Simple & Quick Traveler's Log to Christmas Hero Adventure
FOREWORD Welcome to a Simple Traveler's Log to "Christmas Hero Adventure"! For context: this Simple Traveler's Log was originally written quickly for the Christmas 2019 Event; and when that event ended, only two out of its eight playable-stages were permanently added. As such, I had considered creating a new thread which would only contain information relevant to those stages. However, I decided against that, and am now reusing this thread instead. Therefore, I have reorganized the content of this Simple Traveler's Log, and most of the irrelevant-information have been shoved to the bottom for archival purposes. ..... Anywho, about this exploration! The goal for "Venture Into The Dungeon" is to reach Day 15. Meanwhile, "Infinite Dungeon" only exists for you to harvest materials until your bag is full. BAG INVENTORY
"Venture Into The Dungeon": As you must use a predesigned team (Little May Gumball/Adventurer Gumball/Pang), it is recommended to bring Equipment to empower these characters.
"Infinite Dungeon": You are here to collect material, so enter with as much of an empty bag as you can.
WHAT TO DO IN GUMBALLS DUNGEON Tap the "Flagstone Panels" in search for a "Key Under The Flagstone", which is required to advance deeper into the dungeon. A Random Battle may be triggered from tapping these Panels (and Random Battles do not have rewards). Optionally, underneath each Flagstone Panel can be either a Giftbox, Scroll, or Mineshaft. You can examine them for an Item, Quiz, or Battle respectively. There is an mandatory-battle every five days (these 5th Day Battles do not have rewards).
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Giftbox Reward-Possibility List:
Curren x5 / x10
Elemental Scroll x1 / x2
Magnifying Glass x2 / x3 / x4 / x5
Paradise Flower x1 / x2
Quiz Rewards:
(Correct Answer) Elemental Scroll x1 / x2 / x3
Battle Reward-Possibility List:
Magnifying Glass x2 / x3 / x4
Berry Cream Cake x1 / x2 / x3
Kyanite Gel x1 / x2 / x3
SCROLLS Scrolls can only be used while in battle.
Cure Scroll: "A Water Spell scroll from Gumballs & Dungeons. It can be used directly in partial Exploration battles. Heals the Selected-Ally equal to 50% of their Max HP."
Curse Scroll: "A Dark Spell scroll from Gumballs & Dungeons. It can be used directly in partial Exploration battles. Deals Attack-Damage equal to 30% of Enemy's Max HP to the Selected-Enemy and also grants them 2-Turns of Poison."
Earthquake Scroll: "An Earth Spell scroll from Gumballs & Dungeons. It can be used directly in partial Exploration battles. Deals Attack-Damage to All Enemies equal to 15% of that Enemy's Max HP and also grants them 2-Stacks of Exhaust."
Fireball Scroll: "A Fire Spell scroll from Gumballs & Dungeons. It can be used directly in partial Exploration battles. Deals Attack-Damage equal to 30% of Enemy's Max HP to the Selected-Enemy and also grants them 1-Stack of Burn."
Lightning Bolt Scroll: "An Air Spell scroll from Gumballs & Dungeons. It can be used directly in partial Exploration battles. Deals Attack-Damage to All Enemies equal to 15% of that Enemy's Max HP and also grants them 1-Turn of Stun."
Traveler's Note: Scrolls can ignore Enemy's Invincibility (such as the Christmas Gumball). Furthermore, it takes 7 Fireball/Curse Scrolls or 14 Earthquake/Lightning Scrolls to instantly eliminate any foe. DUNGEON STAGES
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[VENTURE INTO THE DUNGEON] This dungeon is 15 Days long. Your team is restricted to Pang, Adventurer Gumball, and Little May Gumball. Play through this stage for the authentic experience!
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[INFINITE DUNGEON] Freely pick your team and harvest materials for as long as you can endure. This dungeon ends officially on Day 25 or beyond by 'Repenting' at the Door. But you may quit earlier and leave with your earnings anytime you want! FRIENDLY & ENEMY GUMBALLS (AND ONE OTHER)
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GUMBALL TAG-ALONG Adventurer Gumball (Black)
1-Orb Skill: Attack the Frontrow Enemy, then remove All Debuffs from Self.
2-Orb Skill: Attack the Frontrow Enemy, then grant 3-Turns of War Cry to Self.
4-Orb Skill: Attack All Enemies, then trigger White Character's 1-Orb Skill once.
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Little May Gumball (White)
1-Orb Skill: Grant Armor to Selected-Ally.
2-Orb Skill: Heal the Selected-Ally.
4-Orb Skill: Attack the Backrow Enemy, then trigger Black Character's 2-Orb Skill once.
Passive Skill: If this Gumball has Allies, grant Enhance for All Turns to Each Ally.
