#innocence won't save you
old crystal
https://www.tumblr.com/innocence-wont-save-you
dropping this in here too
thank you for helping!
spice creek
innocence won't save you
old crystal
thank you!!
spice creek
👍
old crystal
so it seems IWSY is a little different in format from the other games previously started
all the information is available on the blog if you click the link, but i will also summarize it here for ease of access
you Should still be able to access the blog if you don't have tumblr, i think i have that setting off
anyhow
you (whoever is interested) are playing as the overseers of Unparalleled Innocence. not UI themself, and you do not actively control them. you can only advise them, and even then there is a possibility they will ignore you
you have health stats and an inventory logged on the first post on the blog. dying resets you to the last point you rested at, and incurs a neuron fly penalty. it's going to be fairly hard to get to that point, but this Is a thing that's going to happen
to definitively suggest an action, especially on discord, precede the action with > so i know you're suggesting it. otherwise, you may discuss on what to do next
any action that is suggested will be attempted, including joke actions. there is no revoking actions, submitting actions is immediate and permanent. obviously UI might not listen to you, but if you submit a joke reaction and it gets them into trouble, that's on you
there's also some default actions with varying chances of success:
move in x direction/to x location (100%)
inspect object/location (100% unless otherwise specified)
look around (100% unless otherwise specified)
send overseer to inspect area (100%)
look up [specific piece of information] (70% to 100% depending on what is being searched for)
repair puppet (50% to 90% depending on damage)
forage for food (50% to 80% depending on area)
construct neuron (70%; 10% chance of damaging existing neuron upon failure)
search for resources; general (70%)
search for [specific resource] (40% to 60% depending on area)
harvest [x] for resources (30% to 60% depending on subject)
these percentages also vary based on how many neuron flies UI has
and some events have time limits, either via action count or message count. action counts limit the number of actions you have until the event happens, such as and most commonly, rain arriving, while message counts limit the number of messages you send before the event happens. this includes discussion based messages, so you have to act fast
and that's mostly it, i think that's a decent summary of the information in the pinned post. this is fully text based, and i will be uploading each scene to ao3 as the story is wrapped up
strange pumice
Yo this is really cool stuff, I'd play if I had the time but for now I'll just follow along with the story. UI not gonna have a fun time out there, I bet...
old crystal
lmao yeah no 
so far only kite has contributed to the actual game skjkds a bunch of people have followed the blog but left no comment
i haven't fully decided on how to integrate discord with the game yet? if i let people play here i'm probably going to just ferry the answers over to tumblr so folks playing there can see
old crystal
https://innocence-wont-save-you.tumblr.com/post/706493738457890816/hitch-ride-on...
they're injured 
strange pumice
Love those giant millipedes. Millipedes are cool, larger millipedes are cooler. The bigger the better.
Now if only this giant millipede didn't decide to ditch UI and leave them hanging (literally)
You know, might as well leave a suggestion here, let's see.
> Scream at the lizards while you try to nail the closest one with your almighty rock. That should distract them, right? Then follow your overseer down while they're hopefully screeching in fear and agony and not thinking about eating your neurons.
With luck this will get UI down and not kill them.
I wonder if they're subject to the reincarnation cycle if they die.
Probably best not to find out.
old crystal
aw hell i'm sorry i didn't see this earlier
i ended the scene with someone else's input
they did suggest the same thing though
this is the full scene
old crystal
I wonder if they're subject to the reincarnation cycle if they die.
also, yeah
there is also this now
old crystal
i ended the scene with someone else's input
it really is a first come first serve thing here since you're all overseers and sort of talking over each other, but. oh well
i don't know if there's a better way to integrate discord with tumblr
old crystal
it's been fun to write it, more fun than i was expecting i'm not gonna lie
strange pumice
Let's go with > Repair voice module, so you can better yell at Five Pebbles when the time comes. if someone else hasn't done that already
old crystal
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not yet and i've restricted it to one action per person for status updates
man i keep rolling borderlines
old crystal
eventually i'll upload the data files to ao3 as well
but i haven't figured out how to format them
strange pumice
Nice! Wonder how many people will be following along this time, suspect a lot of them will be playing Downpour. Either way, try:
Forage for some good ol' reliable mushrooms, then investigate the buried something if there's time. Maybe climb up one of those old towers to get a better view of the territory?
Hopefully UI doesn't die... wishing them luck.
old crystal
yeahhh i figure people are busy with the new slugs. i've been trying to finish hunter mode 
okay that's Too long of an action, but i will mark it down on the post so other people can see it
also dying is a mechanic just like in canon ✨ though yeah i hope they don't either. you can make more neurons if it ever happens but... oof
strange pumice
Hmm, okay. Maybe just the first part > Forage for some good ol' reliable mushrooms, then?
old crystal
yeah that's the plan, though i'm gonna type up the actual post after my class ends
old crystal
strange pumice
Neat. Think I'll wait to let others put in their actions, if they want, before I submit another.
Looks like the dice were on our side this time!
old crystal
thankfully! afgkjjks
old crystal
yeahhh i figure people are busy with the new slugs. i've been trying to finish h...
i did it
strange pumice
Okay, now try >Maybe climb up one of those old towers, see if you can get a better view of the territory (and try not to fall!)?
old crystal
what do you mean by old towers
there are no towers around the marsh here
do you mean to the east?
strange pumice
Oh I can't read rofl
Nevermind that then, try > Keep heading north to your waste department, and keep an eye out for any more buried structures or other things you could dig into to find weapons. Good luck!
old crystal
adkhds you're good
also i will apologize in advance but innocence is going to mock you KFJKJFSD
it's really funny to me but there are a few Distinct ways people have been engaging with IWSY
you're very encouraging and cheerful, while one of the other players is more like. forward and a little violence-happy
strange pumice
I'm fine with being mocked rofl
If I was an iterator I'd probably mock my own overseers too
In a "why are these things so annoying they keep pinging me when I'm trying to do important work" kind of way, you know like the overseers are the equivalent of friends messaging you while you do work
Except a lot of iterators don't have friends anymore lol
old crystal
overseer 2: #Well we could always find a small innocent (hehe) animal and throw it at the tower #Or we could throw a rock at it but that's less fun #Although rocks are easier to catch then creatures #What do you think other overseers?
do you see what i mean by violence-happy /lh
old crystal
overseer 3: #It would probably be much better to throw a rock #We could find a rock much quicker than searching for a creature like you said #And if we don't need to interfere with the creatures it's probably for the better to leave them be #For all we know the creature we want to throw could be another's meal
overseer 2: #Yeah yeah a rock is better but think about it #How fun it would be to test it on a .... Batfly or something #I'd prefer to fry a lantern mouse myself but there are none around #Who cares about the environment anyway #Like really if anyone cared we wouldn't exist #I'm just carrying on the tradition #(I would like someone else to state the action as I feel like I am constantly doing that and would like to let other people do it)
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i'm surprised that people have picked out 'youre literally built over holy ground' to laugh at because the two things that made me laugh the most in this were 'upset impala' and 'nine sloppy hats'
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overseer 2: #We should go to slag processing #I ... Don't like the possibilities of what we could find in bio processing #What do you guys think
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overseer 4: #yeah i think slag should be good #bio sounds sketchy #like im not sure what we will find there but probablly organic material which means wormgrass #and heavy metal sounds like a good way to get crushed #wait since we're the overseers do we have time to scout? (<- yes!)
