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Choices

1. Gun them down.
- 4 (66.7%)
2. Make a break for it.
- 2 (33.3%)
3. ssssssssssssss
- 0 (0%)

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Voting closed: December 04, 2009, 08:17:53 AM


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Re: The Ends
« Reply #860 on: May 26, 2009, 11:16:38 PM »

Benny's stated objectives have been:

  • Increase his control
  • Survival of his host.
  • Funsies

I'm leaning to "him" wanting his freedom from No Face and the gang by hijacking our body and then frolicking or whatever for fun. I imagine being a worm from space is a tad restrictive/dull.

That doesn't really explain his reference to The Choice scene, but the Benny then is different from the one now. The current version may be a 'corrupted' version or just a new worm adopting the old persona to mess with us. I say the latter, myself.

Also, I am very disappointed at the lack of boss monsters! :whoops:

we just fucking nearly got eaten by one like three or five updates back are you trying to kill us

also an entire store full of crawlers counts as a boss.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #861 on: May 26, 2009, 11:49:37 PM »

p.s. i picked parking lot 8)
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #862 on: May 27, 2009, 12:51:56 AM »

p.s. i picked parking lot 8)

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The thing that bothered me most with Benny was his "gaining substance" when we seriously talked to him.  Before, we'd only treated him like the delusion we thought he was, whereas just now we talked to him like an actual, separate entity.  I certainly don't endorse ignoring him wholesale, but we can't treat him like a fourth party member, or whatever.

Basically, Benny needs to go back on imaginary friend status.

Also, when faced with an Infested Giant Enemy Crab, the only option isssssssssssssssssssssssss
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #863 on: May 27, 2009, 01:05:13 AM »

p.s. i picked parking lot 8)

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The thing that bothered me most with Benny was his "gaining substance" when we seriously talked to him.  Before, we'd only treated him like the delusion we thought he was, whereas just now we talked to him like an actual, separate entity.  I certainly don't endorse ignoring him wholesale, but we can't treat him like a fourth party member, or whatever.

Basically, Benny needs to go back on imaginary friend status.

Also, when faced with an Infested Giant Enemy Crab, the only option isssssssssssssssssssssssss

Like I said, he just showed he can have some goddamn valuable info.  We should be cautious but not completely shut him out.  It might be cutting off our nose to spite our face.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #864 on: May 27, 2009, 01:23:45 AM »

Continue on leads 7 to 1. Updating.

2. Benny wasn't lying. It's too dangerous there. Continue on.

"Let's go. Head to the friend's house."

Jesse nods slowly and puts the truck in gear. As you roll gently back onto the road, You turn to stare out the window. The fog is as thick as ever, but you can vaguely see what looks to be a large, sloping meadow opposite the parking lot. Sycamores and Oaks dot the landscape, along with a few low cattle fences. You don't see any carcasses.

The truck begins to pick up speed, leaving the parking lot and meadow behind. The land begins to rise even more steeply as you head back into the hills. Again, a sense of tiredness steals over you. The pain in your arm and leg is less sharp now, but spread wider.

"So..." Jesse says. "What is this fabled little girl, this Nicole, what is she like?"

You turn to look at Jesse, smiling. "Oh, she's a bit weird. But sweet. She didn't talk much, at first, but she seemed to open up a bit. Probably just shy."

"So... a sweet little girl who has some connection to the infected. Or some sort of weird power."

"I guess," you say. "She seems unaware of it, though. And most of the time she's just a little kid. You know. Scared."

"Do you think maybe... maybe she can 'feel' the other infected like you? For that matter, uh, do you know for sure if she is infected?"

"I don't know," you reply. "The power was cut before we got to X-ray anyone but me. As far as 'feeling' goes, it doesn't seem the same, from what I remember. Her stuff happened right as shit was going down. There wasn't any lag."

"Could it just be a weird sort of coincidence? Maybe she's normal?"

"I seriously doubt that," you reply. "Something is definitely... different, about her."

Jesse falls silent, and you turn once more to the side window, watching the misty hills and trees roll by.

"I have to say this now," Jesse says suddenly a few minutes later, as if she had finally made up her mind about something.

You turn back to face her, startled back to full consciousness. "Yes?"

Jesse pulls the truck over once again, next to a large oak tree by the side of the road. A small gravel lane winds it way up the hill from the highway nearby.

"I'm not going to lie. You're into some weird shit. Seeing you with... Benny, arguing, fighting the air... it made me realize... you're not entirely in control of this."

You stare at her, then slowly nod. "You're right."

"I... I may leave, if I decide I'd be safer on my own," Jesse says, flatly. "I hope you understand. I like you, and ... well, I hope things work out. I don't want to leave, but... if things get too weird, I will. I stuck around when my dad was going through this. I... don't want to see that again. I don't want... to have to do to you, what I did to him. I'll just leave before it gets to that point."

Her words are hurried, forced.

