Current Location: Mermaids in the Basement>If you go, then stay gone.>We periodically host a web-based battle royale that can include anything and anyone. Shenanigans ensue, and some people attempt to write it into semi-coherent narratives, playing the part of the characters within!Check here for additional details:https://rentry.org/HungerGamesHostingGuideUpdatedhttps://brantsteele.com/hungergames/Previously on HG: >>25225003Lenny's /i/ game (tributes wanted) >>>/i/834561
>>25239352LASH NO! What are you doing?! Don't make up lies like that! No! Don't banish him! He didn't do anything wrong!
>>25239330>An unidentified funky object would descend upon the Arena, enrapturing away the stray Fumo doll with a mysterious force. It disappeared as soon as it came.>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo693ySIXto
>>25239371What an asshole!
>>25239371>>25239399Some might write him off as an asshole, but the man won. And that's all that really matters I guess. >Even if it was a bit underhanded... Congrats to the Lash and thanks for this show you put on.
>>25239399"Is not a very pure thing to say...""Well done."
>>25239399Here are the placements!>>25239402Thanks for your kind words!>>25239405Oh dear... I suppose you're right. My apologies, I let my emotions get the better of me. That was... very unbecoming of an angel like me.
>>25239409Good job, Lash.>Thanks for hosting!
>>25239409"And thanks."
>>25239409Thank you for using Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition!
>>25239409>Pretty neat.
>>25239409Thaaaaank-you. Kikiki!
>>25239409Bet ya haven't seen one of these in a while!>>25239412>>25239413>>25239417>>25239418>25239421Thank you all!
>>25239409>>25239426>The AFK buff does it again...>... well, now I just feel bad.>Thanks for hostingggg.
>>25239399>>25239409Lucky human. He looks fun to fight!Yeah yeah. Thanks for the fun, I guess.
>>25239445>>25239446Thank you guys as well!Not gonna lie, this was quite the game for my first time hosting. It was a bit rough trying to get the slides out in a timely manner, but it was still fun regardless. Don't hesitate to give me any pointers on how to improve.Once again, thank you all and I hope we get to have more wholesome fun this Halloween!Goodnight everybody!
>>25239457Any new host is music to this thread's tickers. Enjoy your spookmonth, friend.
>>25239457>I think you did good for a first crack at hosting. Responding to participants is something I personally enjoy and like and appreciate from you. Plus a custom wincard is always aces too. >You have a goodnight as well dude, and I hope to see you around for more fun!
>>25239457It comes with practice.5-8 minutes is a good pace between each slide. Host whenever you feel like it; take a few days' break between sessions. That way, you don't burn yourself out.
>>25239409First in, first out, thank you for hosting
cool thread
>>25239475cat darkholme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alyzaHBHdpU>>25241137>Ice cold....
so is indexposter dead
>>25239358>Down below, a town lay submerged in a rising tide that seemed to stretch on forever. The tip-tops of buildings edged out of the lake and stretched down into the murky abyss. Further out- more buildings? They almost looked like pyramids... all the while, stoic faces carved into the mysterious, towering structure looked on at the apparent chaos with stern disinterest.>But high above, perched on the edge of a walkway leading to a bell tower (from the looks of it), a striking, ominous figure stood high above the waves. Watching. Waiting. Wearing... an impossibly dashing moustache.What... a... dump.>And he was excellently articulate to boot.No tellin' how something like this went down. Can't imagine it came with much warning... shit.>For a moment, unseen by the world, the vigilant expression on the face of *The Lash* cracks.Not the way anybody should go.>He says, then goes silent.>...>One sharp breath up the nose later, and everything is just as it should be.Manhattan might be a shithole, but it's still better than this. At least I can *leave* most shitholes. How is anyone supposed to get out of here? Swim for it? Please.
>>25243384>https://files.catbox.moe/a2awwd.mp3>Beyond the salty tinge of the sea, the stench of rotten flesh permeated across the high streets fortunate enough to avoid falling into the tides' embrace. A sinister, oppressive ambience glared from the omnipresent sun, shaded by unmoving clouds which together appeared frozen into a perpetual setting phase.>Something clanked in the distance out of sight.
>>25243481Yeugh. Smells like shit, too.>He wipes at his nose with the back of his hand absentmindedly, trying to ignore the smell, acting like he doesn't know exactly what it is. Narrowed eyes turn up to study the ominous skyline as a further bid to take his mind off the smell, off the death...>And then, a noise. A suspicious noise.That... doesn't sound dead.>With that astute observation, Lash leaned over the perch a little more, then looked around another way. Where had that...?