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overseer 4: #uhhh [overseer 2] you wanna send an overseer each to bio and slag #or do you have other ideas?
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overseer 2: #Darn it #I wanted to see some Rot #No just some sludge #):< #Hey do you think innocence still has the pictures of it? (they didn't download them) #Umm is the whole slag facilities full of water then? #Hmm
overseer 4: #aw heck #looks like bio it is then #there should be something there right?
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strange pumice
Nice, okay. Let's try > Go on and look for a proper access shaft to somewhere higher, I don't trust those pipes. Also, watch for predators! Are there any down here? if someone hasn't suggested something already
old crystal
nope, you're the first
strange pumice
Aw yeah
I will keep on being chipper even if UI gets progressively more and more annoyed rofl
strange pumice
Oh no, miros birds
My greatest fear (one of them)
Let's hope UI never sees one in person
Gonna wait a bit to let other people post suggestions but this is pretty tense hope they don't drown
old crystal
you still have Some time, but yall are really cutting it close
old crystal
Let's hope UI never sees one in person
aaaaaand i can't guarantee that! :D the dice will tell all
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strange pumice
Getting good rolls so far... If nobody else has suggested anything, try > Study firecracker plants more. Try not to blow yourself up!
old crystal
ope
man i should like. turn on pings for this channel or something
someone did do that yeah
i forgot to put the update here
seems like the two of you suggested it at roughly the same time though
strange pumice
Eh, it's fine. Seems like we've made some good progress this scene, hope our streak of luck doesn't run out on us. Those miros birds have me nervous...
old crystal
:) good
afgjdsj
the hope there is to make it feel somewhat like actual rain world in terms of avoiding threats, but there will be some rule of cool stuff that slugcat otherwise wouldn't be able to do
strange pumice
> Well... if the only thing of interest in this room is the pile of refuse... better go investigate it! This can't possibly go wrong.
And I just jinxed us, I bet.
> Have fun!
Well, now I'm just making fun of them.
strange pumice
https://innocence-wont-save-you.tumblr.com/post/708174948332716032/look-for-stic...
Made a suggestion UI should enjoy this one
strange pumice
Oh boy
old crystal
this is totally going to make all of you try to make innocence go shit diving isn't it
strange pumice
"It's— I’m sorry. I really think you should ask Moon." Grey Wind social anxiety simulator
I too would be pissed at Pebbles if Moon was the one who gave me all my life advice and then he just up and kills her
old crystal
DFGHFDKJG
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strange pumice
The journey of one highly irritated iterator and their peppy overseers who won't stop being peppy at them!
Anyway, let's irritate UI some more: > Let's go up, because miros quail can't fly last I recall, so there should be less chance of encountering them the higher we go. Right? Right? Right???
...Also you should practice talking some more, you don't seem to be very good at it!
old crystal
ASIDFUGBHJKD
you and the other person are going to make them Legitimately blow a fuse and i am so here for it
old crystal
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overseer 4: #uhmmm id probably go down #keep going to 5p via the farm-arrays-ish area #but idk buildings seem interesting too
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overseer 5: #i do believe we should go up this time #even if miros quail DO somehow fly #we'll have a tactical vantage point! #besides going in the water doesnt seem very wise
strange pumice
I like to imagine the overseers t-posing over UI to assert dominance - at least, they would if they had arms
Gonna take a break for this one and let other people offer commands, good things birds haven't shown up yet!
old crystal
they have the little tentacles!
also they can speen
there's a scout action being discussed right now, just waiting for someone to get back to me
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overseer 5: #hmm i was hoping we'd find somewhere a bit more dry but alas. i dont think anywhere isnt flooded by now. #however it's. apparently far too close to raining. the priority now i think should be finding a shelter that ISNT the old trash shelter. #i think we should see if anything is in the building on the left and then go to the heavy metal processing facility? #maybe we'll find a shelter on the way #or something interesting. preferably a shelter tho lol
overseer 4: #do you think right building? #or try for one of the central not submerged ones?
strange pumice
Still hanging back, don't care which building gets picked as long as it's not submerged (and I don't think other people will go for that considering the rain and all) - on the other hand nonsubmerged means birds, but it's probably fine...
The two overseers are perfect, I have this mental image now of UI curled up in the fetal position with a bunch of overseers t-posing over them.
old crystal
DFGJNKJKF
overseer 6: FUNCTIONAL SHELTER IS CURRENTLY TOP PRIORITY, HALF CYCLE REACHED.
overseer 5: yeah.. i'll wait to see if anyone else wants to discuss anything but if no one steps up by this hour tomorrow (or earlier) i think we should just input the action
(actions aren't counted based on real life time, but i guess it's a nice measure as to how rushed people feel 
)
old crystal
KADW what the hell did you put on the steam workshop (/lh)
should i get it
i'm. so curious
tropic marten
so i just accidentally clicked this thread
the name made me do a double take ngl
tropic marten
good
old crystal
(minor bump to keep this in my saved threads)
i am very very distracted by downpour right now but it seems everyone else is as well
strange pumice
Take all the time you need, it's like that old saying
"Given a choice between life or Downpour, pick Downpour"
strange pumice
KADW what the hell did you put on the steam workshop (/lh)
You should check it out if you don't mind secret campaign spoilers, it's not that bad
Also badgerotter came up with the original idea, so credits to her
The comments on that mod are something else though
old crystal
i do know that it's the. result of beating inv's mode
i'm committed to leaving that for last based on what i've seen of it
i am Afraid
but eventually i probably will 
old crystal
overseer 4: #well since we know Not Left i think right side building #find shelter there and continue next cycle?
