Reytra: Pay

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distantScholar
you have to ruN the clieNt file
or was it the server?
ocularDichromatic
i
wh^t??????????
did you do this before?
distantScholar
No, its the server because i aM the clieNt
yes
ocularDichromatic
^lright
-=-=-=-
I click the server button.
distantScholar
with aNother troll
dm
it asks for you to enter  handle
ocularDichromatic
I type "distantScholar".
distantScholar
Reytra runs the client file
dm
assuming Reytra has the client running it just kinda disappears for her. You however get a hud with multiple items to deploy and apparently a cursor. You are looking at Reytra and another very young troll missing an arm in what appears to be ancient ruins but with a big computer. All underwater
ocularDichromatic
My eyes widen, and I scurry back slightly, startled.
distantScholar
is it workiNg oN your eNd?
ocularDichromatic
why do you h^ve ^nother troll with you?
distantScholar
i Met her today
she lives here
ocularDichromatic
^lright
sorry
i need ^ moment
distantScholar
Not sure if we have tiMe for that
ocularDichromatic
oh
right
meteors
so wh^t now?
distantScholar
place dowN all three MachiNes aNd the puNchcard
ocularDichromatic
wh^t m^chines?
distantScholar
its oN the display
ocularDichromatic
I start clicking on the buttons one by one, trying to find the machines that Reytra specified.
dm
there are about 5 but only 4 are free and the rest require "grist" which you don't have. It seems to be a drag and drop system
ocularDichromatic
I click the first machine, the Cruxtruder.
dm
there is a little bit of room here, but just enough for one
distantScholar
"Peircy, get ready."
ocularDichromatic
I drop the Cruxtruder.
dm
"Fer wat?"
dm
it falls in place next to the computer
distantScholar
"that."
Reytra tries to open it like she saw Otomus do
!roll 1d20
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=1 ] | {1}
dm
you break the wheel off and it seems to somehow get tighter
ocularDichromatic
Can I have a description of the ruins, and what's inside it?
distantScholar
She tries again
!roll 1d20
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=1 ] | {1}
dm
it, uh. Closes. There are no dowels
and yes
distantScholar
i Need you to opeN this for Me
dm
Currently they are on a small platform with a giant computer screen, there is a hallway on one side, and the cruxtruder is on the other. In this instance you actually have an arrow on the side that will take you to a different point of view as well
it is entirely underwater
ocularDichromatic
I grab the giant computer screen.
c^n i just
borrow this?
distantScholar
Not Mine
ocularDichromatic
oh
^lright
dm
you manage to tear it off the wall, taking a piece of ruins with it and making the whole place unstable
ocularDichromatic
no
nonononono
distantScholar
just go
please
ocularDichromatic
I drop the giant screen on the lid.
Everything's going wrong.
No.
No.
"no, no no no nonononononono"
Calm down.
I take a deep breath.
dm
The whole platform goes and lands on...well another platform a little further below it. Dowels fly everywhere and a small orb shoots out. Thankfully our two trolls here are the aquatic type and just sort of swim in place and watch
distantScholar
Now place the other oNes
ocularDichromatic
I try to place the other machines.
distantScholar
She grabs a dowel
dm
but where?
distantScholar
"fiNd soMethiNg for the orb!"
dm
if only there was like, someones room to go to
ocularDichromatic
I view the hallway, and "move" down until I reach another room.
if... there is one
dm
yes
ocularDichromatic
I then place the Totem Lathe.
dm
there is a large room with a recuperacoon and a few old beat up toys floating around, crude drawings are scrawled on the wall and theres uh, a dead shark here
ocularDichromatic
^lright, i pl^ced the totem thing
dm
the totem lathe doesn't do anything. it appears to be missing something
distantScholar
Reytra swims over to Peircy's room, it being the only other option
When she reaches it she puts the dowel on the lathe
dm
it again does nothing
distantScholar
puNchcard!
ocularDichromatic
I place the punched card.
distantScholar
put dowN the last oNe aNd check oN the orb
ocularDichromatic
I put down the Alchemiter.
dm
the orb is an orb
distantScholar
Reytra grabs the punchcard and puts it in the lathe
it Needs soMethiNg iN it
dm
the lathe carves some sort of abstract art looking thing out of the dowel
distantScholar
She takes the carved dowel over to the alchemiter and places it on it
dm
it creates a cube, which seems hollow to the touch
ocularDichromatic
Meanwhile, I move the camera back to the orb.
distantScholar
fiNd soMethiNg for the orb
ocularDichromatic
I grab the computer screen from earlier.
distantScholar
Reytra grabs the cube and examines it
dm
you manage to pick it up again and create more dust floating around
The cube is very bland and cube-like still hollow
meanwhile Peircy pokes at the dead shark with her toy trident
distantScholar
"aNy ideas?"
ocularDichromatic
I then drag it over to the orb.
dm
The orb flashes brightly for a second before...rejecting it. huh
"Idea for wat? Wat's happening Rey?"
ocularDichromatic
I drop the screen.
distantScholar
"we Need to do soMethiNg with this cube."
ocularDichromatic
I pick up the dead shark.
ocularDichromatic
Then I drag it over to the orb, just like I did with the screen.
dm
Peicry jumps and swims over to hug Reytra tightly when it starts moving
distantScholar
"its Not alive"
dm
the orb flashes for a second time, then it is a shark
she doesn't respond. just clinging on
distantScholar
"she's just MoviNg it"
Reytra tries to break the cube
dm
how so?