>>25243608>At the base of the tower where its foundation raised from streets barely above sea level, movement would be spotted: three humanoid figures with the complexion of rotten bananas and saltwater hams, shambling toward higher ground in rough unison as they narrowly avoided tripping upon their own feet...>The dead wandered these cursed streets, their state not a release but a further misery incurred. Further into the alley from which they had emerged, the clanking got louder, seeming to act as a herding force for these doomed souls.
>>25243766>On average, most people from most places would probably be... very, very concerned at the sight of waterlogged corpses stumbling their way through the street, with their skulls exposed to the salty air and their bodies so withered that they seem like little more than skin and bone. Skin that looked like a leather couch stitched into the shape of a man.>... But ~The Lash~ is not most people.Great. As if this place didn't smell bad enough already.>In fairness, that's mostly because of where he's from and not who he is... but the point still stands.They don't look like conversational types. Probably just bodies and not any actual souls down there. Gross.>Is that better or worse in his mind?>In any case, the continued clanking of... something. Metal? Was the only thing that seemed to guide those poor husks down there. And besides that, it was the only thing of interest happening around here! So, Lash started to walk along the overhead walkway, looking for an obvious means to follow... or, barring the obvious, a complicated means in its place.Wonder if it's feedin' time...?
>>25243869>Pausing at the base of the tower, these gnarled zombies formed a rough perimeter as the source of the commotion finally revealed itself; a being in old maile and complementing armour that appeared to had been looted from a battlefield, ill-fitting to leave their gangrenous, discolored, yet living skin exposed around the arms. This entity huffed with a coarse, inhuman rasp, hefting a steel crossbow in hand with purpose while it made way to where the zombies held position, stopping at the middle of the staircase to lock bloodshot eyes with the Lash through a rusted helmet covering the better half of its face. A tense moment ensured between the bewitched warrior and the fighting man, interrupted by the twitch of the former's finger!>https://youtu.be/0D-TYHywEIA?t=4>Its crossbow was unleashed, not at the interloper yet at a switch located near the tower's pillars...>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrAnVUSRWtU>Causing a platform at its centre previously level with the connecting bridge to begin descent!
>>25244013Ho-hoh, look at this guy...>The Lash stood tall up on his perch, looking down with vague amusement just at the sight of this great, lumbering chump in the weird armor with the stupid bag over his head.>When the ridiculous fellow down below looked up, though, there was a flash of surprise on the Lash's face... followed by yet another smug grin that was so irritating it almost hurt to look at.Oh, now you're asking for it, chump.>Lash was already leaning back, cracking his knuckles and stretching his neck to either side.>But to his further (and more genuine) surprise, the creep shot his weapon... not up at the Lash, but at some kind of switch or lever or *whatever* that had started a nearby platform to start lowering down!>Giving it a brief look, the pit fighter glanced back down at the man down below.So you wanna come up here, huh? Well come on up! It'll save the Lash the trouble of *really* embarrassing you!>He doesn't seem intimidated... not yet. At least he has that going for him, right...?
>>25244122>Several seconds elapsed before the old elevator reached base, the crossbow-wielder waving its weapon before beginning the reload process to goad the corpses into entry right before it began raising again, steadily ferrying the group to the Lash's elevation. >Additional distant clanking could be heard below (odds: closer, evens: farther), following the rough path of the current grotesque party's transit.
>>25244214>~The Lash~ wasn't even paying attention to just how many of the cattle'd corpses were being brought up to where he was. If any of the mass below could see him, they'd see that the man had moved to the other end of the bridge and was... doing stretches, from the looks of it.Doesn't matter where you end up, there's always going to be some chump who doesn't realize how low on the pole he really is. Lucky for him->He made a satisfied 'ahhh' sound as her finished a stretch and popped back up to his full height.The Lash is generously donating his time to teach 'em what real greatness looks like.>For all the boasting, though, he wasn't going to just shut out the world around him. The sound was too far now, but if more clanking were to get closer, he wasn't going to allow anyone else to embarrass themselves by thinking they could sneak up on *the* Jacob Lash! C'mon! I don't got all day up here! Let's get this dance goin'!