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overseer 5: #[overseer 4] we dont know what's in the side building though #since all of them appear to be flooded i thought it might be better to go to the heavy metal facility from the left building? [HM processing is not reachable in this cycle] #i mean id also like to go right tbh but what if we go there and its a complete dead end and we cant find a good shelter in time #if you still want to go right after this though we'll see with the others
overseer 4: #left and right buildings are both Big Boys (TM) which means there's a good chance the upper floors if any aren't flooded #but left has no upper floor it's just Block of Metal which means we try right #and across to the far Big Boy looks like a half cycle which leaves about no time to find a shelter if/when we get there #i think i can also get UI to find a shelter in right's upper floors and overseer scout the lower floors just in case? #wait our food is gonna last like three cycles or so depending on how much the neurons eat so we gotta get on that too
overseer 5: #well i guess youre right... still kinda hesitant on it though. im fine with going right. though i hope the building is in a good enough condition to find things without much difficulties. or at least enough to traverse it. fingers crossed for a shelter #food IS an issue but it's a bit less urgent at the moment. next cycle we'll make sure to look for food as well
old crystal
this keeps going away 
game dead
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just got the dating sim
i'm not sure what to expect
this is the funniest thing i have ever seen in this game
old crystal
well that was an experience
old crystal
oh hi i saw you on tumblr
inner dock
I can't reply on the tumblr because of two weeks rule I guess
but I want to add "Going right seems like the best idea for now"
old crystal
yeah i'm gonna type that up. today, if i can scrape my brain cells together
slugcat ate too many of my neurons 
you can just play here too, it's why this thread exists
inner dock
I don't think anyone is going to come up with anything better then "Check rooms randomly for a non terrible room (again)" but I would rather not give a command without checking with other people and I don't want to give a command just after this was updated.
old crystal
you can discuss with other players
a general direction to check works
or at least exploring more of the facility
strange pumice
Alright, been following the discussion on Tumblr. If nobody else has put in a command yet, maybe we could go with
Might as well keep going, but definitely head up if possible. Check rooms you find for shelters and/or flashbangs, which could be a possible light source or distraction against miros. And as usual, don't die!
old crystal
for the record, no one has yet and i'll type that up hopefully today 
expedition mode has been eating all my brain cells
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strange pumice
I'll chill for the next few days (art month... and life is busy) but gotta say the quest has been very fun so far. No complaints here! UI is fun (annoying them is a highlight of the story so far)
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poking this thread so it's active again when i wrap up scene 3 today
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strange pumice
Nice... We've been lucky so far re:miros, hope that continues. And now UI has more defenses. Know I haven't been that active recently but I still enjoy reading each update, please continue!
old crystal
oop i was not notified of this message
i've been distracted 
but eh, not like there's a time limit on anything
i totally forgot this scene had you bullying innocence until i uploaded it to AO3 LMAO
restive raven
is it possible to send an overseer to search for a particular thing?
also are we here again?
restive raven
nvmd
old crystal
strange pumice
Saw someone already posted a command on Tumblr but I really want to leave a message saying something like:
> And don't forget to search through any suspicious-looking piles of garbage you find! Because you never know what could be lurking in there!
Just for the bonus annoyance points.
old crystal
the stinky has a ref now
old crystal
Saw someone already posted a command on Tumblr but I really want to leave a mess...
SO SOMEONE ELSE IS ALSO MAKING THEM DIG THROUGH GUNK
god okay i need to figure out how to combine these commands
old crystal
overseer 4: uh do yall think we should head back out and try to get to the next building?
old crystal
^ someone responded literally just 'yeah' to that
strange pumice
https://innocence-wont-save-you.tumblr.com/post/714011070006771712/go-and-search...
Yo data pearl? I knew making them dig through garbage was gonna be worth it
This has to become an ongoing trend now
strange pumice
:)
old crystal
that pearl was planned to be there even before the trash digging was a thing LMAO
old crystal
there is a command to leave the building currently, but i am also trying to coordinate with an anon that wants innocence to search for food on whether they want this to happen inside or outside the building
actually i changed my mind, innocence is leaving first
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i'm too tired to do the overseer number thing so i'm just going to copy paste
i don't think that means anything anyhow cause you can just. click on the notes in tumblr and open it up to see who said what
it was supposed to be quirky lmao
them: I could go and explore below to locate a way away from the facilities or for any useful items...
I'm not gonna lock this option in just yet, it's more of an open discussion thingy. If anybody else wants to search with me to increase chances of finding a way out, then do just that.
me: by 'below' do you mean down lower in their aeration facility, or in the facilities below where the bridge is broken?
them: Below the broken bridge.
me: okay FOR THE RECORD i JUST remembered that innocence climbed up two storeys of access shafts. scouting a path is unnecessary, they can just backtrack and go down normally. but you can still go and scout out a path
strange pumice
Guess backtracking is the way to go if we're not finding anything useful around this area...
The last post made the place seem pretty barren, I mean maybe we just got a bad roll, but might as well head somewhere else to collect new loot (!) and treasure (!!!) and dig through muck for even more pearls (!!!!!)
old crystal
to be fair this is their waste department
you'd want to compare it to past GW
but even more barren because pebbles' waste department is pretty wrecked from rot
i had to go check what non-meat sources of food there are in past GW and there's like nothing LMAO
popcorn excluded
old crystal
technically it's like you dumped the amount of water in present shoreline onto past GW
and use the barren-ness of shoreline
old crystal
kadw this is so pretty 
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strange pumice
Nice! Lakes are cool, also fun to imagine Innocence paddling around in the water (a bit like a cat lol, "this is so undignified"). Slightly worried about the splashing, it could be something hostile. Maybe keep swimming but keep your distance from the splashing, stay on your guard, and be prepared to throw an explosive if it's a threat?
But I'll hold off on leaving a proper command to make room for other people's ideas
old crystal
i can't imagine any iterator puppet would be coordinated in water
anon was quick to suggest this
strange pumice
Ahahaha rip
Good thing my suggestion didn't get picked then
Now we absolutely gotta > Follow the cute little water creatures!!
If nobody else has suggested already
strange pumice
Rip lampter indeed
An F for that cute little creature, it was too good for the world
If nobody else has suggested anything, we gotta save the lampters! > Throw an explosive at that horrible, evil silver lizard! Be the hero they need! (Also try to avoid the leeches, they have a tendency to drown things.)
old crystal
leeches can't latch onto metal thankfully 
also i will apologize in advance, but this is a good moment to emphasize something in the docs i think
old crystal
and for future reference: innocence is most likely to flat out go 'no, i'm not doing this' if something is in direct opposition with their values
so it's not going to happen willy nilly. most actions should go through normally
old crystal
as an additional point of reference, i've slowly come to realize i am effectively running text based deltarune
strange pumice
Aww those lizards are actually really cute though, in hindsight I'm glad we didn't kill that one
This is like post-apocalyptic Planet Earth or something
Wondering if we could even tame one of those lizards or befriend it (except that would probably involve killing other creatures to feed to it and I don't wanna hurt the cute little lampters either)
Not sure what to do now, probably just
> Get food and go inside as fast as you can! I would also like to add that those lizards are very cute and I'm glad you didn't hurt them! Good for you! cheerleads enthusiastically`
Though if any other suggestions come in you can take those as well, it's been a lot of mine lately
strange pumice
as an additional point of reference, i've slowly come to realize i am effectivel...
