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Voting closed: January 04, 2021, 02:28:47 am

[ZBridges]

Good grief.

Healing Surge. Reject the armor by force.

+1

[19_EgarAlnis]

Your wounds begin to fade, your other hand pulling the glove off. But-- Emma is shaking you, concerned, even as tentacles rip into her flesh, blood pouring from her wounds-- even as she tries to impale you. You choke out a painful scream, your heart twitching and pulsing weakly as you cough more and more blood from the punctured lung.

[20] She tumbles away from you when you push her over the edge of the bed, feeling the dagger rip itself from your chest to follow her down.

[ZBridges]

Get a hold of yourself.  Reject these hallucinations.  Focus on the pain.

[Superdorf]

Get a hold of yourself.  Reject these hallucinations.  Focus on the pain.

+1

P̵r̷o̶t̷e̸c̶t̸ ̴m̷e̸
P̵͉̲͔̔̓r̴̥̐̈́̾e̴͖͔̳̔̒̀s̴̜͉̝̎̌̈́̿͜e̴̟̟̟̭̽͜ř̵͍̮̥̫v̷͎̭͈̓͝e̷̢̙͙͝ ̵̛͔̗̩͛m̵͕̭̀̀e̶̡̢̹̙͒̕

Healing Surge.

[19_EgarAlnis]

Damnit. I was hoping you'd use inferno!


I̧҉͏̫̘͉͍͇̰̭'̣̯͇̻͘l̡̥̫͕̗̘͕̗̹̮l͈͔̲͢ ̙̞͖̱̙͇͍͇͚s̛̗̲̳e̹͉͍̻̬͕͍͙̙͞e̵͙̺̙̖̝̖͜ ҉̰̜̱̻̕y̶̸̟͈̖͖̹̗o̦̺̻̘̫͍̩͎u҉̖̲̟̕͝ ̧̛̞͇̰̝̘͍͘à͚̥̥͜ǵ̣͚̭͈̪́͞a̛͉̖͔̦̘̮͜i̸̡̲͉n̗̙̣̣̫͔̥͈ͅ.͇̪̳͘

[15] Emma stands beside the bed, clutching a sheet to her, staring at you with wide eyes. You're intact, with no wounds, no injures, certainly no blade in your chest. Your heart is beating hard, breath coming in gulps, despite the lack of a need. Your knuckles are white as you clutch the sheet of your bed tightly. Your stomach aches with hunger, and your body aches oddly. Not a bad ache, but one that makes you feel more alive than ever. You shiver in the night, nothing to do with the temperature.

"Ph-Pheobe?" Emma stutters, settling a distance away from you, back on the bed. "Are you okay now?"

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

You are Pheobe Gainer AKA Alphira
Local Time: [0100] 10/24/2011
Personal Time: >4 months
Empyreal Time: NO NETWORK CONNECTION.

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

Torso:A fitted grey shirt with long, tight sleeves.
Lower Body: New grey semi-formal, military-style pants.
In a holster:An archeotech Cutter Hilt.490/500
Hands: A pair of leather gloves.
Feet: Woolen socks(hidden)
Feet: A pair of new leather boots.

Spoiler: Powers and Skills (click to show/hide)

Overload: Qualified
Inferno : Able
Healing Factor: Apprentice
-Endurance Boost: Amateur.
-Strength Boost: Amateur.
Matter Manipulation:Silicon::Competent
Skill: Charisma: Apprentice
Skill: Attrition Warfare: Apprentice
Skill: Marksmanship: Proficient

Spoiler: Wealth (click to show/hide)

[100 credits] in local currency.

Spoiler: Contracts (click to show/hide)

You are under contract with The Brotherhood of Scholars for twenty-three years.

Spoiler: Ties (click to show/hide)

[Angel] of The Holy City State of SEED
--High Influence within its borders
--Full command of all military resources, as approved by Crusader General
--Full command of all military resources, in emergencies
--Assigned a personal team of researchers, medical officers, and trainers.

