Back again with no weeks in between! Stockpiling to make the most out of this little dirge some writers fall into this time of year. And I was just here as well, so no long authors note either. YAY! Though this is a bit of a mishmash vote, no one really did reposting of a single vote, so I just went with the highest sections of each. If you didn't vote for that specifically, I'm sorry.
Spoiler: Winning Votes
[X] Stay in Paris
-[X]Ask if they ever use their creation and bad luck powers for fun stuff. Like making magical stuff or giving bad luck to horrible people.
-[X]Explore the Catacombs
-[X]Take a selfie with both of them and ask for an autographed picture for Kristen or else she'll never shut up about it.
[X] Strength 2 & Wisdom 2
-[X] Use perk point to diminish/remove Estranged Family, put the other 3 on Robotics
Haha, man we almost did something REALLY stupid! If we took enough Flaws away, we'd actually have had a chance of rolling...HEROISM! *shudder* Thank God that got avoided by a single vote. Also doing this now to avoid anyone asking to abstain from voting for a bit, because that always kills a lot of enthusiasm people have for said Quests, ya know? Now, let's get to badness.
Flying Around, Just Chilling out, Get A Jumping Heart, when Monks Around oh-ho oh~
You, decided to stick around Paris for a bit. it might not have been the healthiest choice given your prior track record for trips, but this was honestly different. You did a Showdown with no actual antagonism resulting in it, kind of like your first one but nevermind that, you didn't get hurt THAT badly even when you were thrown around when you got caught, and you broke through a barrier you had been feeling for ages now with your tech base. All these combined to a net positive made only better by said people you had met and then contested, who you were still pestering at the moment.
"Okay, I get the selfie, we do those for fans all the time, and it warms my paws to hear about your sister knowing the greatness of Cats, but why are you STILL following me?" Chat Noir asked to you seemingly lounging in the air by your new flight pack, half for the image, half to test how well it handled hovering in different positions. Wonderfully to both, you found, as you considered the question.
"Eh, mostly because you stuck around and I'm kind of curious about the life of a 'superhero'. Hey, every do anything fun or weird with your powers?" You asked almost lackadaisically, deciding to just brush past any kind of anxiety you might have had upon hearing about 'Shards of Reality' or whatever, as you felt you had a good enough grasp of the two's personalities so far, even if Ladybug pieced out right after.
"Well get a good look. It's 60 percent keeping a secret identity, 30 percent roaming around looking for weird or violent things, 5 percent puns and another 5 actually action." Chat shot back having none of your shit apparently, keeping up with his leaps and bounds with trivial ease.
"And the silly shit between?"
"Hey, if you think I won't instantly destroy every speck of dust, trash, and shitty web-comic I print out about me specifically, you obviously have no class."
"HA! Ah, yeah, same. The last while before now the Third-Arm here has mostly been a drink holder while I binge things... Hey, ever seen or read Iruma-kun?"
"Heard about it, but it isn't getting subbed in French for a bit, and my English is finicky with those kind of translations already."
And so on and so forth, ridiculous and banal uses for otherworldly powers were thrown back and forth alongside simple interests and whims while Wuya slumbered in your cloak, having seen the 'trivialness' of the conversation and deciding to better rest for the rest of your little pow-wow. Eventually however, Chat Noir had some things he legitimately asked you not to follow him for, and, feeling like NOT pushing the guy who you had learned made cat shaped swimming pools for orphans, decided to see what else the City had to offer. If under a warning not to do so with a complete robot guard surrounding yourself, or scraping the rooftops with the low but still there vibrations of the Wing Road.
So, feeling a bit leery of public spaces and the artsy expressions that mostly every tourist was there to experience, you decided to do what any edgy teen would do.
You went to see the famous Catacombs!
It...was interesting.
Once you got past the annoying tour group trying to drag people in, and the little souvenir shops near the entrance (You couldn't say no to a sugar skull on a stick, it was macabrely delicious!) It...was kind of insane just how many bones and skulls actually filled the walls. The air didn't smell of rot or decay, but the atmosphere was still somber, and...mournful. It was kind of mindboggling to imagine people slotting all the bones into an interlocking pattern to get them all facing outward as well, and you could have made a joke about that any other time, but it just felt wrong for the moment.
You traced your hand along the wall as you walked, quiet and contemplative, before walking out at near dusk to the Jet, vowing at once to make sure you would be more than a nameless piece of a wall, and that you would NEVER build a skull throne.
END OF CHAPTER
So, I fluffed a bit. This is an end of the segment section, anyone or thing we could have found in here is gone or 'hidden' for the moment because of how we rolled. Not an actual perception thing, just me playing with possibilities. Instead, we had much to do about nothing with Black Cat till lunch time, then spent out time among skelemens to the point we got insightful about ourselves and our place in the world. Henc how I'm viewing us suddenly going up by 2 points in Wisdom and Strength. More awareness of the weirdness of the world, along with its own normaliations, and the necessity of having greater Strength.