>>25244270>Once the elevator had reached its pinnacle, the fetid trio of zombies would disembark in a coordinated movement, depositing their lot face-to-face with the Lash...>https://youtu.be/iEZO1ZPxhQI?t=8>Yet rather than approach any closer, they would reach into their entrails through open seams in their withered midsections, unleashing a series of loathsome moans before hurling a wave of wet gore at the boastful man!>Down below, their ringleader would have concluded arming its crossbow, aiming for the Lash this time while the carcasses divided his attention! (Lower number=Higher accuracy. Assume a guaranteed hit on a 0. On a 9... Hits a zombie instead!)>The newest source of the clanking remained out of sight, though past indicators pointed towards additional entities taking the route of his current harassers toward the tower.
>>25244324>Waiting until the heads of his foes rose up into view, the human stepped forward, an almost peppy bounce in his step as he sized up the monsters standing in front of him.Just so you bonebags know, I'm not gonna take it easy on you just because you're already dead. If you got the nerve to show back up, then you best get ready to->Talking trash to people who are still alive is a lot more fun than to the undead. Primarily, as Lash is now learning, because people who are alive don't rip out their own intestines and use them as projectiles!Ugh! Oh, God, that's gross!>Lash's face fell for a flicker in time as he watched the gore fly at him. But not one to be dead on his feet, he's quick to jump back and weave out of the way of the first flurry of attacks from the zombies...>And only by happenstance did he manage to jerk out of the way of the incoming bolt while he was at it!Hey! Watch it, buddy! You'll get your turn in a minute!>Precious moments were wasted, turning back down to shout at the creep below...>But as the human spun back to face the pack of zeds:>https://files.catbox.moe/1sx1cx.mp3>His left arm flared out in front of him, and from that hand came the length of a whip that (through potentially magical means) surged out and struck at any and all targets within 20m of him that he could see! A stinging, wounding blow that did 'Spirit' damage on top of being, y'know, a flogging.You're not the only one ready to get their hands dirty, skinny!
>>25244492>His strike would 'lash' all three marauding corpses in a row, causing them to flinch and fall over... Yet seemingly dealing no lasting damage to their hollow bodies beyond the most superficial of marks! One of the stumbling carcasses would trip over an incongruent-seeming metal object stored on the floor surrounding the tower elevator, groaning in its effort to right itself resulting in the loose item being partially pushed into view. It was a thick, blackened barrel of a gun or something similar...>At the lower alley, the malevolent arbalest took cover under the bridge to facilitate its next reload. The next set of clanks sounded close, indicating probable reinforcement heading their way!
>>25244552>The flog spooled up and returned back to his hand just as fast as it had whipped out, courtesy of either plenty of practice or some supernatural aid. Or both, maybe.>Didn't matter much either way, though. Most people at least acknowledge the pain, but these guys? They just kept on truckin'!Huh... all right. Guess you guys aren't crowd pleasers, are ya? Typical.>Not one to let such things keep him down, Lash was already getting ready for the next attack. But first, he watched the display of one of the 'zeds stumbling over... what seemed to be a very conveniently placed weapon.Not too sure-footed, are ya? Hah!>~The Lash~ was already saddled up with... whatever you'd call that thing he was holding in his right arm... but instead of wasting precious bullets, from either his own supply or that of the one on the ground, the man instead chose to charge in and simply clock the closest of the undead right across the jaw with the brass knuckles on his left fist!>It was a rather thin bridge, all things considered. And with how stumbly these guys looked, well, why not try ot persuade gravity into doing the heavy lifting here?'I don't need a gun to take out someone like you!
