Episode 3 - When Geese FlyWhen will the Malefic Man stop thinking of shitty ways to escape? So many questions. So little answers. So much flavor text for ultimately inconsequential details.
I ask the Maelfic man what the most regal being ever was.
If his answer is anything other then "Spalthos Jr, the regal blobfish, he of hair beyond any other blobfish and with regal muscles and arms and legs", then I open my mouth really wide and suck up his soul.
as for how i'm keeping up with him? you can't run away in the middle of a friendly conversation! since we're just conversing politely, me walking along at a completely normal rate is enough to keep up with him.
The Malefic Man thinks for a moment. "
Uhm... What was it again... "Spalthos Jr, the regal blobfish, he of hair beyond any other blobfish and with regal muscles and arms and legs"? Yeah! That's it!" he yells down from the flock of geese carrying him away. Since it's obvious that he didn't know about anyone named "Spalthos Jr", he probably read your mind or something like that. Considering that he
did give you the answer you wanted, you don't suck out his soul. He laughs in triumph.
I fart
me too
"The... The..... The POWAH!!"
Suddenly, Lightning Strikes from all the S/T friction, right at the metallic gear currently ungrounded in the air. Around his neck...
The Malefic Man gets zapped- Err, sorry, the geese around him get zapped! Unfortunately, since the geese
are covering him from all angles, the only way to actually strike
him is to get an attack through them. 7 damage dealt to the geese, however! One lone goose falls from the sky, landing right on the pile of bodies. His final word, uttered as he burns to death - "...quack". He shall be remembered.
Rise out of the pile. Attempt to take the form of a giant bird and fly after the flock of geese.
You rise like a phoenix from the asses, flying up into the sky! Unfortunately, it is known to everyone that birds are not particularly intelligent. As you have chosen to manifest as a being that is admittedly majestic yet also apparently not very good at following commands that are willed from its own brain, you end up flying aimlessly around the alleyway.
Throw Dustan at the Malefic Man. I will make that into a running gag.
You throw Dustan at the Malefic Man! The geese form a gigantic cavernous orifice, slowly engulfing him inside them, and continue on their merry way. You aren't even sure how his entire body could fit in there.
Throw The_Two_Eternities at the Malefic Man, I will be the first to subvert this running gag.
You prepare to throw The_Two_Eternities at the Malefic Man, but find that upon throwing him, you are the one that is flying straight at the geese! You groan, complaining about how shitty space-time operates around here, and how much it was better during
your time, until you get sucked into the flock of geese. You suddenly find yourself in a rather spacious area made entirely out of feathers, complete with a fancy-looking desk with way too many quills on it, a bunch of pillows with feathers sticking out, and even a fireplace, constantly erupting feathers from within itself. The Malefic Man sits in the corner of the room, and you see Dustan on one of the pillows. You suddenly have no idea what the fuck is going on.
Geese, the famous... non-flying bird? Okay, reality's broke, and I am its debtor. Ask for money to rain from the sky, into the completely abnormal flying geese.
Money flies at the geese! The geese engulf the money, and it falls into the room inside of them. The Malefic Man gets rich, and buys your soul from the Internet. It will be collected in approximately twelve to thirteen business days by none other than Mr Zuckerberg himself. God bless the technology that allowed you to upload your entire consciousness online. Whoever thought of that has to be the world's most benevolent person.
use the power of empathy to stun the geese with my PTSD, and keep them on the ground!
The geese are impervious to your PTSD! They are simply too underdeveloped to feel the complex emotions you are feeling. To nudge them along, you throw a rock at them, hoping to make them get the same flashbacks you did. Instead, you just kinda knock one out of the sky. 7 damage. The goose does freak out, but probably because he's dying.
Keep throwing Dustan at Malefic Man, This time I'll launch him up from below straight up into that swarm of geese!
You demand for reality to allow you to throw the already thrown Dustan! Instead of bringing Dustan to you, however, it decides to bring you to Dustan. You blink, suddenly finding yourself in the vast chamber that lies inside the geese. You look around the room, locating the Malefic Man and Rockeater, and finally - Dustan! Lo and behold, it is him! You rush to him, grabbing him, and then demand reality allows you to launch him straight up into the geese. Of course, it complies, and summons another flock of geese
inside the flock of geese, just because it's feeling extra kind today. You throw Dustan at the inner Nested Flock, and watch as he gets consumed into yet
another inner goose chamber. "
Oh, shit! That's a thing? That's a thing that happens?!" the Malefic Man says, staring wide-eyed at the Nested Flock. Smiling mischievously, he hops into it, getting engulfed into the nested inner-inner chamber. This is going just splendid.