You reach out with your good arm, and she clasps your hand with hers between you. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to warn you. I felt like you saved me from that cabin. I owe you for that. But I'm not willing to ... lose myself, not again."

"I understand," you say. "I can't really blame you. In fact... well, David may have left me with Nicole for precisely these reasons."

"Yeah," Jesse says.

or maybe it was because of what you did with that poker

"Anyway, I'm glad that's off my chest," Jesse says. "Let's get going."

She throws the truck back into drive and gets back on the highway. Around the next bend is a pile up, but you're able to drive halfway off the road to get around it.

You continue to climb. Suddenly Jesse slows. "This is it," she says. She turns off the road onto a smaller, one land paved street.

The street winds up the hill, passing by a few vineyards with houses nearby. Suddenly you drive into a heavily wooded area. Darkness closes around you, and Jesse turns on the headlights, miniature suns in the mist.

Another turn off, this time a dirt road. it winds down the opposite side of the hill, still in the trees. It dead ends into a gate, standing open.

Beyond it, a wide dirt parking area, faced by a low, long slate gray house. A low porch wraps all the way around the front. A beat up old pickup, the engine block removed and set next to it, rests near the edge of the parking area, up near the trees.

"Well, here we are," Jesse says, turning off the motor. You and her both peer out the front windshield at the house. Everything looks still. Even the mist simply hangs frozen in the air.

"Looks empty enough," you say, starting to open your door. Behind you, Max suddenly stands bolt upright, and barks a single time.

"Shit," Jesse says in a hiss. You follow her gaze to see a single Cavine standing near the edge of the house. From this distance, you can barely make out the tentacles emerging from the remains of the head and jaw.

Time seems to slow to a crawl. You fear moving or speaking further will break this glass-like stillness that has descended upon everything, keeping you safe.

Then the Cavine lowers its head to the ground, and gives off a low hissing growl. The sound raises the hairs on your arm.

With a sudden burst of velocity, the Cavine springs forward, rapidly closing the distance between it and the truck.

"Give me the shotgun!" Jesse yells wildly.

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1. Do it.

2. No. She's still seat belted, her door is locked and shut. You have wounds, but you're holding the weapon already and your door is open. Slide out, and take out the Cavine.

3. Tell Jesse to floor it.

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Re: The Ends
« Reply #865 on: May 27, 2009, 01:39:12 AM »

2. She showed us how to fire this thing, I'm sure we can't fuck it up TOO bad, right?

Running these bastards down doesn't seem very effective, and besides she already turned off the engine. And now is no time to be fumbling around with guns and seatbelts and doors.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #866 on: May 27, 2009, 01:43:55 AM »

It's too fast to run over.  We'd be dead.

Our arm is wounded and if we miss this shot we're fucked.  I say give it to her.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #867 on: May 27, 2009, 01:45:28 AM »

Forgot about the gimpy arm. Reconsidering.

It's still a fair distance away, so she should hopefully have time. Yeah, going with 1.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #868 on: May 27, 2009, 01:53:40 AM »

Humans have a height advantage and opposable thumb advantage over Cavines.



Dogs are good hunters because they travel in packs and use misdirection, using one lone dog to drive the prey into the pack's waiting trap.

Just some things to think about.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #869 on: May 27, 2009, 08:20:06 AM »

What is the condition of our windshield?

I'm tempted to say give it to Jesse, but I'll think on it a bit more.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #870 on: May 27, 2009, 09:07:38 AM »

p.s. i picked parking lot 8)

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So glad you're listening to Benny, then.

Giving the gun to Jessie.  Also closing my door.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #871 on: May 27, 2009, 09:08:10 AM »

I think we ought to shoot ourselves because every second wasted is valuable time against a cavine, especially if he can call for his pack.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #872 on: May 27, 2009, 09:09:07 AM »

Don't be so defeatist, LD.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #873 on: May 27, 2009, 09:15:38 AM »

I'm not.  I'm drawing from previous cavine encounters.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #874 on: May 27, 2009, 09:35:39 AM »

...to suggest suicide. That's the epitome of defeatism! I'd rather take a shot at the dog and let it eat me.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #875 on: May 27, 2009, 10:14:23 AM »

Humans have a height advantage and opposable thumb advantage over Cavines.

No, they don't. Or did you forget about the "vine" part of the equation?

What are you planning to do, anyway, challenge it to a thumb war? A left-handed coffee mug grasping competition?
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #876 on: May 27, 2009, 11:12:13 AM »

Are you trying to tell me that it's a better idea to let Jesse deal with the cavine?  Because I need a little more convincing if that's the case.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #877 on: May 27, 2009, 11:15:28 AM »

Hah. I misread LD's post. I though she meant, 'shoot ourself' and I was all wat. My mistake.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #878 on: May 27, 2009, 12:46:08 PM »

We're not the greatest shot even when we aren't injured and barely conscious. Honestly our handicaps are greater than a closed door right now.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #879 on: May 27, 2009, 02:51:46 PM »

red rover red rover jesse come over
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