#varicorp

[rapidpixeladventure]

Observe the werewolf corpse. Ask Gestalt and Cal if they know much about it.

{[INVESTIGATE]: [Werewolf Corpse]}

You take a moment to look at the progress being made on the looming entity on the horizon.

Small crossbeams and ropes cover the collapse body and you can almost make out tiny flashing lights belonging to some sort of construction device.

Gestalt is right, it looks like the corpse is being enclosed with metal and stone. Cabo looks over at your group and offers their insight.

That is a LOT of information and none of it sounds pleasant. Varicorp’s™ rival Honespec™ seems to be harvesting toxic biomatter that could be used in chemical weapon.

Best not to think about that for now. Maybe you should avoid that section of the Amber forest for now.

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[QUESTS]

[MAP]

(discord server)

What Should We Do Now?

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Hmm, lets come back to that later. Action: Go right

{[GO]: [RIGHT]}

You continue right and enter the [Public Airship Docks.]

There is a small metal [Shack] with a large neon [Sign] above it.The sign shows a cartoon robot giving a thumbs up next to a wrench.An identical [Robot] stands underneath it block a [Metal Door] on the side of the shack. The robot has many spindly arms and a large metal container on its back.

There is also a [Small Screen] ticking off a long string of words you don’t recognize. 

A gruff looking [Goblin] with many scars and a small grey beard blocks the [RIGHT] path. Behind them you can see more [Lifts] marked with yellow stripes.

The robot, [Fix-it!™] greets you warmly, although their voice suddenly changes and they quickly mutter some legal disclaimers under their breath.

The Goblin shouts angrily at the robot, and you notice that they have the same accent as [Eiona]

You have found the mechanic and you have also met the person in charge of the local [Airships] although you can’t visit the docks until tomorrow. 

The [LEFT] path leads to [Yexxies First Floor Entrance]The [RIGHT] path leads to the [Airship Dock Alpha] but Zero is currently blocking the way.There is a locked [DOOR] leading into [Fix-it!™’s workshop]

[STATUS]

[QUESTS]

[MAP]

(discord server)

What Should We Do Now?

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Explain that bringing a rot monster was unintentional

{[EXPLAIN]: [”I didn’t intend to bring the rot.”]}

Maybe if they know that this was all an accident you might be able to avoid this whole “execution” thing.

Jen laughs sarcastically.

As the two of you are talking, the [Metal Pod] slides open with a pneumatic hiss of air.

From an opening inside the tube a tiny robot with wheels and a glass dome rolls out. It is so small it barely comes up to your chin. You can see a mass of pulsating organs inside the glass dome as it comes to a stop in front of your cell.

A hidden speaker crackles to life and you recognize the high pitched annoying voice that greeted you when you first entered Yexxies Harbor.

It seems this creature is the mayor. It wheels around to face Jen and speaks to them in a condescending tone.

Jen nervously leaves the room, sealing the door behind them. You are now alone with the Mayor.

That is a lot of money. More money than you could possibly pay off.The feeling in your gut grows and you have no idea how you are going to get through this.

Even without a face you can feel the aura of a smug grin painted all over the Mayors shiny glass dome.

[STATUS]

[QUESTS]

[MAP]

(discord server)

What Should We Do Now?

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Introduce yourself.

{[INTRODUCE]: [Self]}

The three of you quickly exchange pleasantries.

It seems that people around town have already been gossiping about you and your team. Is it really so odd enter the harbor without an airship? Well if everything goes according to plan you’ll have your own airship soon.

You guess that explains why Fix-it!™ is talking so strangely, although you have no idea what a bandwidth is.

[STATUS]

[QUESTS]

[MAP]

(discord server)

What Should We Do Now?

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Ask how you could possibly pay that back if your dead.

{[ASK]: [”How could I pay you back if I am dead?”]}

You realize that if the Mayor cares about money, then they get nothing by killing you. You decide to call their bluff.

There is a pause, then the Mayor laughs a very fake laugh.

You look down and notice the almost hidden hinges on the floor of the jail cell and the telltale scorch marks. Apparently the floor can open up and drop prisoners into an incinerator on the floor below.

You don’t like it when they call you “Mags” that was a nickname Cal gave you. It sounds like an insult when the Mayor says it.

So it seems there is something they want other than money, and if you agree... you get to go free?

For some odd reason this feels like a trap but then again you might just be paranoid.

[STATUS]

[QUESTS]

[MAP]

(discord server)

What Should We Do Now?

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Ask: What is Jailbroken CPU

{[ASK]: [”What does Jail-Broken mean?”]}

Looking over Fix-It!™’s inventory you don’t fully recognize one of the items.

Fix-it!™ immediately begins to panic, flailing their many arms around in the air.

You have been away from Cal for less than five minutes and you are already involved in illegal activities! You guess that counts as an accomplishment.

Seeing how much of a stranglehold Varicorp™ has over Fix-it!™, you assume that a jailbroken robot is probably a lot happier. Plus it is a little bit of a relief to know that not everyone in Yexxies Harbor is totally in line with Varicorp™.

And now you know if you ever want to commit crimes, Zero and Fix-it!™ can help you commit said crimes.

[STATUS]

[QUESTS]

[MAP]

(discord server)

What Should We Do Now?

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Ask: I don't want to scare anyone, but what is an ash plague?

{[ASK]: [”What is the Ash Plague?”]}

Before you head into the city, there is something else you have to ask.

Surprisingly it is Eiona who speaks up first.

So the Ash Plague is a disease that slowly turns people into ash. But at the very least it is not a death sentence.

Eiona speaks very plainly about the lost of their family. While knowing there is a cure brought you a little comfort, the thought that not everyone can afford it rips that feeling right away.

Cal, always the empathetic one, offers Eiona some sympathy.

The argument comes to an uncomfortable end, with Normer not able to say anything more on behalf of Varicorp and whatever the [Tourmaline Throne] is.

So that seems to be where you have to leave this conversation.The Ash Plague is a disease that never seems to go away, and even though there is a cure for it, not everyone has access to it.

The silence in the air presses down on all of you.

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[QUESTS]

[MAP]

(discord server)

What Should We Do Now?

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What is a pogey drop?

{[ASK]: [”What is a pogey drop?”]}

Once again you have to ask Eiona to clarify what their odd slang means.

While you are no closer to understanding what a ‘pogey’ is but you think you have a basic understand of what Eiona is telling you.

Cities are built in space and then descend back down to the planets surface?Part of you really wants to see what that descent looks like.

Varicorp? You have heard that term before, Tether mentioned that name as their employer.

Gestalt nods solemnly and seems to be lost in thought.

[STATUS][QUESTS][MAP]

What should we do now?