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Topic set by TheRedMage on Mon Jul 23 2012 09:17:41 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
21:56	eminenceGlasseye	I am also not sure of how to avoid retaliation by a certain warlord. .oO
21:56	threadTreader		[ >Mornei: lean in to kiss her nose ]
21:56	disasterAverted		Umm, hi all
21:56	mislaidLullaby		This is great fun to watch. Just tell me if you want me to shove off though, okay?
21:56	mislaidLullaby		Hello
21:56	tenaciousTheseus	Keep hiding
21:56	tenaciousTheseus	Hiya
21:56	disasterAverted		So I've hit a bit of a snag here
21:56	fabulousFreelooter	hello, darling~***
21:57	specificNihilism	she'll let you know you're okay right now though please don't mind her
21:57	mislaidLullaby		What's up?
21:57	disasterAverted		I'm reading sC's guide to maturity quests
21:57	disasterAverted		(thank god that thing hit my timestamp)
21:57	specificNihilism	[>Skye: don't get any less pink]
21:57	tenaciousTheseus	Mmm
21:57	mislaidLullaby		Huh. Never really read that thing
21:57	stanzicApparati		Wait, he wrote a thing?
21:57	disasterAverted		and according to it I'm in a bad situation
21:57	tenaciousTheseus	Yeah
21:57	tenaciousTheseus	It's pretty good, I have to admit
21:57	stanzicApparati		When? :?
21:58	tenaciousTheseus	I dunno, a couple of weeks ago
21:58	disasterAverted		Here's a link, dunno if it'll work for you
21:58	disasterAverted		http://sburbunofficial.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=auchat&action=display&thread=489
21:58	disasterAverted		Anyways
21:58	disasterAverted		I got handed a Pride quest
21:58	disasterAverted		and he basically says the game goes totally Orwellian after that
21:58	specificNihilism	[>Skye: Oh well he's your Mornei and you are just glad he's back in one piece.  You nuzzle him before snuggling back into his chest carefully.]
21:58	disasterAverted		(Seems kinda disrespectful to the dead but I guess the imagery is vivid enough)
21:59	disasterAverted		So I don't want to complete this quest
21:59	disasterAverted		But I don't know how to AVOID completing the quest
21:59	disasterAverted		So far they've all triggered some ending condition or other fairly quickly after I started them
21:59	disasterAverted		Even if it was a bad one
21:59	disasterAverted		If it helps I can describe the quest scenario
22:00	tenaciousTheseus	Sure
22:00	tenaciousTheseus	Which one?
22:00	disasterAverted		Well basically
22:00	disasterAverted		There's a couple imps vandalizing one of my consort villages
22:00	disasterAverted		Blatantly so
22:01	threadTreader		[>Mornei: cuddle into your Skye]
22:01	disasterAverted		And the one who's apparently leader said they're only doing it because they heard I'm too much of a coward to kill imps
22:01	threadTreader		Mmmm~.
22:01		amaranthineSwell PMs cadentCorona: (I'm sorry.  Occasionally new people get lost in the shuffle if things like /this/ happen.  Welcome to the chat.  Let me know if there's anything you require.)
22:01	disasterAverted		which would totally have me pondering the consequences of my actions if the game hadn't TOLD me it forced it for the sake of setting up a quest
22:02	disasterAverted		So I don't really know what to do
22:02	artilleryTechnician	Whoa.
22:02	stanzicApparati		Okay. Well.
22:02	disasterAverted		Because I'm sure if I just leave that'll count as a reaction to the situation
22:02	artilleryTechnician	Whoa the second game is looking like it's going to be /awesome/.
22:02	stanzicApparati		There's always the "kill them and scoop up the grist" option.
22:02		artilleryTechnician has disconnected from the memo
22:02	eminenceGlasseye	That does sound like a good idea. .oO
22:03		*** artilleryTechnician is now known as integratedInfiltrator
22:03	stanzicApparati		And as far as the Orwellian stuff...spacou has some /issues/ with the game and how it works.
22:03	disasterAverted		But isn't THAT an answer to the scenario?
