Jail Quest: a text adventure occasionally illustrated.A night of drinking and a failed attempt to cheat on cards had landed you the strangest job slash community service sentence you've ever had: ensuring Gongalla Gaol survives the reality storm called Singularity.Now you travel around with your employer and a handpicked crew to survey the four Reality Anchors. Hey, beats being tarred and feathered, right?Previous thread:https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2024/6098726/Gongallaverse:https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Gongalla%20GaolYou are Rosa Montagni, and the raid on the Singularity Cult's cave had began in earnest. Working with an ex-lawman and a bandit gang with a grudge towards the cult to prevent the cultists from escaping, your team incidentally joined forces with a mime - a sort of clown special forces - to rescue the kidnapped clown kids and apprehend the cultists. But soon after freeing the kids, you face the boss of this cultist cell: a rabbit whom Millie is quite familiar with. And he's a serial killer!
Rolled 8 (1d20)>>6143578You can see Millie composing her confidence right before your eyes, and pointed at the rabbit she knew."Orville! So you'the head of this cell. Why are you still working with the Singularity cultists?! Weren't you freed from ULF's influence?! Why are you doing this?!"The rabbit, Orville, adjusts his glasses with his left hand. You can see he's radiating a subtle confidence, despite facing off against nine people - and three of them are combatants."It is none of your concern, fraulein. Und why zhould I tell any of meine secrets? After all..."He launches towards the team, yelling!"You will all be dead!!">ROLL 1D20 WITH YOUR CHOICE>CHOOSE ONE>□ Block him, Clyde!>□ Can you counter, mime?>□ Catch his knife, Valencio!>□ You can pretend you'll shoot him!>□ Surprise him with magic, Craig!>□ Other (fill in)
>>6143600>□ Catch his knife, ValencioStop that blade!https://youtu.be/WM33Hr94SKw
>□ Catch his knife, Valencio!Glad to see this back
>>6143600>□ Catch his knife, Valencio!
Rolled 8 (1d20)>>6143600>□ Catch his knife, Valencio!
Rolled 17 (1d20)Looks like I'm retardedd
Rolled 18 (1d20)>>6143602ROLLING FOR MY VOTE
>>6143675>>6143679Knife jugaloo Valencio confirmed.
Rolled 3 (1d20)>>6143600>□ Surprise him with magic, Craig!
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>6143600>□ You can pretend you'll shoot him!
>>6144424It's ogre.
>>6143600Panic sets into you, triggered by Orville's sudden assault - his swiftness somehow bypassing Clyde's guard. You grabbed your gun in an attempt to bluff him, but as his knife closes the distance, you realize too late that his target is you."Hold it!"But Valencio, that beautiful drunken bastard of a monk, moved faster. You didn't even register exactly when he blocked your view; for a moment you thought he took the blow with his body. Instead, you see him catching the rabbit's blade with his hands - and... it seems like Orville's writhing in pain?"Ach, zis frequency! Scheisse! Make it stop, I beg of you!"Well, the advantage is yours - well, Valencio's, since he seems to be pulsing a tremor-something through the knife. But you bet the rabbit won't stay stunned for long...>CHOOSE ONE>□ Clyde, grab him from behind! Then interrogate!>□ Craig, use your magic hand to hold him while I interrogate!>□ Knock him out, mime! Then let's hogtie him up!>□ Millie, quickly read his mind about cult stuff! Then knock him out!>□ Other (fill in)
>□>□ Other (Craig uses magic hand while we interrogate him, BUT also signal to Millie to read his mind while we do so)Even if he answers wrongly or refuses to talk, he'll think of the answer as a reflex. Most people do. If someone asks you "What's 2+2" you're probably gonna think "4", even if the answer you actually say out loud is 5.
>>6145280I'll support that.
>>6145280+1The "Don't think of a white elephant!" effect
>>6145280+1>>6145267
>>6145280+1Smart.