Or... Homestuck? ||(I haven't actually read Homestuck I'm not one of them I don't know what a kismesis is I swear)||
old crystal
i also have not read homestuck so 
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Though if any other suggestions come in you can take those as well, it's been a ...
all good 
no one else has made an action yet
strange pumice
Haha, Innocence's reaction here is great
And we have food, finally!
Think someone else suggested to explore the room in a reblog, so I'll second that for now? > Explore the room and peek down the different exits to see which one has the best chance of offering a good shelter!
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Haha, Innocence's reaction here is great
glad you're enjoying them
strange pumice
These lizards are adorable, oh man
We have to befriend/tame that hatchling now, I won't let them get away with not doing it
For now, unless anyone has other ideas, I think we can > Use the other hole as a shelter, then! (Stay close to the lizards because they are cute.)
old crystal
thank you for giving me the opportunity to dump lore 
also i don't know if you can access the pinned post, so i'm just going to copy paste innocence's current inventory:
bubble seed (5)
cherrybomb plant (1)
flashbang (2)
explosive spear (1; coated tip)
bomb (1)
strange pumice
I can see the pinned post, you don't need to copy-paste the inventory haha
Hmm, not really sure what to do, I think our best bet is to > Investigate the bubble seeds and figure out how they work (or try to)?
Also... lore
old crystal
okay cool cool
making neurons is always an option but honestly, it's sort of obsolete now? originally i was going to have neurons be a resource to be managed, but that's not really in the works anymore
now it's really only a thing for if something damages innocence's neurons and they need to replace them
also... you can ask them questions
strange pumice
You're giving me a bunch of really stupid ideas for questions to ask
"Hey Innocence, did it hurt when you unplugged yourself then fell from Heaven? Because you look like an ang-" ok I'm not finishing that
Let's see...
> Seriously though, did it hurt when you unplugged yourself? Isn't that like doing a self-lobotomy?
> Rank all the iterators you know from most to least favorite? Just curious, definitely no particular reason I'm asking...
> Do you have any favorite plant or animal species?
> Did your citizens have any neat customs or traditions before the whole, you know, global ascension everyone vanishes forever thing happened?
> How did they treat you, anyway? Were they all 'O great Innocence you are super cool' or was it more 'Innocence you must do this for us because we made you and it's your job'?Did you ever get really bad drawings of yourself like Five Pebbles did that one time
Not sure if it'd be a good idea to try to answer all of these... you could pick a few, maybe? Maybe they just get really annoyed and don't answer any, lul
old crystal
i will probably do your action and then roll dice to answer a random one of these to let others have some input
ooh some of these are very interesting questions though
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strange pumice
OC lore! OC lore!
Love seeing the little tidbits of pre-ascension stuff and iterator culture in general
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strange pumice
Oh man, so much drama and tragedy we only get to see the tail end of!
I want forty-page dossiers on the complete history of every iterator mentioned now
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strange pumice
New scene time, aw yeah
That hatchling is once again really cute
We must befriend it ASAP
> Give the hatchling another bubble seed as a peace offering, to show it how cool and nice you are. Because you are very cool and very nice and you want it to be your friend, right? Right? Right!?
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strange pumice
These new asks are great
Looks like someone else put in a suggestion so I'll wait for that to get sorted out
...If Innocence can look up music that means we can rickroll them...
old crystal
oh my god
yeah totally
little fun fact on that note actually
this is the sort of music they'd listen to
old crystal
strange pumice
Alright, bird hunting time lessgo
Are there any miros birds around here? I'm thinking something like > Wait for a bird to come by, and if it's alone, stun it with a flashbang, then throw your explosive spear at it (krakathoom! bang! explosion sounds!). And throw your bomb at it if the spear misses or it's still alive or something goes wrong. Just in case.
Except if there are no birds nearby, they'll probably have to go with > Walk around a bit until you find a better hiding spot near some birds. Without dying. So maybe do that instead?
Also that song sounds like... country, maybe? Indie folk? I'm really not great with music genres
From this I can conclude that Innocence would probably hate death metal though
old crystal
OH THEY'D FUCKING LOATHE IT LMAO
i'm not sure what genre this is either, but generally they'd like acoustic songs and soft acoustic rock i think
i think if it were an option, they'd know how to play an acoustic guitar
there's no birds nearby right now, but innocence can hear them in the area
strange pumice
Hmm, second option then? I'd play it safe, but I'm worried about the rain
Also note to self, find most annoying death metal song possible to be used at an opportune moment
old crystal
ASDKFJHK
strange pumice
Maybe when they're just about to enter hibernation mode and fall asleep and then HYPERMURDERDEATHPUNKBLOODMETAL blares into their audio system or what have you nah I'm not that evil
old crystal
they would 100% try to kill you for that, but it's not like that means anything LMAO
old crystal
i'm trying to draw the map and i accidentally scribbled a slugcat head
temped to keep it
strange pumice
Go for it
old crystal
i did not keep it
strange pumice
Aww
old crystal
i added eyes and a nose before erasing it
so tempting to have an inexplicably slugcat shaped room, but alas
strange pumice
It died a proper slug head
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The best all slug heads aspire to
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originally i was going to describe more of the gore
but then i figured they'd be too grossed out to actually look at it
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YEAHH
Beak get!
Oh man that other overseer is so bloodthirsty rofl
> Alright time to mosey on out of there before you die! Go back the way you came and be prepared to flashbang and/or bomb any quail that come close to you (how dare they!)
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also now that they're out of there
actually i should probably give this. like. some sort of colored background
this is a little hard to read
there
just for fun
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That's a longer distance than I thought, good thing they made it out safe
Poor Innocence, having to face down not one but two miros corpses directly
Also I didn't mention this earlier but I liked the description of the miros before it died, really captures that Memory Crypts imminent death feeling
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i hate memory crypts 
how can you flashbang them and still die to their random snipping
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Exactly, anti-memory crypts gang
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there's always the one bird dancing over the pipe near the end of crypts 
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Not to mention the fall at the end
Fond memories... I've died to that fall at least six times throughout different campaigns even after I knew it was there
Anyway Innocence is probably covered in Miros goop or something, let's see: > Look around, get your bearings, and most importantly, figure out if there's any place you can take a bath or something? And clean the beak, too.
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they are covered in a bit of goop and a lot of blood
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Oh no, even worse
They really need to clean that off so they don't look like a Mad Max hardcore wasteland survival character or something
Don't wanna scare the lizards either before we become best friends forever
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Oh wow, didn't realize that much time had passed while we were hunting miros
Good thing we made it to a shelter in time
For now, I guess we should > Check out that sweet sweet loot! What exactly did you get out of that corpse and how can you use it?
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ope, quite literally typing up something similar right now
it's effectively the same prompt
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Oh wow, didn't realize that much time had passed while we were hunting miros
honestly it might not have been, but it's kind of a limitation of how i've set up the length of each cycle
it doesn't really matter here though, innocence could have been going pretty slowly
each action ticks the counter forward, and there were a good few actions with the miros quail, so
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questions are always an option :D
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Invasive question time? You don't need to ask twice
We could go with this one I wrote earlier...