A look at Death might also push us to get closer to those living with us, which...I"m going to do some rolls for before we settle on anything. As for Robotics, fluffle goes that Wing Road is guiding us to new heights and ideas after being in a creative slump for a bit over a decade. Hoo Raa.
Now lets show you what these mean.
GAINS:
1 point to Estranged Family: BECOMES...ERROR! ERROR! EXTERNAL QUOTIENT DETECTED! GENERATING QUEST!
NEW QUEST: The Spice Flows Homeward: Take action slots to gain favor with the Spicer Family as a whole. Become a True Spicer. Perk Point refunded back to pool due to tutorial mechanic!
Robotics: Level 22 25! LEVEL UP! RANK UP! NEW PERK CREATED!
Robotics Level 25: No friends? Don't worry, just build some! The more this perk is leveled up, the bigger, better, or just plain more robots you can make per turn increase! Perk Evolves at level 25. Perk benefits revealed! Allows a static 5 Jackbots to be build per Build session, as well as 1d4 chance of addition bots upon rolls of 60 or higher!
Innovation: Auto Rank 5. No longer are you bound by limits like 'parts' or 'physics'. You can and will work masterpieces with your end-goal being greater than any could dream. When creating new tech previously never used or built before, gain an advantage towards Building or Design Prep. Doubles the amount of regular items per creations per success level i.e. Jackbots, jets, tools, ect. Currently 1 bonus added.
1012! Strength, you actually show some muscle when you flex!
1315! Wisdom, you are learning that supernatural powers or no, you are all still people. If still really fucking scary.
END OF GAINS!
Current pool: 0 Stat Points, 1 Perk Point
Congratulations! You've discovered a hidden message! This is the ONLY character trait we have that cannot simply be solved with introspection and breakthroughs. No, this requires TALKING and BONDING with people not in our immediate circle. It's also a REALLY massive driving character story, what with our relationship with our parents partially being what set us on the path to being the kind of 'Evil' we are.
So...this'll be interesting.
Now, for actual selections of shit now that we are on our way home.
MONDAY: Choose 3 Worth of Action Points Below
[] Build Jackbots: 5 Standard, or 3 Builders, or 5 Flying (Costs 1 Action)
[] Bond with? (Costs 1 Action)
-Who?
[] Check email about hired Minion (Costs 1 Action)
[] Work on Jet (Costs 2 Actions)
-What to improve? Or Roll for random upgrade.
[] Work on Robot Designs (Costs 1 Action)
-What Kind?
[]Innovate: Create something new. Might be Garbage. Might be Gold. (Cost 2 Action)
-What do you make?
[] Try and Connect or Impress Your Family (Costs however much Action is specified.)
- What will you do?
[] Try to Train Something (Costs 2 Action)
-Train What? Ex. Scorpion Style, Chi, Wu mastery, Flight, ect.
[] Relax(Costs O Action, but takes the Day)- Allows Health to recover and potential Stat growth.
[]Be Ready for Wu (Costs 0, But takes the Day)- Allows for extra actions when searching for Wu and encountering Problems on Wu hunts if correct.
[]Write-In
TUESDAY: Choose 3 worth of Action Points Below
[] Build Jackbots: 5 Standard, or 3 Builders, or 5 Flying (Costs 1 Action)
[] Check email about hired Minion (Costs 1 Action)
[] Bond with? (Costs 1 Action)
-Who?
[] Work on Jet (Costs 2 Actions)
-What to improve? Or Roll for random upgrade.
[] Work on Robot Designs (Costs 1 Action)
-What Kind?
[]Innovate: Create something new. Might be Garbage. Might be Gold. (Cost 2 Action)
-What do you make?
[] Try and Connect or Impress Your Family (Costs however much Action is specified.)
- What will you do?
[] Try to Train Something (Costs 2 Action)
-Train What? Ex. Scorpion Style, Chi, Wu mastery, Flight, ect.
[] Relax(Costs O Action, but takes the Day)- Allows Health to recover and potential Stat growth.
[]Be Ready for Wu (Costs 0, But takes the Day)- Allows for extra actions when searching for Wu and encountering Problems on Wu hunts if correct.
[]Write-In
WEDNESDAY: Choose 3Worth of Action Points Below
[] Build Jackbots: 5 Standard, or 3 Builders, or 5 Flying (Costs 1 Action)
[] Bond with? (Costs 1 Action)
-Who?
[] Check email about hired Minion (Costs 1 Action)
[] Work on Jet (Costs 2 Actions)
-What to improve? Or Roll for random upgrade.
[] Work on Robot Design (Costs 1 Action)
-What Kind?
[]Innovate: Create something new. Might be Garbage. Might be Gold. (Cost 2 Action)
-What do you make?
[] Try and Connect or Impress Your Family (Costs however much Action is specified.)
