Live

[liarliarliar]

Who: Everyone
Where: Lobby
When: Day 53, morning

[SOMEONE (its B) bought a statue of a Headless C holding his head under one arm. the plaque reads "LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES"

there's a paper taped to the statue that reads
"suicide sends you to actual real hell and you get tortured not recommended do not endorse there's literal piles of other suicides from idols past there"]

Look upon the past and the future! This is my fortune telling! And maybe the other live we do also! Oh noooooo!

Comments

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

. . .

How is this less exciting than getting your palm read?

[unbr8kable]

Usually there's a feel-good ending and this one's less that. Depends on what you're into, of course.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I'm into realism. Obviously.

And speaking of getting your palm read---

Do you have a minute?

[unbr8kable]

Sure, what's up?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

What's up?

I have the designs ready. That's what's up?

[unbr8kable]

Whoa, already? I wanna see.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Mind coming to the lab?

[unbr8kable]

Even if I said no, would it make a difference?

[she easily falls in beside him, not particularly trying to be contrary (for once)]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Probably not.

[But cool, you're being led into the FiN dorms, and then into the FiN lab.

Can you say 90s nerd because this lab screams it. Info about the various games (divided nicely into Heaven and Hell) are tacked on the wall as well as this newly added map for Hell. There's also a life-sized Intensity doll and a furby neatly stacked in the corner.

But probably most relevant are the items on the desk. There are rough sketches of an arm and an eye - with notes and prices written in the margin]

[unbr8kable]

[looking around and biting her tongue--what's this new tabletop campaign map--why do you have a real doll of yourself--but first things first, business then dickery]

...So this's where the magic happens?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

This is where the science happens.

[Unearthing the sketches with the arm out from underneath the rest of the mess (which just gets shoved to the floor).]

Care to see?

[unbr8kable]

I'm not just following you around for my health.

[comes up close, thumb hooked into her pocket]

Whaddya got for me?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Cool. Then Nemesis will see a sketch of pretty much what her previous arm looked like with the following modifications:

* Base cost: 650 points
* Rocket-punch (with an intricate brand of wire curled just above the wrist near the palm) - 400 points
* Grappling Rope (with a widget located in the middle of the underside of the forearm) - 300 points
* Wrist crossbow (just what you expect that would be) - 1350 points
* Stealth knife (located at the elbow joint) - 250 points]

And anything else you'd like to request, of course.

[unbr8kable]

Huh...cool.

[pushes up her glasses and peers closer, examining how everything might work together]

Guess it's all limited to the old tech available down here, right? No plasma cannons and pew-pew lasers?

[considers]

How long's the rope for the rocket punch or the grappling hook?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Is they ever give me what I need to make a laser, you'll be the first to know.

[Taps the notes for rocket punch]

The range on the rocket punch isn't great. Only about 2-3 meters depending.

The rope on the other hand, depending on the quality of it, I probably could get you 30 meters or so. More or better quality would cost more obviously.

[unbr8kable]

Aren't lasers just like...mirrors, light, bam?

[tachyon beams? dilithium crystals? she waves a hand, science is a mystery]

Anyways, thirty meters is a pretty good distance. But I guess that'd be a huge spool to walk around with all the time, huh...

[considers some more]

...So no matter what, 650 for just normal arm stuff, can hold things and not necessarily crush bones and whatever? And if I wanted a spare, I could get an extra so long as I spend the points?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Not if we have AlcheME! shrink it first.

But yes, 650 gets you one metallic arm with as much range of movement and dexterity as a human arm.

[Because he's literally just going to gadgeteer an arm and some metal together]

And I'll make as many of them as you request. With whatever modifications you request, provided you pay cost of materials or do a joint live with me as a fund-raiser.

[unbr8kable]

...Not to sound like a dumbass, but if it gets shrunk, then how does it get big again, and vice-versa?

[and surely arms + metal won't end up as some fma-type horror]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[That's a problem for future!Nemesis]

. . .

[Thinking about it]

Guess you'll have to buddy up with an AlcheMe! at all times.

[unbr8kable]

Pretty sure Gold already called dibs.

Anyways... Lemme just do a normal one for now, I guess. The weapon ones are pretty badass, but kinda pricey when I think about how I can just spit swords out of my hands. Probably better to wait 'til I know I'm gonna need the range or power--or whenever you get laser or taser technology. The grappling hook would totally come in handy (nice one, me), but having to keep C around just so I can put on a shirt sounds like a hassle.

That's not gonna be a problem, is it?

[rather than even mock challenging, it comes out a little apologetic if anything]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Whatever you want.

Though I would caution that at some point you should consider getting an offensive ability that isn't dependent on what they sell in the shop. Considering how often they like to turn those off and all.

[unbr8kable]

If Taisho and Wild City and whoever else decide to go guns blazing and powers're off, the arm'll be more useful as defense than offense. And I'm not that bad at hand-to-hand.

[when not a monster, anyway]

...You worried about some kind of invasion or something?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[. . .]

Just being overly cautious. One can never be too prepared.

[unbr8kable]

[looks at him, curious, but continues nevertheless]

Got a knife in my boot, so that's something.

Anyways, figure out the right armor, it won't matter what anybody else throws at you. So long as they're limited by what they can buy too, right?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I'm not talking about fighting other idols, Nemesis.