Mark goes side-questing

@DM
You can see rippling on the surface of the water nearby, and the room looks familiar.
acousticDeadeye
Is this that same room from earlier?
@DM
You couldn't say but it looks familiar.
acousticDeadeye
Alright then...
You prepare to fight something. Those shadowy figures from earlier don't bode well with you.
@DM
At the moment, nothing happens.
acousticDeadeye
You explore the room, scissorblades in hand.
@DM
Roll athletics
acousticDeadeye
Roll(1d20)-1:
13,-1
Total:12
@DM
You're feeling pretty weak at this point but are able to make it to a wall and up it. You spot a torch high above, but it looks gigantic, and you spot two more pillars as well as an opening at the north wall.
acousticDeadeye
You take out one of the Purple Mushrooms and eat it.
@DM
You grow back up to what feels more like normal size and you can more easily see around the room. Definitely the room from before.
acousticDeadeye
You swim to the shallow end of the room.
@DM
You can finally stand again, your legs like jello.
acousticDeadeye
You take another moment to breathe.
@DM
You can see the fish swimming around in the distance, just ripples on the water.
acousticDeadeye
Well, since you're not leaving until you catch one, you decide to start trying.
@DM
You gotta do something
acousticDeadeye
You look for the nearest fish and begin to sneak up on it.
@DM
Roll perception
acousticDeadeye
Roll(1d20)+1:
19,+1
Total:20
@DM
You spot one not too far away.
Roll stealth
acousticDeadeye
Roll(1d20)+8:
16,+8
Total:24
@DM
You slowly wade out into the water, right to the edge. You're just close enough to jump on the fish, probably.
acousticDeadeye
You captchalogue the fish.
@DM
You manage to captchalogue the fish and a cube of water that's around it.
acousticDeadeye
excellent.
Welp, time to head out of here.
You retrieve your spear from the other room, and then proceed out of the dungeon.
The rope, too.
@DM
You finally make it back out of the trap door where the mayor is waiting for you, shifting slightly when you drip all over your floor.
his*
acousticDeadeye
You laugh.
"Sorry for the mess, had a bit of trouble catching a fish."
@DM
"You actually caught a fish?"
acousticDeadeye
"Yup! You have somewhere for me to put it?"
@DM
"You could just give me the card and I'll trade you a fresh one."
acousticDeadeye
"Oh, you guys know how captchacards work? Sure." You hand him both the card for the fish and the one for the teapot.
@DM
He titters happily, taking both and giving you fresh cards in return. "And now, for your reward." He hands over 50 booncoins, and another captcha card with what looks like a red mushroom in it.
acousticDeadeye
What do red mushrooms do?
@DM
You don't know
acousticDeadeye
You thought you asked that out loud. Guess not. "What do Red Mushrooms do?"
@DM
"It lets you be a fish for a time."
acousticDeadeye
"Oh."
"Wait."
"Were these fish..."
"People who ate red mushrooms?"
@DM
The caterpillar hakes his head and laughs, "Of course not."
"These are fish forever."
acousticDeadeye
"Okay, okay. Do you have any other requests before I head out?"
@DM
"No, that's all."
acousticDeadeye
"May I have a little information then, before I leave?"
@DM
"What would you like to know?"
acousticDeadeye
"When I first arrived here, I did some things that I only vaguely remember. One of those things was humming next to some green thing that made humming sounds. What would that thing be?"
@DM
"That would probably be the portal. It tends to hum to us after we eat certain mushrooms."
acousticDeadeye
"Ohhhhhh hahaha. The one to leave the village?"
@DM
He nods.
acousticDeadeye
"Okay, next question. You're the Mayor, so you must have some insider knowledge of this. What's going on with the village? Nobody's emerging from the cocoons."
@DM
"No one really knows. They're supposed to come out, but they never do, so we put them together and wait." He sighs.
acousticDeadeye
"So, why was I put in there?"
@DM
"You fell asleep and when people fall asleep for a long time sometimes they go into a cocoon. Anyone that stays asleep too long gets put there."
acousticDeadeye
"Okay. Now, do you know who I am?"
@DM
"You're the hero that's supposed to wake the cocoons."
acousticDeadeye
"Is that what you call me? The 'Hero that's supposed to wake the cocoons' ?"
@DM
"Usually just the hero."
acousticDeadeye
"Others have referred to me as Royalty. What do they mean?"
@DM
"I couldn't say."
acousticDeadeye
"Alright. Last question. Do you have a map of this village?"
@DM
"No, not one that'd be useful anyway."
acousticDeadeye
"Why not?"
@DM
"The only time anyone draws is after eating special mushrooms..."
acousticDeadeye
"Oh... Well, here. Draw me a map. I'll pick it up later." You shove a white mushroom down his throat.
@DM
You end up with a very confused mayor with a mouthful of mushroom.
acousticDeadeye
"Don't worry. I'll wake you up when you go cocoon. I'm supposed to, right?"
@DM
He blinks at you.
acousticDeadeye
You wait to watch the mushrooms go into effect.