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ENEMIES THAT REALLY SHOULD GET OUT OF YOUR WAY All Enemy Gumballs possess the "This Gumball's Power increases according to the level of the quest, becoming more and more tenacious" Passive Skill.
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Athena Gumball: (Passive Skill) Every 5-Turns, this Gumball will summon an ally that has Enhance for All Turns.
Christmas Gumball: (Passive Skill) Has 3-Turns of Invincibility at the Start of Battle. When this Gumball is attacked, grant 1-Stack of Regen to the Attacker.
Croissant Gumball: (Passive Skill) Every 5-Turns, this Gumball will summon an ally and grant them Taunt.
Monster Gumball: (Passive Skill: Power Retaliate) Excluding Advisor Skills and Elemental Scrolls; Upon incoming Damage-Skill from a Player Character, trigger this Gumball's Skill 1 time. Can trigger multiple times within a turn.
Red Hood Gumball: (Passive Skill) When this Gumball is attacked, grant 1-Stack of Exhaust to the Attacker.
Swordsman Gumball: (Passive Skill) Every 5-Turns, this Gumball will summon an ally and grant them Taunt.
Tiger Gumball: (Passive Skill) Upon receiving Damage Reduction, grant 1~2 Stacks of Wind Up to Self.
Adventurer Gumball: (Passive Skill 1) Upon cast skill, cast skill again. (Passive Skill 2) Upon death, trigger skill once.
Little May Gumball: (Passive Skill 1) Upon cast skill, cast skill again. (Passive Skill 2) Upon death, trigger skill once.
Pang SP: (Passive Skill 1) At the start of battle, if Gold Character is alive, then Pang SP will immediately eliminate the Gold Character. (Passive Skill 2) Gold Character deals 500% more damage against Pang SP.
QUIZ Use "CTRL+F" to quickly find your question and answer.
"What's the total sum of orbs on the command zone?" (14.)
"When a skill removes 1-orb, where's the default clear position?" (Top left corner of the command zone.)
"Can Players enter a battle without bringing an Advisor?" (It's fine to not bring an Advisor.)
"What's the HP of a character when they are resurrected?" (Half.)
"How many Character Minerals are are required when upgrading the character from Tier SR to Tier SSR?" (30.)
"When a battle begins, who will start the first turn? The player or the enemy?" (The Enemy.)
"When the battle is over, what will happen to the buffs and debuffs on characters?" (Disappear.)
"When the battle is over, what will happen to Armor on characters?" (Disappear.)
"What's the maximum number of stacks that Enhance can accumulate?" (3 stacks.)
"After a character is affected by Stun, does Vigilance still have effects?" (No.)
"Can Taunt affect Random-Target Attacks?" (No.)
"What type of damage will Armor Penetration cause when it attacks Armor?" (2x Damage.)
"When the attacker has Enhance and 2-stacks of Rage, their Skill Power will be increased by what percent?" (90%.)
"Suppose an Enemy's Maximum CD is 5, but right now it is at 2. After the Enemy is affected by Stun, which of the following results is correct?" (Unable to attack, CD becomes 1.)
"How many Bonus Points will be given to the player for using Wonderland Trial's Epic mode?" (400.)
"What's the initial value of Stamina and Vitality?" (100.)
"What's the number of storage blocks in the backpack for storing items?" (20.)
"When does the Exploration Quest save the file?" (When switching scenes.)
"Which of the following characters is a Gold Character?" (Pang.)
"Which of the following characters is a Black Character?" (Nolva.)
"Which of the following characters is a White Character?" (Sherlock.)
"'Shackled Soul' is the character story of which character?" (Rune.)
"'Free Will' is the character story of which character?" (Karen.)
"'Executive Board President' is the title of which character?" (Karen.)
"'Authority Of Knowledge' is the title of which character?" (Charle Skill Book.)
"'Diehard Dustbiter' is the class title of which character?" (Dagger.)
"Which match-up of Skill Book to Character is incorrect?" (Pang, Shaolin Templar.)
"Which of the following characters' upgrade materials requires the Prairie Stone Tablet?" (Nolva.)
"Which of the following characters' upgrade materials requires the Eternal Compass?" (Rune.)
"Which of the following characters can't attach orbs to the command zone?" (Hestia Skill Book.)
"Which of the following characters can't cause damage to allies?" (Roger.)
"Which of the following characters' skills is related to Attack Power?" (Dylan Skill Book.)
"Which of the following characters' skills won't remove orbs?" (Angelia.)
"Which of the following characters' skills won't change the enemies' CD?" (Yan-Bo.)
"Which of the following characters can't trigger Golemwalt's Skill Book when casting a 4-Orb Skill?" (Sharice MZ.)