22:03		integratedInfiltrator has connected to the memo
22:03	integratedInfiltrator	hello
22:03	tenaciousTheseus	Hiya
22:03	specificNihilism	hello intinf
22:03	stanzicApparati		Hey, intinf. : )
22:03	mislaidLullaby		Hello intinf
22:03	integratedInfiltrator	howareyoudoingtoday? <:€
22:03	eminenceGlasseye	Greetings. .oO
22:03	disasterAverted		I don't want the game going in my head and stopping me from upholding my morals after this
22:03	tenaciousTheseus	Good, more or less
22:03	tenaciousTheseus	Too late for that
22:03	disasterAverted		and that's what'll happen if I kill them
22:03	tenaciousTheseus	That's what it does
22:04		cadentCorona PMs amaranthineSwell ( ^\ That's very kind of you, I'll remember that. I suppose a lively community is a healthy one, no? What are the species demographics here? The Founder is human, you and Icemount and Freebooter are swimmers, I'm unsure regarding Mornei, and the rest? /^ )
22:04	disasterAverted		Wait
22:04	disasterAverted		oh
22:04	disasterAverted		god dammit
22:04	disasterAverted		god DAMMIT
22:04	disasterAverted		That is so stupid
22:04	cadentCorona		^\ Hello, Infiltrator. /^
22:04	stanzicApparati		Well, first? The maturity quest stuff gets stripped once you head to the next session.
22:04	disasterAverted		That doesn't even make sense
22:04	stanzicApparati		Also, what happened?
22:04	tenaciousTheseus	?
22:04	disasterAverted		Apparently I just completed the quest
22:04	disasterAverted		By talking to you
22:04	integratedInfiltrator	hellocadcor~
22:04	disasterAverted		Argh
22:04	integratedInfiltrator	shedoesn'tbelievethey-
22:04	integratedInfiltrator	um
22:05	integratedInfiltrator	 /i/ don'believe /we've/
22:05	disasterAverted		Apparently this is "Put your mind at ease"
22:05	mislaidLullaby		I see
22:05	integratedInfiltrator	metbefore, havewe?
22:05	disasterAverted		except the imps are STILL FUCKING THERE
22:05	tenaciousTheseus	So
22:05	cadentCorona		^\ Mm, no. This is my first connection /^
22:05	stanzicApparati		Go kill 'em, dude.
22:05	mislaidLullaby		Just prod them or something
22:05	eminenceGlasseye	Then kill them. .oO
22:06	tenaciousTheseus	Try to remain calm
22:06	integratedInfiltrator	pleasedtomeetyouracquaintancethen!
22:06	fabulousFreelooter	intinf!
22:06	integratedInfiltrator	iamlogica~
22:06	integratedInfiltrator	oh
22:06	fabulousFreelooter	hello, darling~***
22:06	disasterAverted		No, but how is this an answer to the situation?
22:06	fabulousFreelooter	how are you?
22:06	integratedInfiltrator	areyoudoingokay?
22:06	disasterAverted		I mean the game shouldn't even know about you
22:06	integratedInfiltrator	iamwell
22:06	integratedInfiltrator	yourconnectionsmustbeaching
22:06	disasterAverted		You're not supposed to be here right?
22:06	mislaidLullaby		You sought advice when uncertain?
22:06	integratedInfiltrator	theyscarredoverallright, right?
22:06	mislaidLullaby		I dunno
22:06		amaranthineSwell PMs cadentCorona: (Hm, some things could be better managed, but it's not /too/ bad.  From what I can tell, there are several different species.  I'm not intimately familiar with all of them, but there are trolls from all castes.  Even, apparently, a lime.  Imagine that.)
22:06	fabulousFreelooter	sore, but-- yes, they did~***
22:06	integratedInfiltrator	ifyoureconnectagainitshouldn'thurtasbadly.
22:06	specificNihilism	:<
22:07	integratedInfiltrator	thefirsttimeisalwaysthemostpainful. >:€
22:07	tenaciousTheseus	See, that's why we didn't want you to connect
22:07	cadentCorona		^\ Logica, it's Kamsya Keresh. /^
22:07	disasterAverted		Advice from what?
22:07	fabulousFreelooter	i*m taking care of them as well as i know how~***
22:07	disasterAverted		The game shouldn't know about you?
22:07	mislaidLullaby		I have no idea
22:07	mislaidLullaby		Maybe it's counting us as 'Other Players'?
22:07	integratedInfiltrator	kamsyakeresh
22:07	fabulousFreelooter	which is better than most would know~***
22:07	integratedInfiltrator	thatisaverynicename~
22:07	integratedInfiltrator	andthatisgoodtohear!