Best to experiment on consorts before doing this to yourself.
@DM
Nothing really changes
acousticDeadeye
Welp.
You head on out.
You give the village a look around before you head back to the portal.
@DM
The trip back to the portal is uneventful and you successfully get back to your house. It is now taller.
acousticDeadeye
You eat a purple shroom and go looking for your sister.
@DM
You're already normal size so no need to eat a shroom
@DM
Which way do you go first, up or down?
acousticDeadeye
Down. May as well check to see if that fucknugget has done anything yet.
@DM
You look around in the house and don't find her anywhere.
acousticDeadeye
That fucknugget being the idiot you helped enter the game.
@DM
The DM is not a mindreader
You find Alain in his house, playing his Punch Designix like a piano.
acousticDeadeye
You thought it was obvious considering the term fucknugget.
But good to see he's still being a fucknugget. He hasn
't tried to contact you either, so no use assisting him.
You head on upwards, looking for your Sister.
@DM
You find her at the top of the house, at your second gate, floating there and grinning. (subtract 100 build)
acousticDeadeye
"Sis, we need to talk." You stand back so she can't push you into the gate. You have no idea where it'll go. You don't want to enter another dungeon just yet.
@DM
"What dooo yooou, like, want?"
acousticDeadeye
"I found some pretty interesting stuff while I was gone. I wanna see if the game construct inside you can tell me anything."
You show her the picture of the green squiggly symbol. "Does this mean anything to you?"
@DM
"That symbooolizes Mind and all the intricate, abstract things assooociated with it as a part ooof paradooox space." She hums, "Ooor sooomething alooong thooose lines."
acousticDeadeye
"Mind?"
@DM
"Yeah, Mind."
acousticDeadeye
"Okay, so what does Mind have to do with this?" You show her the picture of the statue. "That's a statue of you, Sis."
@DM
"Nooo fucking idea what that is kiddooo, it ain't in my prooograming."
acousticDeadeye
"Ugh, well, it's of you. And we're siblings. Does Mind have anything to do with me, then? Since I'm supposedly the Hero?"
@DM
"Yeah it's kind ooof yooour thing."
acousticDeadeye
"What does that mean?"
@DM
"What doooes it sooound like?"
acousticDeadeye
"I'm the Mind Hero"
?
@DM
"Yooou're a herooo ooof mind sure."
acousticDeadeye
"One more thing. Any idea what this is?" You show her the White Rosary
@DM
"Looooooks like sooome hoooly shit."
acousticDeadeye
"Useful as always. Any idea where this gate leads?"
@DM
"I think it leads tooo ooone ooof yooour stupid little friends."
acousticDeadeye
"So... how do I get back here?"
@DM
"Keep goooing throoough gates."
acousticDeadeye
"So, I'm not gonna see you for a while, am I?"
@DM
"Nooope, it'll be nice and quiet here."
acousticDeadeye
"Anything else you wanna say to me? Or anything I'm forgetting?"
@DM
"Nooothing I can think ooof."
acousticDeadeye
"Hey. I don't think I ever said this to you, but... I love you, sis." You internally chuckle, maybe the half of her that is Princess Teddybear will make her love you.
@DM
She just floats there with her creepy permanent grin.
acousticDeadeye
You give her a hug. "I'm glad you're not dead."
@DM
She remains stiff and doesn't respond.
acousticDeadeye
"Are you alright, Sis? I've been trying to get along with you... You really hate me, huh?"
@DM
"Very much. Yes."
acousticDeadeye
"Do you want me to die?:\"
@DM
"I want yooou tooo gooo the fuck away already."
acousticDeadeye
"What the fuck is your issue? You fucking tortured me for YEARS. DID YOU REALLY NOT EXPECT ME TO FUCKING RETALIATE ONE DAY? FUCK, I WANTED TO KILL MYSELF TO GET AWAY FROM YOU! YOU'RE A FUCKING MONSTER, AND I'M TRYING TO RECONCILE. FUCKING HAVE A HEART, YOU BITCH!"
@DM
"Yooou murdered me and then tooooook me away frooom everyooone I actually like tooo be yooour eternal slave and guide. Gooo the fuck away and be with yooour friend instead."
acousticDeadeye
"OH, AND YOU FUCKING DIDN'T DO THAT TO ME FOR YEARS?"
"I FUCKING HAD TO GO OUT WITH YOU ON YOUR TORTURE TRIPS."
"I NEVER GOT TO HAVE ANY CLOSE FRIENDS BECAUSE OF YOU."
"I WAS THE FUCKING LAUGHING STOCK OF THE FUCKING CITY."
@DM
"Then stooop trying tooo act like we ever liked each ooother and gooo play the game."
acousticDeadeye
"Know what? Fuck you." You push her into the gate.
@DM
She disappears through the gate.
acousticDeadeye
"Hope she fucking dies."
...
"Wait..."
"..."
"...Shit. That's going to someone's house."
You equip your scissirblades, ready to fight this bitch, and jump into the Gate.
@DM
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