- What will you do?
[] Try to Train Something (Costs 2 Action)
-Train What? Ex. Scorpion Style, Chi, Wu mastery, Flight, ect.
[] Relax(Costs O Action, but takes the Day)- Allows Health to recover and potential Stat growth.
[]Be Ready for Wu (Costs 0, But takes the Day)- Allows for extra actions when searching for Wu and encountering Problems on Wu hunts if correct.
[]Write-In
THURSDAY: Choose 2 Worth of Action Points Below
[] Build Jackbots: 5 Standard, or 3 Builders, or 5 Flying (Costs 1 Action)
[] Bond with? (Costs 1 Action)
-Who
[] Check email about hired Minion (Costs 1 Action)
[] Work on Jet (Costs 2 Actions)
-What to improve? Or Roll for random upgrade.
[] Work on Robot Design (Costs 1 Action)
-What Kind
[]Innovate: Create something new. Might be Garbage. Might be Gold. (Cost 2 Action)
-What do you make?
[] Try and Connect or Impress Your Family (Costs however much Action is specified.)
- What will you do?
[] Try to Train Something (Costs 2 Action)
-Train What? Ex. Scorpion Style, Chi, Wu mastery, Flight, ect.
[] Have a nice Picnic (Costs 1 Action)
-Invite Anybody?
[] Relax(Costs O Action, but takes the Day)- Allows Health to recover and potential Stat growth.
[]Be Ready for Wu (Costs 0, But takes the Day)- Allows for extra actions when searching for Wu and encountering Problems on Wu hunts if correct.
[]Write-In
FRIDAY: Choose 2 Worth of Action Points Below
[] Build Jackbots: 5 Standard, or 3 Builders, or 5 Flying (Costs 1 Action)
[] Bond with? (Costs 1 Action)
-Who
[] Check email about hired Minion (Costs 1 Action)
[] Work on Jet (Costs 2 Actions)
-What to improve? Or Roll for random upgrade.
[] Work on Robot Design (Costs 1 Action)
-What Kind
[]Innovate: Create something new. Might be Garbage. Might be Gold. (Cost 2 Action)
-What do you make?
[] Try and Connect or Impress Your Family (Costs however much Action is specified.)
- What will you do?
[] Try to Train Something (Costs 2 Action)
-Train What? Ex. Scorpion Style, Chi, Wu mastery, Flight, ect.
[] Relax(Costs O Action, but takes the Day)- Allows Health to recover and potential Stat growth.
[]Be Ready for Wu (Costs 0, But takes the Day)- Allows for extra actions when searching for Wu and encountering Problems on Wu hunts if correct.
[]Write-In
SATURDAY: Choose 5 Worth of Action Points Below
[] Build Jackbots: 5 Standard, or 3 Builders, or 5 Flying (Costs 1 Action)
[] Bond with? (Costs 1 Action)
[] Check email about hired Minion (Costs 1 Action)
[] Work on Jet (Costs 2 Actions)
-What to improve? Or Roll for random upgrade.
[] Work on Robot Design (Costs 1 Action)
-What Kind
[]Innovate: Create something new. Might be Garbage. Might be Gold. (Cost 2 Action)
-What do you make?
[] Try and Connect or Impress Your Family (Costs however much Action is specified.)
- What will you do?
[] Play with some Wu (Costs 2 Action)
-What Wu? Singular
[] Try to Train Something (Costs 2 Action)
-Train What? Ex. Scorpion Style, Chi, Wu mastery, Flight, ect.
[] Relax(Costs O Action, but takes the Day)- Allows Health to recover and potential Stat growth.
[]Be Ready for Wu (Costs 0, But takes the Day)- Allows for extra actions when searching for Wu and encountering Problems on Wu hunts if correct.
[]Write-In
SUNDAY: CHOOSE 3 Worth of Action Points Below
[] Build Jackbots: 5 Standard, or 3 Builders, or 5 Flying (Costs 1 Action)
[] Bond with? (Costs 1 Action)
[] Check email about hired Minion (Costs 1 Action)
[] Work on Jet (Costs 2 Actions)
-What to improve? Or Roll for random upgrade.
[] Work on Robot Designs (Costs 1 Action)
-What Kind
[]Innovate: Create something new. Might be Garbage. Might be Gold. (Cost 2 Action)
-What do you make?
[] Try and Connect or Impress Your Family (Costs however much Action is specified.)
- What will you do?
[] Try to Train Something (Costs 2 Action)
-Train What? Ex. Scorpion Style, Chi, Wu mastery, Flight, ect.
[] Relax(Costs O Action, but takes the Day)- Allows Health to recover and potential Stat growth.
[]Be Ready for Wu (Costs 0, But takes the Day)- Allows for extra actions when searching for Wu and encountering Problems on Wu hunts if correct.
[]Write-In
And done. Laters.