> Rank all the iterators you know from most to least favorite? Just curious, definitely no particular reason I'm asking...
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hoooo going straight for the throat aren't you
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Time to make Innocence relive all their tragic memories
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Sweet sweet angst
Des seems like the hyper-energetic kind of friend who'd be fun to have around
Super enthusiastic about everything
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pretty much yeah
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Nice
Hmm, I'm not totally clear on the layout of this area/the best place we should go to look for food
Maybe > Get a sense of your surroundings and which ways you can go. And look for food while you're at it?
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oh for the record, last time the food was around the fertilizer processing building, but that's like
uuuuhhhhhhhhh
cardinal directions
to the north
but that clump is probably gone now
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I think that counts as fan art, also lol @ Innocence's expression
Think we should probably go generally south, so we get to our destination quicker...
But southwest/southeast is more interesting than directly south. So it's either clarifier or aeration? I looked up both of those words online and now I am cool and smart and know what they mean, so... clarifier? Because if aeration is about exposing stuff to the air, and involves gases, while the clarifier facility does some kind of cleansing, my internal logic says maybe the byproducts of cleansing could be useful while aeration could contain toxic gas or something
Actually, maybe I just picked at random and then tried to justify my decision in hindsight
Something something, > Try going southwest, because clarifier facility sounds slightly more useful than aeration, maybe? Look for food or other useful stuff there, and also keep an eye out for rocks or stuff you might be able to use to turn that beak into an EIGHT FOOT MEGALANCE OF DOOM
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But southwest/southeast is more interesting than directly south. So it's either ...
the biological processing facility is technically based on a waste water treatment plant
so sort of yes and sort of no
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Something something, `> Try going southwest, because clarifier facility sounds s...
i'm gonna focus on the 'look for food' part because that's too long, but someone else can specifically focus on searching for materials afterward
also god damn that was a lucky roll, they're getting extra food
oh and an extra encounter apparently
dice suddenly being very eager today
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We have the best luck, this is perfect
Hatchling spotted :: target acquired :: BEFRIEND MODE ENGAGED
> It's the hatchling! You need to get over there and get its trust and acquire it as a newfound lifelong companion RIGHT NOW go go go. Get over to the lizard colony (approach carefully) and offer them some food as a peace treaty, and tell them you can help them find more food and live a long exciting life with many adventures if they go with you in friendship and goodwill c'mon c'mon
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Nooooooooo
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
RIP lizard fren, you were too good to be true
> *Sad face at lack of lizard friend*
> In that case, look around for something you can use to make that miros beak into a proper weapon? A sharp... sharpening rock, or something?
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Just give us a few years and there'll be inter-overseer factions forming, lol
The pro-lizard vs anti-lizard group
> Keep a careful distance from the salamander (and be prepared to STAB IT TO DEATH if it attacks), but toss a bubble seed at it to see if that will make it friendlier to you? Do they even eat bubble seeds?
(I am clearly a part of the pro-lizard group)
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Just give us a few years and there'll be inter-overseer factions forming, lol
oh boy
can't stab, no spear right now rip
there is bomb. unfortunately innocence is pretty close to the lizard at the moment
also it's a regular salamander so. no they're carnivorous
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typing something up anyway because they'll try it regardless
but silver lizards are the only omnivorous lizards really. even blues are obligate carnivores
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Aww, there goes our chance, at least it didn't attack us
I meant UI could stab the salamander with their unfinished spear, but I guess it's not ready as a weapon yet
In which case we better make it ready!
> Towards the furnaces, then! Your EIGHT FOOT MEGALANCE OF DOOM shall come to fruition! All will tremble before your might!
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yeah right now it'd probably work more like a club
i like to imagine there's like the same six or so overseers constantly giving input and dancing around innocence in a ring or something
and the remainder just watch
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Just doing the overseer equivalent of eating popcorn
Passing overseer gossip to each other, cheering or booing when something happens...
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pretty much yeah LMAO
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Chance roll, huh? Hope the dice are on our side this time...
> Look around, follow the metal tracks and keep your eyes out for one that's close enough for you to reach the scraps of metal and pick one that would make a good base for the lance?
Wonder if anything lives here? I feel like it's too inhospitable but life, as they say, finds a way. And if creatures can adapt to deadly rain every cycle there must be some that can adapt to the heat and noise...
tropic marten
make muck and dig through it
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make muck and dig through it
This
Can you imagine Innocence's reaction
Overseers tormenting Innocence pt 2 out of ???
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when are yall ever not tormenting them LMAO
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Overseers sending Innocence the overseer equivalent of an evil grin every time they tell Innocence to do things
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Chance roll, huh? Hope the dice are on our side this time...
`> Look around, fo...
do you want to save this for next scene? innocence is dealing with the noise really poorly, and they're going to leave after the action anon sent in earlier
i would let it happen in the same scene, but ^ and i didn't get a chance to give the rain timer warning
i can't give that when they're inside that building because it's so loud in there
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That's fine, do whatever works!
Guess we'd have to > Find another building to take shelter in before the rain comes since HM doesn't seem a great place to stay, then?
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where is 'other'? current options include Back to bio (a bit of a trek, again, but guaranteed rest spots), or go to slag (closer but totally new territory), or trying their luck at a different part of HM
unfortunately most of HM processing is Very industrial, so there's not really any access rooms or anything to hole up in like there was in bio
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Dang, okay
I don't want to test my luck with slag, but having to go to bio and back to heavy metal a second time seems a bit of a waste, so different part of heavy metal then? Unless someone else has other ideas
I feel like since there's all the furnaces and heat around it might keep away the water, or maybe I'm horrifically wrong and it creates deadly steam or something
So I'll vouch for a very uncertain > Look around different parts of HM to find a place to stay when the rain comes? Heat might keep away the water? Maybe???
Though I'm not sure if other people might have different ideas
If someone else has a better plan, take that instead lol
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no one else has said anything so i can do that
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Alright, so we made it in, that's good
> Get your bearings, find a good place to shelter? Not much else to do here, so far...
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Aw yeah, yet another cycle spent without dying
Question time!
Also, did we ever get around to examining the flashbangs? There's nothing for them in the data files
> Look a bit closer at the flashbangs, try to figure out if they're edible? Or if you can craft with them? Cook with them? Use them as a power source? That light has to come from somewhere, right?
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i also need to remember to update the data files for both cherrybombs and flashbangs
and miros vultures i think, since innocence has mentioned those a few times
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The collection grows! We'll have a veritable encyclopedia at this rate
Might as well save the flashbangs in case we ever need light for something (cough cough Shaded Citadel cough cough)
Lemme just recycle one of my old questions that never got answered, let's see: > How did your citizens treat you way back when? Were they all 'O great Innocence you are super cool' or was it more 'Innocence we order you to do all this work because we made you and it's your job'?