Grandmother(adopted), Handler: Mother Nicole Gainer
--Contactable in person.
--High Influence with Scholars, Crusaders, the Thornton Family
--Current lawful ruler of Steelworks 9 Region (Crusader Supported)

Organization: The Thornton Family
--Contactable through Mail, Emma
--High Influence within Steelworks 9 Region
--Allied with Nicole Gainer, you

Organization: Personal Guard
--A complement of fifty guards, highly trained, heavily armed. Each carries a las-rifle, a las-pistol, and a personal knife. They wear Heavily Armored Crusader vests, leggings, boots and face obscuring kevlar face masks.
--Lead by Captain Zachary McKinney
--Currently in charge of protecting Emma Thornton.
--49/56 Loyal, Fanatic
--3/50 Uncertain
--4/50 Defiant
--McGee Foster (Loyal)
--James Foster (Loyal)
--Erica Hail (Loyal)
--Johnathan Shellton (Loyal)
--Eric Armstrong (Loyal)
--Quincy Black (Loyal)

Organization: Thornton Mercenaries
--A complement of hulking Thornton soldiers turned into cybernetically augmented heavy-duty infantry. Equipped with fusion reactor based las-gun assault rifles, Inferno Shotguns, super thick armor, and technicians standing by.
--Lead by William Thornton
--21/48

Ally, Superior: The Pontifex
--Church leader for the Scholars of the Holy SEED city-state.
--High Influence within its borders
--Incredibly High Influence with Zealots
--Minor feud with Crusaders

Ally, Subservient: Captain Zachary McKinney
--Contactable in person
--High Influence within Personal Guard
--Allied with The Pontifex
--Very low Influence with the Crusaders of SEED

Ally, Subservient: William Thornton
--Contactable through Mail, Emma
--High influence within the Thornton Mercenaries
--High influence within The Thornton Family
--Feared within Steelworks 9 Region

Personal Scientist, Ally: Silas Thornton
--Contactable in person
--High influence within The Thornton Family

Contact, Military Trainer Coordinator: Tyler Hop (Cordial)

Lover, Adjutant: Emma Thornton
--High influence within The Thornton Family

Friends(?) (Lost Contact):
-Jesse Hardhouse
-Amanda Silversmith
-John Frost

[ZBridges]

Yeah, that would absolutely have been a disaster.

"Emma, I'm so sorry.  What... what happened?  The last thing I remember is putting on my armor."

[Superdorf]

I was hoping you'd use inferno!

Wot, so we'd incinerate our one friend in the world? Not happening.

"Think so-- think so-- I-- I--"
This was terrifying. Take a moment.

...

"Emma, I'm so sorry.  What... what happened?  The last thing I remember is putting on my armor."

+1

[19_EgarAlnis]

That was my hope. Shame.
[17] "We..." Emma states, letting the tension release from her shaking form. It takes her just a little to regain control of her emotions, but she does. "I came and got you from the medical bay. You passed out in McFee's workshop. You had the glove on. But you were fine! Awkward, and cute and...we bought clothes for tomorrow-- today. We had dinner. We had...dessert. Then you were thrashing and twitching in your sleep. Then you started screaming. You pushed me off the bed..." She gives you a slightly hurt look at that, but it's gone in an instant, replaced by concern, by care. She focuses on you, leaning over to wrap her arms around you.

"Did you have a nightmare?" She, like so many things she does, understates beautifully.

...Mother--the VOID told me to keep it a secret from you. I-I- didn't know...

[ZBridges]

Phoebe, we need to have a talk.  We can't help you if you lie to us.

"The worst nightmare I have ever had.  Someone was stabbing me to death."

[Naturegirl1999]

Phoebe, we need to have a talk.  We can't help you if you lie to us.

"The worst nightmare I have ever had.  Someone was stabbing me to death."

+1

[19_EgarAlnis]

"...oh." Emma briefly looks disappointed but continues to cuddle up against you, letting you have your silence while providing comfort. Or maybe she's trying to fall back asleep. It doesn't matter, she's there, holding you close.