>>25244635>Felt like punching a block of solid leather; even with his beefy fist weapon, the Zombie didn't incur any appreciable damage, yet he managed to strike its wispy figure off the bridge all the same! (Evens: falls into the waters, plummeting out of sight! Odds: falls back into the alleyway!)>By now, the remaining pair at his level had recovered and resumed throwing their guts at the unfortunate pugilist. Yetch.(1/2)
>>25244668>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKaOQ55dXAM>Sailing across the air in a fit of frantic writhing, the zombie found purchase into the tangy seas, failing to emerge from their tides as they consumed it. A slight feeling of relief would grace the Lash, as though to indicate that foe were no more.>>25244635>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_V8yRFos3Q>Yet not a moment after the clanging would culminate into visible movement from below: a pair of ironclad warriors had joined the fray with the crossbowman, bearing crazed, distorted faces sneering and snarling through sets of plate adorned with unknown markings that looked as though they hadn't been removed in an inhumanly long time. Each of these warped knights carried a sharpened long sword with finesse and professionalism in spite of their dire appearances, making way toward the elevator to join the fray!>Having reset its weapon, the crossbow-wielding fiend fired yet another attack of opportunity at the Lash, betting against his abilities to thin out its allies before it could land a mark! (Lower number=more accurate. Guaranteed hit on a 0, hits a Zombie on a 9!)(2/2)
>>25244668>>25244729>It was a firm, rough thing to find yourself punching. Even with the buffer of the brass knuckles (which left an imprint of the word "LASH" in the thing's face, for the record), Lash found himself shaking his fist free from a lingering sting afterwards.>But, easy come, easy go. It didn't take much more than that to send the sucker falling to a watery grave.Boosh.>And The Lash seemed just fine with that outcome.>But you know what was even better? Watching an arrow courtesy of lil' crossbow boy down there sink right into the side of dead-head #2.HAH! Weak!>Promptly, Lash let out a loud laugh. He almost felt compelled to point and laugh at the idiot down below- and would certainly have noticed the other two ghouls coming his way if he had- but instead he felt compelled to get a move on with what was left in front of him.>Aiming the boxing glove-like gun in his right hand, Lash would send out a burst of three triple-round shots directed at the enemies directly ahead. At this point, more than anything else, he almost felt like he was experimenting with some new punching bags rather than fighting a worthy challenge.Agh-! Yuck!>Though his arrogance did cause him to get splattered with at least one of those horrible gut-bombs being hurled his way...Oh, you're gonna get it now, freak!
>>25244838>The blue-on-blue (or red-on-red from the Lash's point of view) incident divided the afflicted Zombie's attention even as its actual body barely reacted to the bolt, looking ready to pelt the negligent crossbow with the same gore it brought unto the Lash->But his gun-fist would send both itself and the other zombie reeling onto the floor once again before it could act on its disposition! And again, neither Zombie appeared to have sustained lasting injury from the close-quarters blast, the new holes in their body barely distinguishable from the old ones.>From their approach below, it became apparent one of the knights was much larger than his peer or any normal man at all for the matter, his horned form barely leaving enough clearance for the both of them to use the elevator that the lesser of their pair activated from below, beginning its ascent anew.>By now, the pugilist ought to had known the tempo of the crossbow user; back to reloading under cover.
>>25244892>Whether the arrow stuck in its side was worse than the trio of bullets that had been plugged into its rotten side, it gave little of any indication that it even noticed before it fell down to the surface of the bridge.Man, you guys are kinda takin' the fun outta all this. Where's the challenge? Honestly!>As if to emphesise his apparent boredom with fighting these lifeless husks, Lash doesn't even wait for the third fellow to most likely trip over his friend there. Instead, he jumps forward and-Heads up!>Simply tries to grab hold of the thing's disgusting flesh so that he can heave it off the bridge in the vague direction of the bowman down below. Because why bother trying to fight someone yourself when you could just chuck one of their friends at them and hope for the best?>That is, so long as this little plan works and he doesn't force himself to improvise a bit further.
>>25244996>A second zombie fell from the tower! This one's trajectory...>0-2; Impacted it into the alleyway, leaving it winded but otherwise ready to begin a trek back towards the Lash's stand.>3-5; Brought it seaward, claimed by the drink.>6+; Sent the corpse into the path of the Crossbow-wielding goon right as it poked out for another volley, leaving them both pinned into the pavement for the turn!(1/2)
>>25245048>*THUNK!* The sound of the rigid body landing upon metal and flesh would be followed by a coarse grunt, the Lash's ploy paying off for the moment to give him a moment's respite. >>25244996>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmiGftB85UY>The remaining zombie engaging on the bridge slowly readied itself upright, only to be displaced by the entrance of the Lash's newest foe: a nearly eight foot tall mass of spikes, steel, and anger, barely waiting for the elevator to level with the bridge before sprinting with his runed blade forward to engage its defender directly! >Behind him, the more typically-sized knight guarded the flanks, awaiting an opportunity to join in the fray while gauging their foe's response.(2/2)
>>25245048>>25245094Don't say I didn't warn ya! Chump!>Lash's hand was half-cupped around his mouth as he shouted down to the poor... almost-man below, currently busy with the corpse-person wriggling on top of them.>Hearing that the fallen 'zed was already trying to get back up, Lash rolled his neck again, letting out a small sigh in spite of the grin still plastered on his face.You just don't know when to give up, do y->He didn't even get to finish his playful threat before the poor thing was floored by what was supposed to be an ally of his. Lash turned and froze for a short moment as he stared up at this towering beast of a man... or, whatever creature it was that had stuffed itself into that armor.Ohh... big boy, huh? And I bet that makes you think you're 'bad,' right? >With a quick roll of the shoulders, Lash was at it again.Guess I'll just have to teach you otherwise.>The flog lashed out from his left hand again; a small, second-long flicker of blue energy rippled the air around the whip's length as it snapped through the air. The rope of the whip itself crackled in an instant with a lightning-like surge of magical energy, an energy that only helped add to the pain the thing was meant to inflict. At the same time, the gun was going in his right hand, click-click-clicking with each burst of ammunition sent out of it. All the while, the man was backing up aways, trying to goad the big thing out to the middle of the bridge, trying to get some space from it.Feel free to keep killin' each other! It makes my job easier!