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you with these questions
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Wow, they didn't take that one well huh
Poor them, having to relive their trauma every cycle as they go through an impromptu interview
Also, more hints of that ominous tragic backstory...
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Poor them, having to relive their trauma every cycle as they go through an impro...
yeah literally lmao
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Aches and pains, huh
Poor them, they can't turn off their pain receptors or something?
Also, long cycle!
> Check if the machines have any helpful controls for operating the furnaces, but if they don't, just go on ahead to the FIRE 🔥 🔥 🔥
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Poor them, they can't turn off their pain receptors or something?
i mean probably but that seems like a very bad idea LMAO
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Shame we can't just use the scrap there, huh
Also very glad to see we can use the power of emojis to project images all over the place
Wonder if that could have utility beyond giving commands, like what if we used it to distract a predator?
What if we played music or sound to scare away creatures, etc
Not sure if it'd work though
Anyway, how's > Look around for some rebar or beams or what have you. Try not to think about how smol and cute you are right now. Fail.
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Also very glad to see we can use the power of emojis to project images all over ...
if at all possible i try to describe exactly what the overseers are telling them
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Wonder if that could have utility beyond giving commands, like what if we used i...
why the hell not
overseers are physical enough to do that
not sure about music though
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Anyway, how's `> Look around for some rebar or beams or what have you. Try not ...
WAHGAHAHA
THAT'S RICH COMING FROM AN OVERSEER
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Oops, accidentally gave themself cellular poisoning!
I like the other overseer's enthusiasm, we should be a team
Team Annoy Innocence
> Oh no, not the cellular poisoning! Get out of there! Go! Scram!
Re: side effects of welding, always fun when you look something up and realize the science says things should be going differently
Then you get to add in all the neat details for realism
In this case, breathing in toxins!
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Re: side effects of welding, always fun when you look something up and realize t...
yep
honestly it worked out perfectly, since this is exactly the amount of knowledge they'd have
there's someone else who essentially is asking them to do the same thing but with more detail, so i'm gonna use theirs
also! kadw i know you're very caught up on things, but for other folks in this thread who are interested in IWSY but haven't been able to/can't keep up with the pace of things, what sort of summary would you like? i'm going to type up an overview of each scene when they end and pin it to IWSY's access point to help new players/readers get directly into it
i just wanna gather some thoughts on what sort of detail people want in the summaries
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Aw yeah
That lance better not break, after all the effort we spent acquiring it
Rofl
So, > LANCE GET!!! Head out of the waste department towards 5P and make a few practice swings with your newly acquired EIGHT FOOT MEGALANCE OF DOOM on the way.
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That lance better not break, after all the effort we spent acquiring it
it won't! i'm too attached to it for that
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> No you should go to sleep for health purposes and stuff this is a democracy so you have to do what we say now. Overseers are a part of you so logically they should know your needs better than you because they have a deeper connection to your soul or something. Trust me that's totally how it works.
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THIS IS A DEMOCRACY LMFAO
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Tyranny of the masses!
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oh this could go a lot of ways
you're very good at giving me prompts that require me to really think about how they'd respond
this bitch Dead
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They're so dead
That response, haha, struck a nerve did I
Needling Innocence +1
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That response, haha, struck a nerve did I
you so did
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If you don't mind another suggestion, you could take > I am very sad that you are not listening to us!!! As a matter of fact I feel downright ~emotionally distraught~ (ಥ﹏ಥ) Are you satisfied now? (இ⌓இ｡) `
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WAHFHGSD
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Pulling out the Japanese emojis because things are getting real TM
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your overseer is Absolutely projecting those in their face
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Traumatizing Innocence +100
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YOU DONʻT FUCKING SAY LMFAO
oh my god i think youʻre actually breaking them
i wasnʻt expecting it to happen so soon
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Can't say I didn't expect them to react negatively, but this is better (worse) than I thought haha
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Cut to several scenes later Innocence is rocking back and forth in the shelter mumbling under their breath "I'm sorry I'm sorry"
Well, okay, I'd probably stop before it got to that point
...Probably
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"several scenes later"
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depending on what happens next, maybe the next action actually
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Hahaha oh boy
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you pushed them pretty damn far
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I won't submit another suggestion for now, curious to see what others might put in
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i am too ngl
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Innocence's future rests in their beady overseer eyes
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UH
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ok not sure if this works...
Lay against Innocence's stomach
(remember puss in boots2's dog?)
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iiii have not watched that movie yet, but i will. take your word for it
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I need to watch that too lol (too much stuff stopped me going to theater for that I'm so mad)
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for the record, don't worry too much if you do something and they're still upset
this. uh. isn't Be Innocence's Therapist The Game
just roll with it and i will as well for how to keep it moving. they will be okay after this scene ends
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Innocence, deep breath. You are going to be ok. Follow my head. The overseer hover near the iterator's face, nodding up and down Follow my head's speed, breath, slow and steady. In. Out. In. Out.
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congrats
Well, looks like we did it! ...Hooray?
> Oops, that could've gone better... haha... oops... So, how 'bout we wander into a nearby building and hope it works out? There's one over there, right?
Was torn between this and going back to heavy metal processing, but we might be pretty far from there by now, and I don't like the feeling of backtracking. Plus the shelter there wasn't that comfortable.
I'm not sure if there actually is a building "over there", but we're talking Rain World so I bet there's buildings everywhere. Right? Probably?
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generally yeah
let me get to another prompt first, and i'll wrangle this one
so in terms of 'nearby buildings,' there's stuff in bio processing and stuff in slag processing on either side
so you can clarify where you want them to go 
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Hmm, maybe we could do slag processing then? On account of having entered bio processing already...
> Oops, that could've gone better... haha... oops... So, how 'bout we wander into a nearby building and hope it works out? There's one over there, right? *Gestures vaguely to slag processing entrance.*
Having more of a sense of where we are is helpful!
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I can see two way naming that. Either somethin like Death, destroyer of world, or Bob.
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Why not both?
BOB, DESTROYER OF WORLDS
> I know I know! You should name the lance 🔥 BOB, DESTROYER OF WORLDS 🔥 (flames mandatory) because that is a VERY COOL NAME and it is a VERY COOL LANCE that deserves a VERY COOL NAME!!! In fact, that name might be SO COOL that it distracts you from HOW VERY UNCOOL you are feeling right now!!!