22:07	cadentCorona		^\ ...Connection? Freelooter, could you elaborate? /^
22:07	disasterAverted		Ugh
22:07	fabulousFreelooter	ah~***
22:08	disasterAverted		Well I'm not even sure what this answer means
22:08	mislaidLullaby		Nor am I frankly
22:08	fabulousFreelooter	i might have installed biowiring into myself last night~***
22:08	mislaidLullaby		I'll look over that FAQ later
22:08	disasterAverted		Does it mean I'm now going to be compelled to take your advice when you tell me to man up and kill the imps?
22:08	eminenceGlasseye	You installed what? .oO
22:08	mislaidLullaby		I don't think so?
22:08	cadentCorona		^\ Bright suns, *why* ? /^
22:08	mislaidLullaby		It's not like we are controlling your mind or anything
22:08	fabulousFreelooter	after your time, icemount~***
22:08	integratedInfiltrator	iamuncertainastotheexactspecificsofhowhisuniverse'sriggingworksbuthehelpedVSfeelbetter!
22:09	disasterAverted		you're not, but the game's supposed to at this point
22:09	specificNihilism	:<
22:09	integratedInfiltrator	iwasn'tonintimebecauseiwastryingtoarguewithmyconsorts
22:09	mislaidLullaby		Um
22:09	disasterAverted		and whatever the answer is is supposed to somehow result in me no longer not killing imps
22:09	fabulousFreelooter	it*s technology that allows one to interface directly with computers and ships and other such technology~***
22:09	mislaidLullaby		I'd take that with a pinch of salt
22:09	eminenceGlasseye	It sounds rather complicated. .oO
22:09	mislaidLullaby		Look at it this way: Do you want to kill imps? No? You're good
22:09	tenaciousTheseus	It's extremely dangerous
22:09	integratedInfiltrator	theyarespendingallmyochregristonmakingbees |:€
22:09	integratedInfiltrator	itisnot
22:09	cadentCorona		^\ It is. /^
22:09	integratedInfiltrator	notifitisdonecorrectly
22:10	cadentCorona		^\ Precisely. /^
22:10	integratedInfiltrator	hismatespritisapilot
22:10	integratedInfiltrator	he /would/ know
22:10	fabulousFreelooter	less dangerous for a seadweller than for a yellow or orange or redblooded troll~***
22:10	mislaidLullaby		I see
22:10	specificNihilism	:<
22:10	cadentCorona		^\ I beg your pardon. /^
22:10	fabulousFreelooter	and i am a life player~***
22:10	disasterAverted		Ugh those stupid things are still there
22:10	fabulousFreelooter	i heal quickly~***
22:10	tenaciousTheseus	Still
22:10	specificNihilism	fabfre are you sure you're alright?
22:11	disasterAverted		Pretty sure I'm losing land rep RIGHT NOW
22:11	fabulousFreelooter	i'm fine!
22:11	fabulousFreelooter	<>
22:11	integratedInfiltrator	andihelpedmakethementalpaingoaway
22:11	specificNihilism	<>
22:11	eminenceGlasseye	Is it something I would be interested in trying some day? .oO
22:11	mislaidLullaby		Just tell them to leave
22:11	tenaciousTheseus	No
22:11	integratedInfiltrator	probablynoticemount
22:11	cadentCorona		^\ A Pilot, you say? Well, that is a romance for the books. /^
22:11	disasterAverted		alright I told them to leave
22:11	fabulousFreelooter	i... would not reccomend it, icemount~***
22:11	integratedInfiltrator	wellsometimesloveconquersthecastebarriers
22:11	mislaidLullaby		Did it work?
22:11	amaranthineSwell	Hmph.
22:11	amaranthineSwell	Hardly.
22:11	disasterAverted		And they proved that their knowledge of rude gestures is truly a fountain that will never dry up
22:11	fabulousFreelooter	i*m much younger and much more stupid than you, after all~***
22:11	mislaidLullaby		Shush you
22:11	disasterAverted		So no
22:12	mislaidLullaby		You think the castes are everything
22:12	tenaciousTheseus	Heh
22:12	tenaciousTheseus	Spoken like someone who hasn't fallen in love
22:12	cadentCorona		^\ Mm, usually if they knew eachother as children, I've found. /^
22:12	integratedInfiltrator	ifhewantsalowbloodedmatesprit, hecanhaveone! therearenolawsagainstit!
22:12	fabulousFreelooter	... amaswe, are you doubting that i love my matesprit?
22:12	eminenceGlasseye	Hm, romance... I daresay any pair of colors can happen. Oh, the things I have seen in my life... .oO
22:12	amaranthineSwell	No!