>>25245126>Between the energetic strike and the triple-shot, the brute's commitment to the charge meant it had no recourse beyond tanking enough firepower to fell a lesser man where he stood, bearing a wicked grimace at the Lash as alien blood began to flow through the wounds of his perforated cuirass. >Odds: The attack would be sufficient to stagger this deathly warrior mid-rush, sending him where the Lash intended as he fell on a knee, heaving...>https://files.catbox.moe/zapbtx.ogg>Yet before it could be capitalized upon, the deathly knight stared back towards his adversary with an ominous red glow in his eyes, conjuring six bolts of fire to strike against the Lash in turn while limping back into a fighting position!>Evens: But this would only be a brief respite, the giant shifting from charging with his sword to rushing forward with his horned helmet lowered, tackling the Lash with an intent to gore him! A grunt which sounded akin to "Die" would audible from the behemoth's oversized lips.>Beneath his latest duel, the Lash's tangled pursuers struggled to decouple... (Recovers next turn on a number below 4...)
>>25245218Oh sh->Damage was done; that part was good. The fact that this beast was inhuman enough to simply charge through the pain, though, was less than ideal... but you don't make yourself a champion by being unable to handle a few close calls!>So, The Lash...>Evens: with exceptional reflexes, he simply reaches out with both hands and grabs hold of the beast-man's horns and plants his feet, sliding back across the stones of the overhanging bridge... and with that opening, he would further capitalize by jumping right over the monster before it got the chance to recover!>Odds: Lash went for a counter, but could only succeed in making sure his organs wouldn't be slashed out of his body, and went tumbling backwards after getting beamed by the charging bull-man-thing.(1/2)
>>25245218>>25245249>Second option it was. A pit fighter had to learn the hard way to take a clubbing, and the Lash was no exception. Even the best had to know how to take a punch, after all.Ooof->The feeling of this great creature's head and shoulder slamming into his midsection left a dull throb coursing through his perfect physique, though that did distract from the scrapes and cuts given by his body being sent rolling backwards.Ugh... hooh! Not bad, cowboy, not bad! You're tough, I'll give you that!>He quickly shook his head and popped back up, the smile back on his face, his movements loose and ready again.But how much more of this can you take, huh?>No sense it being cute; the Lash was aiming and firing again with that weird weapon, looking to simply wear it down until it dropped.(2/2)
>>25245249>>25245260>This second volley of shots would impact the great knight virtually point-blank: the blood staining its armour gave way to what appeared (and smelled) to be molten lead hissing steam and steadily flowing from his now numerous wounds, resulting in a noticeable weakness in the brute's form as he began losing feeling in his lower extremities, breaths interposed with a steady struggle...>Yet the next action to be enacted wouldn't necessitate any great finesse, staggering forward to leverage his weight on the impenitent mortal with his sword extended outward, wrenched unto the Lash to either run him through or pin him against a nearby rooftop in a blade-tipped bodyslam!>With the bridge now open, the unearthly warrior's lesser partner would began an advance of his own, preparing to join the battle on the upper street, his every movement precluded by clattering metal.>Towards the lower, the shooter and the corpse continued to tango... (Recovers next turn on a number below 5...)
>>25245281>The Lash is on the verge of conkin out... so if this thread's still up tomorrow, I'll get a reply out then before risking falling asleep right in the middle of replying.>Thanks for playin so far though, it's neat. Hope we can get right back to it.
>>25245294(Reply at will.)
>>25239464>Pst! Next time you're online...>Do you have the .obj file for the Canadoria dockyard the guards are stationed at? Alternatively, the town code will do too!