(But if other people have better suggestions you can take those instead)
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I'm going to try think of names
first a conservative one: Miro Quail Crescent Blade
another one: Pebbles Destroyer
(or Grace or Prayer depends on who they hate the most)
Stabby McStabFace
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Occam's razor
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I like Stabby McStabFace
The memest name for the memest lance out there, no other lance can top it
Innocence gonna walk up to 5P and brandish their almighty weapon "BEHOLD, THE ULTIMATE POWER OF STABBY MCSTABFACE" and he'll fall over in terror and die instantly the end everyone lives happily ever after
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another one: **Pebbles Destroyer**
WHAGAHGA
which one do yall want to put in the action
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eh I'm just for putting out suggestion, not so much to actually choose one, maybe other overseers could pick one they like
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fair!
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I like 🔥 BOB, DESTROYER OF WORLDS 🔥, but also Pebbles Destroyer and Stabby McStabFace
I'm really fine with anything though, as long as it annoys both UI (and 5P when we get to him)
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oh boy that is. not the correct link. tumblr please
oh no. tumblr don't do this
ugh
wait
that's better
they changed how copying links works 
aha
edited it to work like the old link
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Aww, poor them
Too mentally drained to even appreciate the cool lance name
> Do you want a hug? Maybe you should rest early, just to get all your energy back...
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aw
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That's so sweet
They've really been through a lot, huh
Being iterator is suffering
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them more than most unfortunately
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> Another cycle, another day! Let's get out and about! See what's poppin! ...and are you feeling any better?
Oh no, not the memory crypts
Those two words I swear they strike fear into the hearts of any Rain World player
I've died there more times than I can count
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Oh no
Now we don't even know what to expect, that makes it scarier
Imagining killer cassowaries that kick you to death
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good news: no miro birds. bad news: some other bird
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FDJKGH
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`> Another cycle, another day! Let's get out and about! See what's poppin! ...an...
okay that's kind of not specific enough what do you want them to do?
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i was surprised no one managed to get this answer out of them during the status update tbh
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2 cycles of Innocence basically like when your pokemon are still poisoned outside battle
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Hey, at least they recover on their own, unlike pokemon
If my previous suggestion was too vague, maybe this one will work better?
Another cycle, another day! Let's see what's poppin! Head towards your memory crypts, and get any food you see along the way!
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what is happening to discord today 
did you make that rhyme on purpose?
ooh i can share the waste department map now
boom
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Oh I didn't mean to double post, I'll delete that
Gotta be connection issues or something
And the rhyme was entirely unintentional rofl
That map is pretty in-depth actually, cool stuff
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yeah someone posted their message four times in another server
it was discord's fault
and yeah that's a staple of everything i write i think
unnecessarily detailed LOL
it's fun though
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Oh nice, lots of updates today!
> Friendship ended with silver lizard hatchling, now Greg is best friend. Ride Greg. Be the ferocious rain deer warrior you were always destined to be! She can probably take you safely across the grass, right?
Was definitely expecting Greg to be a vulture, rofl
Very happy she's not
Great chat log, too. I'm so curious about the other local group iterators man, I gotta know...
Mist on the Horizon especially, I don't think they've been mentioned before?
Wonder who was being discussed at the beginning
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moth has been mentioned very briefly twice before
but this is sair first major appearance 
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Was definitely expecting Greg to be a vulture, rofl
also yeah that was kind of intentional
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Oh, so sair nickname is Moth
Was looking around for "Mist" or "Horizon" or something
Makes sense though!
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it's both horizon and moth!
moth as a nickname was given to sem by this friend group
sair pronouns are sae/sem/sair/sie/saeself by the way
sae popped into existence and thrust this pronoun set into my hands and just dipped
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I guess I can go scan around surrounding areas while you ride the deer?
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scan for what exactly?
like, are you looking for resources? potential threats? how far away the memory crypts are? etc
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I guess just the road from Innoccence toward memory crypt, anything interesting, an potential threats.
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sae popped into existence and thrust this pronoun set into my hands and just dip...
Just appeared and disappeared like mist on the horizon, you might say?
And I second Solaris Owl's suggestion! Especially threats, like miros vultures or something. If we roll a nat 1 I can see a vulture attacking us while we're riding on the deer (this may or may not have happened to me in a modded region)
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this actually is reminding me to finalize which areas of the map are vulture territory
because right now it is Vague
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Literally, down the memory lane we go!
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right for it huh
to clarify, do you want them to access the memory storage units? or do you mean you want them to find someplace to stay?
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oh I mean just for them to walk forward
on second thought that might be a bad idea consider there's probably some kind of miro birds there
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there in fact is, yes
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so. what do you want them to do now?
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This is the best path
Press X to Doubt
So yeah, > Let's not go straight forward yet. How bout we scout around the outside to look for a good path through that won't kill us? And maybe find a shelter so we get our strength up before venturing in?
Alternatively, > Turn around and go back because I do not like crypts they are scary
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at least it's not dark!
oh i kind of implied otherwise didn't i
innocence is just smol compared to the buildings
there's still light here, it's not shaded because frickin pebbles isn't right over the memory crypts
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half the time i sit down to try and write this and then remember i need to doodle up a map first 
it's all maps all the way down
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Things would probably be simpler if you were just a millipede.
Highly relatable. Millipede life is the chill life
> If there's no optimal path, do we have to go in? Could we just walk around the edge forever (miros bad and scawy)... I mean, you can go in if you really want, but just saying...
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i swear the ending was not planned in response to your prompt LMAO
the pearl was planned, but as i was writing the action i was like oh. yeah. they wouldn't want to leave after this actually
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I can't think of anything useful and
Though there is hope, this story is a tragedy.
Hey. Hey. What does that mean. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN.
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:)
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Overseers: Memory crypts scary and dangerous
Innocence: Imma spend extra time here to dig for pearls :O
The idea of citizens approaching iterators for personal advice is very cool by the way, exactly the kind of thing I'd imagine they would do
> So, if you're gonna stay in the place with extremely dangerous wildlife hanging around, maybe you ought to practice with the lance a bit more? Or at least practice carrying it if the shelter's too small? Or something?
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they are currently just in some random room, for the record but yeah i'll get to that. after my finals
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i lived bitch
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iterator off the string really be like when you didn't take your phone with you
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LMAO
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Weird puppet biology!
> If you can make neurons, is there anything else you can synthesize? Toxic poison to coat your lance with, maybe? Can you modify your neurons to become ULTRA DEADLY ATTACK DRONES? Can you make them fire lasers? Can you make yourself fire lasers?
Pestering Innocence with dumb questions part ? out of ?
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Inb4 fanart of Innocence firing lasers from their eyes, surrounded by neurons that are also firing lasers, holding their epic lance which is firing lasers
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LMFAO
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Iterator bluetooth, huh
I'm imagining iterators communicating by touching their antennae
And hey, take your time, TTRPGs are worth
> Better get searching! Also, can you take that centipede and store it as food or something? Or take its dead body apart to use as a shield? For maximum equipment potential?