22:13	disasterAverted		Dammit the answer is so obvious
22:13	amaranthineSwell	No, no.  That's not what I was saying at all.
22:13	mislaidLullaby		Well done Amaswe
22:13	mislaidLullaby		Great job there
22:13		cadentCorona PMs "amaranthineSwell" ( A lime, you'd said? That's good luck to have a few around. )
22:13	disasterAverted		They're not going to leave until I take your advice
22:13	integratedInfiltrator	 /:€
22:13	disasterAverted		"Your advice" being "kill them"
22:13	disasterAverted		That's the answer isn't it?
22:13	mislaidLullaby		I told you to prod them
22:13	fabulousFreelooter	disave.
22:13	fabulousFreelooter	are you a peaceful player?
22:13	disasterAverted		Yeah I tried that and he stuck out his tounge at me
22:14	tenaciousTheseus	He's on a Pride Maturity quest
22:14	mislaidLullaby		He is
22:14	disasterAverted		Yes
22:14	fabulousFreelooter	perhaps you could organize your consorts into a militia.
22:14	disasterAverted		I don't want to go killing these things
22:14	disasterAverted		I mean they're obviously sentient
22:14	fabulousFreelooter	or make fun of them.
22:14	tenaciousTheseus	They're imps
22:14	eminenceGlasseye	I have seen a blueblood cry at his orange lover's death of old age. I have seen trolls fight over which color is most faithful... .oO
22:14	tenaciousTheseus	Barely sentinet
22:14	tenaciousTheseus	*sentinent
22:15	fabulousFreelooter	tenthe, if he does not want to kill, that is his choice.
22:15	mislaidLullaby		We're not forcing anything here
22:15	tenaciousTheseus	Well, no
22:15	fabulousFreelooter	but eventually there will be times when you are forced to; when the game will shut all other doors to you.
22:15	specificNihilism	you can play pacifistic
22:15	tenaciousTheseus	But if you don't kill any of the monsters, you won't get any grist
22:15	specificNihilism	but you have to be dedicated to it
22:15	fabulousFreelooter	could you call upon a teammate's abilities, to drive them away?
22:16	amaranthineSwell	 /Some/ people are just afraid to get their hands dirty.
22:16	fabulousFreelooter	a rage player, or law?
22:16	specificNihilism	amaswe
22:16	disasterAverted		Honestly our mist player has so much grist he could do the whole team's crafting if he wanted
22:16	specificNihilism	not helpful
22:16	disasterAverted		And since he's a smith he probably SHOULD
22:16	disasterAverted		I'm knight of rage by the way
22:16	fabulousFreelooter	ah!
22:16	tenaciousTheseus	You're a Knight
22:16	disasterAverted		I'm assuming the knight was too obvious to need asking
22:16	eminenceGlasseye	I myself once fell in pity with a tiny speck of a tealblood who fished in my sea for a living. .oO
22:16	tenaciousTheseus	Fighting is your thing
22:16	fabulousFreelooter	then just order them away.
22:17	disasterAverted		I tried that
22:17	tenaciousTheseus	Yeah, as Rage you can just yell at them until they comply
22:17	disasterAverted		Usually it works but these ones are scripted to ignore it
22:17	fabulousFreelooter	then order them louder.
22:17		cadentCorona PMs integratedInfiltrator ( ^\ I must attend to something for a moment or few, but when I return -- could I ask you a few questions? /^ ))
22:17	mislaidLullaby		Shout until it works
22:17	disasterAverted		If I order them any more forcefully they'll just explode
22:17		integratedInfiltrator PMs cadentCorona (absolutelyyoucan)
22:17	tenaciousTheseus	Rage is about yelling
22:17		amaranthineSwell PMs cadentCorona: (Indeed.  They're apparently exceedingly rare.)
22:17	disasterAverted		And that defeats the point
22:17	mislaidLullaby		I see
22:17		integratedInfiltrator PMs cadentCorona (she'lldoherbesttoanswertoo!)
22:18		integratedInfiltrator PMs cadentCorona (i)
22:18		integratedInfiltrator PMs cadentCorona (imeani)
22:18		*** threadTreader is now known as unseeingAugur
22:19		+++ ChanServ has given op to unseeingAugur
22:19	mislaidLullaby		I'm gonna head off a while now
22:19	eminenceGlasseye	Who was the last one you pitied, Amaranth? .oO
22:19	tenaciousTheseus	Bye
22:19	disasterAverted		Ugh now even the consorts are following a script
22:19	specificNihilism	okay
22:19	specificNihilism	take care mislul
22:19	disasterAverted		They're all crowding around and questioning why I won't act
22:19	tenaciousTheseus	I don't think he's willing to share that, Icemount
22:19	amaranthineSwell	That's... personal.  I'd rather not talk about it.
