicinity▓▓
▓▓ter whos▓▓
▓▓(n)otably di▓▓
▓▓our own.▓▓
▓▓activity▓▓
▓▓lt in acq▓▓
▓▓, such as▓▓
▓▓(m)easure che▓▓
▓▓bably a tra▓▓

▓▓ding traps▓▓
▓▓e triggerin(g)▓▓
▓▓grams, simp▓▓
▓▓action in ac▓▓
▓▓the design▓▓
▓▓dictions.▓▓
▓▓raids a du▓▓
▓▓king on the▓▓
▓▓n try squir▓▓
▓▓floor like▓▓
▓▓walking on▓▓
▓▓as in this▓▓
▓▓re is an obv▓▓
▓▓asure chest▓▓
▓▓not rush in▓▓
▓▓like a greed▓▓
▓▓not stand st▓▓
▓▓aring at it,▓▓
▓▓ranoid looter▓▓
▓▓chalantly ap▓▓
▓▓at lonely oct▓▓
▓▓le with a cro▓▓
▓▓in the far c▓▓
▓▓e room and co▓▓
▓▓to submission▓▓
▓▓(ex)tremely rare▓▓
▓▓signers to ant▓▓
▓▓his approach."▓▓

...I don't think we have nearly enough shenanigans to bluff the treasure chest, even if we had the inventory space for it.

EDIT: Spoilered since that was a bit longer than I thought.  Also, it might be worth noting that illegible bits due to running off the end are not denoted by any particular text, but the use of a fixed-length font in the original might give some hint as to how much is hidden.

[freeformschooler]

Spoiler: you didn't need to do all that work (click to show/hide)

Print to visor: "Proxxy, it is time to learn to be wary of traps.
 A trap is very much like a computer program, traps cause specific things to happen in specific circumstances. Traps are, generally, designed to cause harm.
So assume that traps take the form of {if subject is enemy, cause harm}.
This means that the trap needs a method of determining an enemy, and a method of causing harm to that enemy. Traps are, like programs, very rigid in their operation. They cannot simply `cause harm` they need to be more specific, for example `rapidly extend jagged spike from floor` and they cannot simply know who is an enemy or where someone is, the trap needs to be designed to trigger due to activity which is consistent with an enemy being in a position to be harmed by the trap.
{if <action that an enemy would perform> occurs then engage <mechanism that is harmful to someone performing that action>}
An example might be {if door opens then trigger <spikes that extend into the space near the door>}
This is a Dungeon, its enemies are people who seek out and slay or take monsters and loot. So one should be wary of traps in locations associated with these activities. Because enemies are seeking these things they will travel, so traps are common in places that the enemy is likely to travel, such as doorways, narrow passages, or the furthest point from something threatening. Enemies are also going to pursue monsters, so monsters can often be rigged to explode when slain or dwell within a trap that they, for whatever reason, are not going to trigger themselves, such as a hovering monster dwelling above a trapped floor. So be wary of traps in the vicinity of monsters whose function is notably different to your own. And finally, any activity that would result in acquiring loot, such as opening a treasure chest, is probably a trap.

Avoiding traps is much like triggering bugs in programs, simply fail to function in accordance with the designer's predictions. If everyone who raids a dungeon is walking on the floor, then try squirming across the floor like a caterpillar or walking on the roof. If, as in this instance, there is an obvious treasure chest to open, do not rush in to open it like a greedy looter, do not stand still, staring at it, like a paranoid looter, instead, nonchalantly approach that lonely octa-diamond tile with a cross through it in the far corner of the room and court it into submission. It is extremely rare for trap designers to anticipate this approach."

Magical transformations are impressive and all, but are sort of predictable, and lets not forget all the time wasted, not just on transformation sequences, but frills are prone to catching, you need to adapt to new footwear, and sometimes there are physical changes to adapt to, such as spontaneous loss of eye pupils, changes in height or age, and spontaneous growth of wings or similar. Such a thing is a clearly a trap as is Proxxy's chest. Combat bonuses, while dull, are always useful, but stop and think for a moment on the utility of transforming into the vision of a favourable shipping match. Not only is this useful for sowing confusion by masking one's identity and therefore abilities, it also has some potential for infiltration, and just stop and thing for a moment of the potential revelations that could come from such a thing, it should allow one to determine the presence or absence of a favourable shipping correlation. Such a thing's value truly is difficult to overestimate.

[Culise]

Hee~.  Missed that post somehow.  Ah, well, so it goes. ^_^

[Toaster]

-1 to opening chest and +1 to moving on.  As much as it pains me to leave a chest unopened, we're simply not ready to handle this one.

[Chris the OK]

I think it would be very entertaining to sell the Waifu Pendant to Oric as an Amulet of Sexiness. Probably not a great idea, and would need some ranks in Bluff, but... if we can't beat him, might as well troll him with silly, permanently soulbound abilties.

But Cherish is my first vote, and if not then Goombess, after we bring her back to life and give her crab claws... Now I'd like to see artwork of that.

[FallacyofUrist]

I suppose we should move on if the waterfall isn't rising. If it is rising, we might lose epic loot. As long as we don't leave the dungeon level before we open the chest, it should be fine. If we do leave the level- goodbye loot.

It's occurred to me that we can communicate directly to Proxxy instead of just via her gut.

Print to visor:
Proxxy, we are the spirits of the Warrens. Those traps activate if you touch the chest, and each will draw one of us randomly into a physical form to fight against you. As such, touching the chest is not recommended. Of course, if you can open the chest and take the loot without touching it, do so.

[WormArmy]

Print to visor:

"Don't listen to him. He's crazy. There's no such thing as ghosts. Seriously, what bunk."

[FallacyofUrist]

Print to visor:

"Then what are you?"

[birdy51]

-1 to printing things to Proxxy's visor.

+1 To traveling to a new room where there are no traps.

[Andres]

Print to visor:
Proxxy, we are the spirits of the Warrens. Those traps activate if you touch the chest, and each will draw one of us randomly into a physical form to fight against you. As such, touching the chest is not recommended. Of course, if you can open the chest and take the loot without touching it, do so.

+1

[WormArmy]

Print to visor:

"Then what are you?"

Print to visor:

"A figment of your imagination. And you're just a figure of Proxxy's imagination. So I'm just a figment of a figment of her imagination's imagination. But anyways, open the chest already. You know you want to."

[swordsmith04]

-1 to printing things to Proxxy's visor.

+1 To traveling to a new room where there are no traps.

+1