[1] S̷̼̯̤̭o̥ t̸̰̪̺͈̺͖̞h̭͖̗̺̝̰͘a̤̮͈t͝ ̶y̵̙̺̦͍̙͚ͅò̟̙u ̘͇̺̟̟̜̺͟c͝a̴̯͎̱͕͉̞n͟ ͎͇̠͔̹̣p̸a͕͖̼͠ṋ̛̙̪̳i̙̳͔̮̺̬c̥̩͉͔͇͖̻?̬̲̗̟
T͖͇̥h̥͓̩̺̯͖͡ḙ̠̤ ̵̯͖̺I͚͕͇͇͓̹n͈f̻̫͇̯͚e̻̹͍c̸̯t̪͙̭͉͔̹i̬͇̝͇̤̕o̦̝̯͍̫ǹ̫̻̦̦͙̱ ͔̹̖̗̙i͈͈̙͕s̻̲̝̥ ͕̱͈̣b̨̘̩͉e̼̪i̧̠͚̙̟̮͚̭n̘̞͕̰͉̙g̠̮͉͕͓ ͇̻͕̘͕̞̤̀pu̟̤̘͍r̨͚̝͍̗̰̹ͅg̴̙è̩̮d̴ ̭͘f͖̯̰̥̥ͅr̛̳͎̯̱o͉̪͎͈ͅm ̼̩̳̦͇ţ̲͓̪̘h̖̪̜̮͢ͅe҉̝̱͕̥̮̬ d̘̭͝e̠̟̠s͔̙̯͉̰͍i̟̱̥̠͡ͅg̩͍̤̖͚̫ǹ͓̘̺ͅa̵t̟̗i҉o͟ṉ̪́ ͍͎̙̳͚̼̠͡[̴͕̮͕̲Al҉p̦h̛͚͙̮̣i̟͞r̛͎̙̪͍a̰͎̠̗̲̺͎]̵̰'̮̦s̥̬̬͙̮ ͉̣̣͕t̨̝ ̯̦̀P͈̼̙̀e̤r̙̻̠̪s̼o͉̻̙n̙̖͙̼͙a͔̙̜̺̬̲l̰̙͡i̠̘͍̩̜͍̦͝t̠͇͓͎̮ͅy̡͕̰̦͎̫ ̳̥̮͚̜͈̥C̥͔̀o̥̗̰r̡͉̥̫̜e̡̜̞ͅ.
Ý̮̰̗͔̪ó̦̪u̧͔̭ l͎̟̥͓͎͍a̞͕̱̞̼c̛̤̞̭̠ḵ̡̮ ̼̞̙͉͇͔͙t̲̱̯̖r̗̣̹͔̬͉͠u̜̘̕s̱̮͙̀t̵͎͕̩ ̩̬̳in ̥̭̠̣͉ͅm̳e̳̝ͅ.͜

[Superdorf]

"thank you"

I don't know you. You say I'm your-- mother?

[ZBridges]

Apparently, you lack trust in us.  Withholding information will cause panic, not prevent it.  Emma could have died.

((The italics voice is Phoebe and the Zalgo text is the VOID.  "Mother" is a common term in this setting.  Remember that many characters called Phoebe "Mother" during her training.))

[19_EgarAlnis]