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And hey, take your time, TTRPGs are worth
yeah considering i'm the dm
you and the anon suggested similar things it's interesting seeing how players inadvertently build on each other like this
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I'm imagining iterators communicating by touching their antennae
oh on that note. no need for touching actually
it literally is bluetooth
which is really just a short range radio communication between two or more appliances
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Find a safe spot and hide! It's probably going for either centipede or the lizard.
also looooore?
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have not forgotten, brain just suddenly died
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this is getting very long 
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oh don't worry, it will be worth the wait
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flashes a thumbs up as i lay face down on the ground
i just noticed i forgot to delete my notes from the very first post of this scene! fuck!
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:)
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Sorry this is so emotionally heavy I don't really know how to phrase it kindly....
They shouldn't blame you something you couldn't control, you know.
(not sure if it's correct but couldn't remember)
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yeah this is kind of a nuclear bomb of an action that works honestly
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Explore the temple? Also make sure you have secured your pearl in a safe spot. Also, if you meet another scavenger, move slow, keep your weapon down, and don't make sudden moves or appear threatening. That one probably was agitated because it has a pup.
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oh shit i forgot to put the action here
i guess i copied it and forgot to paste and send
aaaaaalso
do yall like ttrpgs
strange pumice
I like TTRPGs but don't have the time to playtest one sadly (been busy lately so haven't checked in as much as I'd like to, rip)
For an action, if nobody else has suggested anything, how's > Look at the murals, then? Is the temple only one room or are there other parts you can explore? A one-room temple would be really small, right?
Poor Innocence, the trauma conga line continues
old crystal
understandable!
i'm not really offering to run a session, i already have one group (who is also helping playtest)
i just want some people outside of that circle to either look through it and tell me if it makes sense, and if they want, to try using the system to see if it works
also please don't share this around, i'll make a more prominent post in art discussion later on, when more playtesting has happened
i just trust yall more than the several ten thousand other people in this server
strange pumice
I'm not that experienced with TTRPGS, but looking through it, the system seems to makes sense - no big holes and all the major game mechanics are accounted for. It's also long and detailed, so kudos! If I ever make a Rain World text adventure or something this would be the system I'd use
And yeah, I won't share it around. This is very cool though
old crystal
manic bloom
I only played dnd before, so I don't know if I'm good to playtest, but I will take sometime to look at the guidebook too
old crystal
yeah no pressure to do it or anything
it's 27 pages and i already have notes on more stuff to add, take your time
old crystal
manic bloom
also need to ask, what's Tune stat
old crystal
it's similar to charisma i suppose, but less solely charisma and more like. attunement with the world
... really
i can't say that k word.
i'm still working out the k[censored]s there. i got a ton of critique and i'm reworking a bunch of things
i mean i get it but lmfao
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manic bloom
Find shelter quickly I guess
old crystal
fair enough
old crystal
on mobile right now, so can’t quite get the proper link
or update the inventory
unless i edit the link
hell yeah it worked
not sure why the preview is broken but it’s fine
manic bloom
I'm hesitating on doing action here. If anyone else see this, should we do something about that pink lizard in the shelter
old crystal
f dead thread
manic bloom
ok screw it
Hey, should we do something about that lizard?
(also maybe advertise this blog around, so more people play this, and I won't be the one responsible when Innoccence get chomped up by lizards)
old crystal
i don't really know where to advertise it is the thing
also admittedly i'm a little more absorbed into working on deluge at the moment 
which is why i haven't been prodding at IWSY nearly as much lately
deluge is 50 pages and still growing, and once that's done it'll be sent out for another round of critique
i might make a promo post on tumblr sometime i suppose
old crystal
oh yall should see this shitpost too
manic bloom
We should probably make room in inventory for some other things. Maybe like making another bomb? Or figuring out how to make an actual armor out of centipede plates, we probably need to make strings, and make holes on the plates, probably need to get a spear the next cycle to do that.
old crystal
i saw this, i'm just a little dead right now
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okay finals are over. i'll do something about this today
old crystal
>We should probably make room in inventory for some other things. Maybe like mak...
do you actually want them to make another bomb? i'm going to focus on the centipede part since that bit is a question
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manic bloom
do you actually want them to make another bomb? i'm going to focus on the centip...
oh not really, it is just what I usually do in some other video games when I ran out of inventory, just combine ingredients into one thing. Even though when two bombs could potentially blew up in my face lol
old crystal
oh
strange pumice
Coming back to this story after a bit, glad to see we've made more progress. Getting close to 5P, huh? That's gonna be fun
I can't think of anything productive here, but I really want to pet the lizard
> Pet the pink lizard? Lizard cute? Everything likes pets. This is a cardinal rule of life.
I give this a 1% chance of working but I want to see them try it anyway.
Also, that OwO overseer from a few updates ago killed me
I never mentioned it earlier but it comes out of nowhere and leaves with a "hewwo"
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okay i’ll get to that shortly, but also
i think yall deserve to see this as well
and this is kiiiind of a ref for day
i do not have purple yarn in innocence's shade or i would have made them by now and thrown them at the wall repeatedly cough what
old crystal
manic bloom
Can I go around to scout the road ahead?
manic bloom
Keep cherrybomb plant or flashbang close for trading. Best to save the empty pearl for a scavenger toll later on, and bomb will piss them off when they hardly know you. Also **DON'T **swing your giant lance at them. There's hope to see for a blue eye one!
I have just checked wiki, aside from that precious Day's pearl, what Innocence has on them might worth about 2.5 pearls.
old crystal
oh damn you're actually checking that? it actually works differently in IWSY i appreciate the dedication though
manic bloom
oh that's very interesting
wait wait wait I wrote my sentence wrong
oh fuck
I meant don't swing their lance lmao
old crystal
the general rule of thumb here is uh
yes IWSY is a game that's set in the world of rain world overall, but it has its own internal logic that operates differently
and typically there's a much heavier focus on creatures as Creatures rather than enemies or potential allies, if that makes sense?
so regarding trading, the relative value of items applies to an extent, but each scavenger has their own personality and preferences and might prefer certain items over others, beyond the rigid value trading in rain world
like putting it a little differently. with lizards for example
innocence doesn't effectively have 'high rep' with lizards that's causing most of them to ignore them
the lizards just don't care to try to eat them because they don't look tasty
it's a story before it's a game, i guess is what i'm saying
manic bloom
I see, that's great!
old crystal
the scavs still like pearls though
that hasn't changed
who doesn't like a cool shiny thing
old crystal
manic bloom
ok so consider what you said before, UI cannot just simply do trading to brute force 'friendship'
Oh dear, before anything, don't point your lance at it and don't make direct eye contact. Stand your ground though, since it's just rocks I suggest don't run away yet, let's see what its intention are.
old crystal
ok so consider what you said before, UI cannot just simply do trading to brute f...
yep 
holy fuck what did staff do to tumblr
old crystal
got something to switch it back
if staff keeps doing this i really might have to jump ship
manic bloom
eh the couch is still comfortable enough for me to not move