22:19	disasterAverted		Which is totally not how they usually act
22:19	mislaidLullaby		Spenih. Mornei. Ping me if their dots get too close to mine on the map
22:19	specificNihilism	she will
22:19	mislaidLullaby		Thank you
22:20	specificNihilism	she'll keep an eye out for you
22:20	specificNihilism	uwu
22:20	specificNihilism	rest well
22:20	mislaidLullaby		I'm going to go work at the Forge for a while
22:20	specificNihilism	oh!
22:20	specificNihilism	best of luck with that
22:20	mislaidLullaby		Thanks
22:20	disasterAverted		Ugh I give up
22:20	disasterAverted		"Pride" huh?
22:20	mislaidLullaby		Take care, the pair of you
22:20	disasterAverted		Yeah fine, you win game
22:20	disasterAverted		But I'm gonna win more
22:20	specificNihilism	we will
22:20	mislaidLullaby		...
22:20	tenaciousTheseus	That's an option, I guess
22:20	disasterAverted		I'll kill those imps, and then I'll get the heart player to reset me to yesterday
22:21	disasterAverted		Then your stupid mind-control garbage won't stick
22:21	tenaciousTheseus	Also an option
22:21	mislaidLullaby		Yeah I'm just gonna...Go
22:21	eminenceGlasseye	I will leave now. I should speak to the Denizens about my situation. .oO
22:21		*** mislaidLullaby left #ultimatereward
22:21		eminenceGlasseye has left the memo
22:22	disasterAverted		Ha look at that as soon as I attacked the leader one they all scattered and ran away
22:22	disasterAverted		I didn't even have to kill any of them
22:22	disasterAverted		HA HA game real funny
22:22	disasterAverted		"As soon as you give up you'll be better off"
22:22	disasterAverted		That's the moral right?
22:22	fabulousFreelooter	yes, the game has its moments like that.
22:23	fabulousFreelooter	i'm sorry.
22:23	specificNihilism	asdf
22:23		unseeingAugur has connected to the memo
22:23	unseeingAugur		Fret?
22:23		fabulousFreelooter hugs disave
22:23		*** eminenceGlasseye is now known as vsOther001
22:23	stanzicApparati		The maturity quest stuff gets scrubbed soon as you head to the next session anyways, apparently.
22:23	unseeingAugur		What's going on, is someone bothering you?
22:23	specificNihilism	pardon?
22:23	specificNihilism	oh
22:23	specificNihilism	no just
22:23	unseeingAugur		You generally don't keysmash for no reason.
22:23	specificNihilism	someone
22:24	tenaciousTheseus	Hmm
22:24	specificNihilism	is being a
22:24	specificNihilism	oh don't you dare she will get you back
22:24	tenaciousTheseus	Heh
22:24	specificNihilism	eep
22:24	disasterAverted		Ugh well that's that I guess
22:24		specificNihilism disconnects from the memo!
22:24	fabulousFreelooter	i believe she is being bothered by her boyfriend~***
22:24	unseeingAugur		[>Mornei: Do. Definitely do.]
22:25	disasterAverted		Thanks for playing your "totally central" role in this quest
22:25	specificNihilism	[>Skye: Be bothered by your boyfriend.]
22:25	unseeingAugur		Oh, so they're doing a humanstyle bit?
22:25	tenaciousTheseus	Humanstyle?
22:25	tenaciousTheseus	Oh
22:25	fabulousFreelooter	anything to help, disave~***
22:25	fabulousFreelooter	be well~***
22:25	tenaciousTheseus	Yeah, I guess
22:25	disasterAverted		I guess I'd better post this convo on the forum so I can revel in the stupidity later
22:26	disasterAverted		Since I'm not going to remember any of this in an hour
22:26	unseeingAugur		Take care, DA?
22:26	disasterAverted		You guys don't mind do you?
22:26	tenaciousTheseus	Sure
22:27	fabulousFreelooter	go ahead~***
22:27	unseeingAugur		And what else do you call it? They'd say matesprits if they meant matesprits. And red partners if they were flipping. So that leaves the catchall that is human romance.
22:28	tenaciousTheseus	I guess
22:24		disasterAverted disconnects from the memo!