>>6145280+1
>>6145267"Craig, grab him!"Immediately, a big ghostly green hand swoops in and grips the rabbit whole. His knife safely handled by Valencio, Orville's stun faded away quickly."What is zis?! Magic?!"The hand floats the rabbit in mid-air, his feet no longer touching the cavern floor."I got him, Rosa!"You see Craig concentrating, trying to keep the magic grip stable."Nice! Keep him there. Millie, get ready to read!"Doesn't matter if he answers or not, there'll be glimpses of the truth that Millie can pick up, you think to yourself."Got it!"The two of you approach the would-be cultist assassin."You've got a lot to answer, bucko!"That same scowl answered you."Ach, your mind tricks won't work on me, jungfraulein... I know you, little witch. I have trained meine self for zis. Und zis magic would not last. I vill make ghosts out of you all!"It's true, his mind is harder to crack, says a thought that isn't yours. Huh, is that you, Millie? Yes, I'm using telepathy, you have to make him drop his guard somehow, the thought fades. Seems like Millie's focusing on reading Orville's mind now. But how are you going to make him drop his guard?>CHOOSE ONE>□ Try a quick punch to the gut, that should rattle him>□ Perhaps go in for a kiss? He looks like a kissless virgin>□ Maybe confront him with a blatantly false, wrong accusation? He looks nerdy enough to correct it>□ Or get Valencio to do his Tremor-thing on him, that worked last time>□ The mime might have their own interrogation technique that could work>□ Other (fill in)
>>6147264>Write-In: Sock him in the nuts
>>6147264>A kiss is a bit much, but laying on some charm and touching his face and such might do the trick
>>6147265That, but after>>□ Perhaps go in for a kiss? He looks like a kissless virginMaximum confusion
>>6147264>□ The mime might have their own interrogation technique that could workThat ought to be comedy gold. That guy looks way too autistic to be convinced by a mere kiss, anyways.
>>6147265+1but no kiss, we ain't no ho
>>6147355+1
I just can't condone punching a man in the nuts. That's the one place you should never hit.
>>6147360I can respect that viewpoint.
>>6147282+1
>>6147264>□ Maybe confront him with a blatantly false, wrong accusation? He looks nerdy enough to correct itAnd smug enough to at least think of some of his real crimes
>>6147264>□ Maybe confront him with a blatantly false, wrong accusation? He looks nerdy enough to correct itHave him "erm, actually" and then when he least expects it>□ The mime might have their own interrogation technique that could workMime shenanigans.
>>6147264>□ The mime might have their own interrogation technique that could work
Drawing, writing.
>>6147264He seems to be awfully confident in himself - with what Millie said about him being a serial killer, you doubt thay pain nor the feminine charm will move him. Fortunately, there's someone here that could provide a third alternative. You turn to the mime. You sign 'you' 'try' to him, and he acknowledges. Let's see what he does...He silently steps up to the rabbit, and without a word, pulls out a custard pie from his inventory."Hah! How very predictable. Throw pie on meine face? Really? I've endured worse."As the rabbit gloats, the muted clown pulls out another item, a canister of whipped cream. Or is that instant cake frosting? Either way, the clown starts putting it on the pie. Perhaps as a piece de resistance?But soon after, you notice what's going on."Zat's... a lot of frosting. Where are you going with zis?"The mime kept on piling the frosting. One layer, two layers, five layers..."Halt! Haaaalt!! Cease zis!!"The killer rabbit's confidence crumbles in front of the mighty tower of frosting. You decide this is the perfect time to interject."Tell us what's the cult's plan here!"The rabbit returns into a scowling mood, but you feel that the mime's tower of pie has unnerved him enough for Millie to snatch the info from his mind. Correct, says a thought that isn't yours. I'll tell you the plan later, out of the cave. Now what to do with him? The thought that is Millie's asked.>CHOOSE ONE>□ Clyde, knock him out>□ Valencio, tremor him until we get out>□ Craig, you know any sleep spells?>□ Let's tie him up. Anyone got rope?>□ Other (fill in)
>>6149276>□ Craig, you know any sleep spells?
>>6149276>>□ Clyde, knock him outWhile >Valencio, tremor himlet's be safe.
>>6149276>□ Clyde, knock him out>□ Valencio, tremor him until we get out>□ Craig, you know any sleep spells?>□ Let's tie him up. Anyone got rope?I fail to see why we can't do EVERYTHING
Drawing, writing. Apologies for the relatively lethargic update pace, feeling a bit under the weather...
>>6151315'Tis the season to get sick, QM. Well, in my climatic region, no idea when Indonesia's cold/flu/covid/etc season is No worries.