B̙͠i̥o͏̦͕͖̹̗̥ͅl̷͙͔͈o̴͈g̫͘íc̜̻̝͉a̹̺̖̳͎͚̟͞l̹̝̣̀l̤͕̞͉̪̹y͙̙̜̦,̭̗̀ ̳̠f̵͉̫̙̘a̭l̴̺̜͖̩̦͚̦s͈͕͉̻e.̩̬
̴̝̙D̥͖̯̙͎̥e̢͎͉̗͍̜ṣ̡̠̹ig̨̰n̙̯̖͠a͏t̸͇̘̙̗̞̖̗i̥͝o̝̦̪͖̞͟n ̳͇̬̞͙͓'̬̬̺̖ͅP̸͕͎a̪͔͉̠t͎̪̮̬̹̯̮̀c͏̮̝̠̬͔̟̖h̛̰̖e̶s̵̩͖̹'̹̭̤̜,̹̩̖͈͖ͅ ͔̫̪̮̙͟i̬̰͈̤s̛͔ ̛̬̼͇m͓y͍̲̙̪͇̠͟ c̠̞̭̣̭r̯̰ͅe̶̙̱a̱̣͖̩ͅt̢̺̘͉͎̳͚̤i̞̬̫͡o͍̙̜͖̲ͅn̴̦̳̜͓̱.̗̥̻͖ M̺̼̣͡y̛̯͇̗̥̺̫ ̱'͏͍͇͙̝̝̟̻d̺̰a̡u̥̖̦̟̻͢g̷̝h͚t͏͎͙ȩr̝̣̼͔̪̥'̞̤̗̤̯̀.̲̬͍͓̙͝ A̠̝ ̛͖̝̰f̦͓̻̰i͕̟x̧̺͔̗̟e̛̖̪d͎͓͚͡ ̢̲̩͇͓͈͖p̩o҉͖͕̮̘i̫̗̗n͜ț̻̹̳̼̬͖ ͕̩f̦̟͓͎͠o̖r҉͍̭̼̥ ̮̙̰͕̼͍͈h͎e̼r͔͍̙ ͚̪̰̝̮e̼̥͚ͅx̰̫̞̲̥̗ͅi͙͖̠̻̟ͅs͕̭͍̠̩̥͇͘t̲͜e̴̖̙nc̹e̶̺̪̭͕͕̼̰.̠̤̣͕̲͔͜
Y҉̦̠͙o̘̭u̳͉͖͔̘͉̞ ̜͉̯̠̣ͅa̧̘͍̬̹͔r̮̻̪̯ḛ ͇̻͚̣̲f̼̞̝̙ͅr̬̝͚̞a̭͉̦̰͖̼ģ͉͖̝̮m̖̺̖̹̜͚͟ͅe̦̯̩̬̼̤ṇ̴̹̺͎̗̹t̬̩̞̯͇͍ͅs̛̮ͅ ͚̣o̞̙̜̹͙ͅf̜̥ t̹͉̠͉̳h̶o̙̟̠̗s̘̘͉͚̺e͚͉̖ ̗̳̖̮b̰̕ef̳͖̗͕͙̲͟o͙̳͕̭̤̭r̭̖͙e̮̠̠̟,͍ ͚͇̞̖̮ͅr̛̥̻͓͇̣ęt̩á̮̭i̺̬̦n͇͎͉͔͇̳̜e͇͈̮ͅd ̘͘b̹̗̱y̵̦̦ ͇͇̜͇̼ṃ̖̻͓̫̥̳͘e̸͔̱̪̬͖ ͏̮̫̘͓̙f̢̰̱̙̬̟o҉͉̖͚̼r ͖̺ͅf̷ų͍̤̱t̲͙̪̳̕u͙͕̜̰͖̬͖͠r͉͍͟e̛͉ ̭̣u̮̞̟͎s̜̗̼̯̳ͅe̛̮̲͚͍͎̣.̦̲͡

You're uncomfortable with such frank words and shift a little closer to the warmth of Emma. To your refute, she says nothing, leaving you in silence. Eventually, Emma falls back asleep, but you do not, instead sitting awake in bed.

[ZBridges]

H̴o̶w̶ ̶c̴a̴n̶ ̴m̸u̴l̸t̵i̵p̶l̸e̵ ̵p̴e̷r̶s̷o̶n̶a̸l̵i̵t̷i̴e̴s̶ ̸c̵o̵-̸e̶x̸i̷s̷t̶ ̵i̷f̶ ̸w̵e̶ ̸h̵i̸d̴e̶ ̸t̵h̴i̶n̵g̷s̴ ̵f̴r̵o̸m̸ ̵o̸n̵e̵ ̷a̶n̴o̷t̸h̶e̷r̷?̵ ̸ ̶I̴f̵ ̴y̵o̸u̴ ̶w̷a̸n̵t̸ ̴c̶o̵o̶p̵e̸r̸a̶t̴i̷o̸n̵,̷ ̷w̷h̵a̸t̶'̶s̶ ̴b̷e̵s̷t̸ ̵f̵o̴r̶ ̸P̴a̸t̷c̸h̴e̶s̸,̸ ̴y̸o̸u̶ ̶w̶i̶l̷l̶ ̸n̶e̸e̴d̸ ̸t̸o̸ ̴b̸e̶ ̵m̸o̸r̸e̸ ̶t̶r̷a̸n̶s̶p̷a̸r̴e̸n̷t̷.̸