No takers? Ah whatever...
C and
D have been selected. Cost of the option: (SAN -6, INF +1|-4) (-3 picked)
SAN is the lower of original two. INF is in between the original two costs
“Merrowitz, we may want to agree to their demands. If they trust us we can manipulate them to a degree,” Celling whispered back.
“You really think so?” Merrowitz asked.
“In light of the information I’ve gotten from my trip to the Andes? It seems to be the best course of action.”
Merrowitz sighed. “Oh, all right,” she said, turning back to the cleric. “Come back! We’ve agreed to consider your offer.”
The cleric sat back down in the chair. “You have agreed to bring your people into the light of the Children of the Shrubbery?”
“I said, we will consider it,” Merrowitz repeated, a tone of annoyance creeping into her voice.
“There is nothing to consider,” the cleric calmly continued. “And it is not an offer. All of you must turn to the truth of the Overgrown God or face the… consequences.”
Merrowitz groaned.
Celling leapt to his feet and slammed the table hard. “Let me make one thing clear. Do not mistake our agreement for blind acquiescence. We are not going to be lackeys for you to kick around like dogs, because, in case you’ve forgotten, we quite literally
run this town. You might have the support of the populace but you have
no right or reason to threaten us. We’ll help you, and you’ll help us, and if you cause trouble for us we’ll cause trouble for you. That’s the deal i offer, and you’re going to take it or leave it because this is the
best you’re getting.”
The cleric’s eyebrows raised at his verbal assault, but otherwise seemed totally unfazed by this. “If you say so,” she said.
“Alright,” Celling answered, sitting back down. “First thing to do. Release the curse or poison or whatever you put on that officer.”
“Haven’t I told you?” the cleric asked, surprised. “I do not pretend to have anything to do with that. How can I reverse something I did not do?”
“So you actually have no idea what caused it?” Merrowitz asked, skeptically.
“I am certain what caused it. The Overgrown God chose to withdraw his love.”
Merrowitz sank her head slowly into her hands. Celling asked, “Can you pray or do something to reverse his decision?”
“It is the just punishment,” the cleric stated. “For rejecting the truth of the Overgrown God. You all face the same if you turn on us.”
“Seas below and stars above, I’ve forgotten how mind-bogglingly
thick religious people can be,” Merrowitz whispered. “Go!” she shouted. “Just get out of here, go. Out that door.”
The cleric left. Merrowitz sat straight up again. “Celling, you mentioned hearing something from those prophets?”
“Yes. In three days, Brazil is getting hit with a bioweapon.”
Merrowitz stared at him.
“That’s perfectly harmless to Antarcticans. But lethal to Brazilians.”
“...are you actually kidding me?” Merrowitz asked.
“No, ma’am.”
“And they’re sure of this.”
“Actually, the way their precognitive powers work they can’t be sure of
anything.
EXCEPT that we’ll get hit with a bioweapon in three days.”
Merrowitz swore loudly.
“Is there actually no end to the pile of crud that the universe can throw at us?” she asked.
“I’m assuming that was a rhetorical question,” Celling said, “but no. There is no end.”
The flashback is almost over. The rebel thing will occur in a day.
It’s free action time. Propose any action you can take within 24 hours that will, as Merrowitz says, “reduce the size of the idiot-fest we’re sitting in”.For your convenience here’s a list of things we have. I’ve likely missed some things, please correct me.
- +1 military
- +2 scientific
- +0 informational
- +0 political
- BONUS: Scientific designs get one die automatically 4
- BONUS: D7s are rolled on anything relating to Wenton Celling
- Fingerprint scanners on military base doors
- Uplifted dogs
- Lobotomized child soldiers called “Cherubs”
- Plans for a shield against Andantesite wormhole disruption, although power-intensive and requiring a lot of Andantesite
- Large, cracked Andantesite shard, ready to link
- Radio-frequency Andantesite disruptor - 14.03 hour working time
- Loading of wormhole onto SFN Pylos planned, to follow Magellan back home
- Hammerspace parrot
- Venomous implants for dogs
No costs for things in this section. Everyone around you will basically take any good idea.
Things already being done:
- Send a spy to the Children of the Shrubbery
- Use Parrot to contact Erin Quill and David Eborrenial
And as I promised, any d6 rolled becomes a d7.
Sanity checkFame carryover:
Influence +1%, Fame -1Chose to negotiate as well as spy:
Sanity -6%, Influence -3%Sanity: 94%Influence: 98%Fame: +0