"Which of the following characters has different skills when attacking the frontrow enemy, backrow enemy, and selected-target?" (Fatima.)
"Which hand of Roger's is infected?" (Right hand.)
"Which of the following character battles with their bare hands?" (Pang.)
"Which of the following characters doesn't use throwing weapons during the battle?" (Dylan.)
"Which of the following characters is a robot?" (Both.)
"Which of the following characters is from the school of Life Magic?" (Morris.)
"Which of the following characters isn't a student at Rune Academy?" (Yamitsuki.)
"Which of the following characters isn't a bear?" (Koll.)
"Which of the following characters isn't a noble?" (Hyde.)
"Which of the following character's tribe is different from the others?" (Hyde.)
"Which of the following characters can't predict the future?" (Yan-Bo.)
"Which of the following characters is the Security Officer of Paradise Prairie?" (Naya.)
"What's the name of the mermaid by the Maple Lake?" (Hestia.)
"Which of the following characters isn't from the Feather Clan?" (Kittyeyes.)
"Which of the following characters isn't redhead?" (Izumi.)
"Which of the following characters prefers foxy cougars?" (Roger.)
"Which of the following characters doesn't have a headdress?" (Karen.)
"Which of the following animal traits isn't possessed by Karnulla?" (Rat.)
"Which of the following characters uses its own footprint as their signature?" (Puggi)
"Which of the following characters' signature isn't written in graffiti? (Golemwalt.)
"In the character introduction page, which following characters has the shortest height?" (Law.)
"Which of the following character combinations has different CVs?" (Fredrica and Izumi.)
"Which of the following characters wasn't born in Frost Month?" (Jahan.)
"Which of the following characters' last name is Clovis?" (Aosta.)
"Rant Rave is which character's unique Buff?" (Ned.)
"Which option is the age Nolva appears to be and her actual age?" (22, 35.)
"What's the sum of Shirley, Theodore, and Elio's Resurrection Orbs?" (19.)
"Which of the following enemies won't appear in Totemtaff?" (Father Boomshroom.)
"Which of the following items can't be collected with the Sharp Scythe?" (Stick.)
"In 'Paradise Prairie Myths', which character can help collect Sticks?" (Koll.)
"In 'Monster Migration', which character can help collect Raw Meat?" (Ned.)
"Magnificent Shadow, so-called the Glove of Thieves, this forge formula is unlocked in which of the following quests?" (Monster Migration.)
"In 'Sunshine Infantry', which forge formula can't be unlocked?" (Small Iron Shield.)
"In 'Sunshine Infantry', which character can't boost the morale of the soldiers?" (Sharice.)
"In 'Sunshine Infantry', which character can't command the Camp Commander?" (Jerome.)
"In 'Lost In Whistlewood', which character isn't skilled in picking Lemons off the trees?" (Leah.)
"In 'Lost In Whistlewood', which character isn't skilled in picking Honey?" (Fatima.)
"In 'Battle Of The Beasts', which 3 colors are the monsters divided into?" (Red, Green, Blue.)
"In 'Battle Of The Beasts', which formula can be fixed after the mythical master is defeated?" (Applied Magic Textbook.)
"Which of the following items can't be purchased from the Desert Bazaar?" (Red Soul Energy Ink.)
"In 'Deep Into Atlas', which character can't destroy the giant-boulders that blocks your path?" (Dylan.)
"In 'Deep Into Atlas', which character can't help open Locked Treasure Chests?" (Puggi.)
"In 'Deep Into Atlas', which character won't join the player's team?" (Monster Doctor.)
"In 'Deep Into Atlas', which character allows you to stay unaffected by the magical crystals?" (Morris.)
"Supply Certificates can only be obtained from which quest?" (Deep Into Atlas.)
"In 'First Trip: Balzac's Heritage', which of the following Runes doesn't exist?" (Rune Character: Promise.)
"In 'First Trip: Balzac's Heritage', who is the Black Character?" (Betty.)
"In 'Balzac's Challenge', which of the following Rune Advisor Skills doesn't exist?" (Blizzard.)
"Which Rune has the following effect: Upon the start of each battle, each debuff increases Vitality +1." (Ascetic.)
"Which Rune has the following effect: If the enemies total CD equals 7/14/21, allies' skill power +300%." (Nice Shot.)
"In 'King Of The Colosseum', which character can't win the eating contest?" (Dagger.)
"In 'King Of The Colosseum', if you bet 60 Curren, how much Curren can you take back after winning?" (180.)
"In 'King Of The Colosseum', which barrel can't produce the Burnt Ground effect?" (Barrel Of Dry Ice.)
"In 'King Of The Colosseum', how many battles are there before challenging the Final King Of The Colosseum?" (8.)