I snipe the Malefic guy from across the map
You snipe the flock of geese surrounding the Malefic Man! However, you fail to compensate for the fact that these very geese have had their parents shot by guns, and even their grandparents, and every generation before that. They have already developed very specific measures against guns, these measures being swallowing the bullets instead of actually enduring them. It dawns on you that you were outfoxed by a flock of geese. Flying geese, no less.
Realize the truth: There never was only one Malefic Man. Rummage through the pile for the others.
You rummage through the pile, discovering yet another Malefic Man sitting at the bottom! He takes a deep breath, and hops out of the trash can. "
I... Uh... What the fuck am I doing here?! H-hey... Wasn't I just... Didn't D tell me to get rid of these bodies...? How the hell did I end up in... Agh, you know, never mind! Who the hell are you, any-" he says, but stops before he can finish. Suddenly, his intuition tells him that he should probably stab you with his knife. He stabs you with his knife. And runs away.
Grab and throw ALL THE BRICK at Malefic man.
Which Malefic Man? Reality is confused at your nonspecific command, and instead ends up scattering ALL OF THE BRICK across the multiverse. There are suddenly a shit ton of bricks everywhere. Luckily for you, one of the bricks falls on the second Malefic Man, summoned by WyrdByrd just moments prior! Of course, we have already settled that a brick would deal 2 damage against the Malefic Man. It would be nonsensical, and frankly entirely silly, for the brick to deal any other amount of damage - like, per se, only a single point. 1 damage is dealt!
>Delete the Malefic Man from existence.
Reality flings you back into this post! You must have a purpose here! It is up to you, you must change the past to change the present to change the future to change reality! Make everything great again! MAKE REALITY GREAT AGAIN!!
Or, you know, just abuse it for your own whims. Your choice.
Whoop-dee-doo! We now have two Malefic Men. Ah, yes. I can always count on the players to screw themselves out of a good situation. It appears that the Geese Chambers are getting a little confusing. Perhaps a chart is in order?
Outside, trademarked: Everybody sans those who are mentioned below.
First goose chamber, residing inside the flock of geese: Housing Rockeater.
Nested/second goose chamber, residing inside the flock of geese inside the first goose chamber inside the flock of geese: Housing Dustan and the first Malefic Man.
Now, however, we have to deal with an entirely separate Malefic Man. "
God damn it!! I knew I shouldn't have trusted D... That bastard was always full of shit. To think that he'd have the nerve to pull a set-up like this! Ngh... I'm gonna need some help." he says, looking around, and finds that reality is literally crumbling at his feet. "
Look at this cheap second-hand reality! Can't even handle a few reality benders in a single spot. Oh well. Not that it matters. That just goes to show this isn't really much of a joke..." he sighs, reaching a scarred and hairy hand into his coat, and violently rummaging around until he finds something, and latches onto it like it's his very soul. He pulls it out, revealing a small cellphone.
"
Fuck. She's probably still mad at me, isn't she?" he frowns, and looks at all of you, and you tilt your heads, not really sure of what is supposed to be happening. Sighing again, he dials a number on the cellphone reluctantly. "
H-hey honey! Uhm... Could you... Err... Oh, heh, yeah! It's going g-great but... I uhm... I think it was kinda, maybe, a bit of an, ahem, uh, set-up? You know that your, uhm... Well, yeah, of course I should've listened to you, honey! I-I promise I will n... Aw, come on, don't start this here!" he says shakily. You can feel the second-hand cringe emanating from within him. "
Listen, I really need you here right now. I... uhm... I know I'm not always there to protect you, but if you don't get over here, there's a very high chance I'm gonna get my ass kicked into unreality... B-busy?! No, no, come on! This isn't a joke! I need this, p-please! WHAT DO YOU MEAN "A SHITTY WAY TO GET ME TO COME OVER"?! This isn't a ploy! You better get over here soon!" he groans, facepalming, and holds his phone out of his hand, allowing you to unintentionally listen into the conversation. "
Ugh. Fine, dad." the voice says. This is pretty surprising for exactly one of you, but the other however many people are reading this won't even care one bit. That's just how it goes.
Malefic Man: 3/10 HP. Currently in the nested goose chamber!
Second Malefic Man: 9/10 HP. Oh god, there's two of them?
Flock of Flying Geese: 38/52 HP. Act as one being, for some reason.
Nested Flock of Flying Geese: 26/26 HP. Completely implausible.