distantScholar
Smashing it on the ground
dm
roll STR
distantScholar
!roll 1d20
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=5 ] | {5}
dm
it lands on the ground with a thud
try again?
distantScholar
Yes
!roll 1d20
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=8 ] | {8}
dm
it cracks a little this time, it appears to be working
distantScholar
Again
!roll 1d20
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=10 ] | {10}
dm
the crack widens and Peircy tries to help with the trident
!roll 1d20-2
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20-2 --> [ 1d20=15 ] | {13}
dm
not much else happens though
distantScholar
Almost there. She tries again
!roll 1d20
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=15 ] | {15}
dm
and that'll do
the last thing you see before a flash of white is that there wasn't anything inside
Aoxola's computer...bluescreens? is that a thing trolls have?
ocularDichromatic
I stare.
"reytr^?"
"reytr^"
"no."
"no, this c^n't be h^ppening-"
I shake the monitor lightly.
dm
nothing
ocularDichromatic
I curl up into a ball.
Then I sob.
It's my fault.
dm
good
ocularDichromatic
It's my fault.
 It's my fault.
 It' s s my f ffaul tt
I t' sl a ll my ym afault
The ghost in my head speaks. The demon inside me. You killed them, it says. Now they're gone.
dm
Reytra however is in a white void with no means of communication. facing down a green glowing troll with no facial features and is floating off the...ground? it's hard to tell in a void
ocularDichromatic
I sob harder.
And harder.
distantScholar
"aM i dead?"
dm
when she speaks you hear it from every direction
"No. Net yet."
distantScholar
"yet?"
"aNd where aM i theN?"
dm
"Well, no where to be honest. It's a bit complicated."
ocularDichromatic
How does it feel screwing up everything? It must feel terrible, the demon says.
And the best part? You did it!
It was all you!
dm
"But you CAN be in a new universe, shaped to your liking, with infinite possibilities."
distantScholar
"theN why aM i here?"
ocularDichromatic
No.
No.
distantScholar
"how?"
ocularDichromatic
It can (not) be true.
You are (not) lying.
I think a bit to myself.
Was I really at fault?
Is she okay?
Is anyone here?
Please.
dm
"Because I brought you here. This is the toll station and you have to pay to get by."
ocularDichromatic
Someone.
distantScholar
"why?"
dm
"What? Because I'm giving you a universe, that's not free."
distantScholar
"theN why give it?"
dm
"Do you not want a second chance at life?"
distantScholar
"i waNt to uNderstaNd what's happeNiNg right Now"
dm
"Your world is doomed. I chose you, and a few others, to come make a new one."
distantScholar
"why?"
dm
"Wow, can I go back to the dead guy? He was so much easier. Look. You have to do this if you want to live. It's really not a choice for you. Well it IS, but it's kinda an obvious one."
distantScholar
"well soMe of us Need to kNow what's happeNiNg before decidiNg..."
dm
"I told you. Your world is ending. Were the falling space rocks not clue enough? I'm offering you a second chance to save yourself an your entire species in the process. That's all you get to know. Now are you going to pay me or not?"
distantScholar
"what do you waNt?"
dm
"Gimmie the girl."
distantScholar
"No"
distantScholar
"take soMethiNg else"
dm
"Really? But she's so little, what good is little miss pink lemonade to you?"
distantScholar
"doN't"
dm
"What? You barely know her, and she's nothing but trouble. As the empress she'll just grow up to be a merciless killer. You know this."
distantScholar
"i said No"
dm
"Wow, fine then. What do you offer?"
distantScholar
"what do you take?"
dm
"Uhg, why??"
"Always with this, it's your choice"
distantScholar
"i waNt to kNow the paraMeters"
"that doesN't aNswer the questioN"
dm
Something that matters a lot to you
distantScholar
"fiNe.... what about..."
"My collectioN"
dm
"The one that got burnt? OH! That actually works quite well. Your price will be knowledge."
distantScholar
"what does that MeaN?"
dm
"I will take everything you have learned from those books of yours."
distantScholar
...
dm
"Of course you'll keep your common sense and ability to read and such."
distantScholar
"what's the catch?"
dm
"NO! Keep the knowledge and give me your ability to read! That would be perfect for you!"
distantScholar
...
"why do you eNjoy torturiNg Me"
dm
"I'm hardening you for the road ahead. It's needed."
distantScholar
...
"i will oNly lose the ability to read aNd NothiNg else?"
dm
"Sure, there'a always a catch. But it's a lot more fun if you have to figure that out yourself."
distantScholar
"i doN't waNt to Make a deal if i doN't kNow the outcoMe"
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dm
"You know the outcome, I'll just add some fun to it."
"Your friend the limeblood had the same thing happen."
distantScholar
"theN it isN't the saMe outcoMe"
"i doN't kNow aNy liMebloods"
dm
"Oh right. That was probably a secret. Oh well that stupid caste system doesn't matter anymore."
distantScholar
"actually..."
"take the kNowledge"
"but oNly the stuff froM the collectioN"
dm
"Wow, changing your mind huh? Alright then it's a deal. Keep the royal juicebox and I'll take from you the gift of knowledge. Have fun out there!"
dm
And then everything goes...white-er. And you are suddenly at the bottom of an ocean, only there is no ocean. Old coral sits white and brittle, being dried by the sun, that doesn't burn you, and everything thing seems wrong.
Scratch that....five suns
cause you are now on the world of Seas and Suns