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INTRIGUING QUESTIONS HAVE NO WRONG ANSWERS. PICK WHICHEVER YOU WANT.
"Would you rather be an unhappy person or a happy Glimmer Wolf?"
"You caught a demihuman that hid a bomb somewhere in the Kingdom Of The Sun. He claims that the bomb is about to explode. Would you initiate excruciating torture to force the demihuman to reveal the location of the bomb?"
"A Rune Car loses control and it's about to hit a family in the Slums. You could divert the car, but you would harm an innocent Beast that is passing by. What would you do?"
"There are two sailors that encountered a shipwreck. Both of them saw the deck of a boat that could hold merely one person at a time. One of the sailors swims toward the deck and uses it to swim far away, while the other sailor drowned. What do you think? Is he guilty of homicide or not?"
"If a tree toppled down in Whistlewood Valley and no one was around to hear it, did it make a sound? What do you think?"
"If we can live forever, will life become meaningless?"
"If someone has a monster in his body, should he be regarded as a monster?"
"If you can predict the future, would you like to witness your own death?"
"Should the son endure the father's infamy and behavior?"
"Is the following sentence true or false? 'This sentence is false.'"
"Do people have the freedom to sell themselves as slaves?"
"Should love across races be celebrated with blessings?"
"Does a vegetarian have the right to stop other people from eating meat?"
"Shall we pursue the truth?"
"What's your favorite Hero Skin?"
"Which of the following Characters' Skills do you wish were stronger?
"Which of the following Free Wonderland Heroes is your favorite?"
"Which of the following Events is your favorite?"
"Which of the following Season Plots is your favorite?"
"Which of the following Holiday Events is your favorite?"
"Which of the following Short Story Quests is your favorite?"
END Congrats on completing your exploration of "Christmas Hero Adventure"! Unfortunately, there aren't any unique-rewards to be acquired here. LIMITED MISSIONS
NOTICE: THIS SECTION IS NO LONGER RELEVANT.
Check and clear your "Limited Missions" to collect 'Mysterious Christmas Stockings' and unlock your true rewards.
Clear "Venture Into The Dungeon: Easy" 1/2/3 times for 1/1/1 (3) Stockings.
Clear "Venture Into The Dungeon: Medium" 1/2/3 times for 3/3/3 (9) Stockings.
Clear "Venture Into The Dungeon: Hard" 1/2/3 times for 5/5/5 (15) Stockings.
Clear "Infinite Dungeon: Easy" 1/2/3 times for 7/7/7 (21) Stockings.
Clear "Infinite Dungeon: Medium" 1/2/3 times for 9/9/9 (27) Stockings.
Clear "Infinite Dungeon: Hard" 1/2/3 times for 11/11/11 (33) Stockings.
Clear "Infinite Dungeon: Special" 1/2/3 times for 13/13/13 (39) Stockings.
Clear "Infinite Dungeon: Extreme" 1/2/3 times for 15/15/15 (45) Stockings.
DUNGEONS
NOTICE: THIS SECTION IS NO LONGER RELEVANT.
[Venture Into The Dungeon: Easy]: 5 Days long, team restricted to Pang/Adventurer Gumball.
[Venture Into The Dungeon: Medium]: 10 Days long, team restricted to Pang/Adventurer Gumball/Little May Gumball.
[Venture Into The Dungeon: Hard]: 15 Days long, team restricted to Pang/Adventurer Gumball/Little May Gumball.
[Venture Into The Dungeon: Infinite Easy]: 5 Days long.
[Venture Into The Dungeon: Infinite Medium]: 10 Days long.
[Venture Into The Dungeon: Infinite Hard]: 15 Days long.
[Venture Into The Dungeon: Infinite Special]: 20 Days long.
[Venture Into The Dungeon: Infinite Extreme]: Infinite Days long, but can be officially completed on Day 25's Door or beyond.
Today we shall meet the thing that jiggles. And we talk a bit more about the implant. If you see something that bothers you or gives you ideas, don't hesitate to let me know in the comments. Tunnel vision is one of the hazards of writing after all. :)
An odd, disconcerting tug on his neck woke Otto up. He realized the jack was still plugged into his neck. He'd left it in overnight. And a minor headache. He pulled the jack out and pressed on the small panel on the side of the disk. The cord reeled itself back in. This action was automatic at this point. He wasn't thinking about it and didn't need to. He had been in the middle of the weirdest dream. Something about arguing with a spirit with a monotone voice. Otto had been inexplicably offended that it considered itself a spirit and it was nothing but a ball of light. Surely it could do better than that? He felt embarrassed looking back on the conversation. He'd spent half the time telling the thing about fae and elementals and other fantasy imaginings that were all 'much cooler'. And then the spirit had gotten its revenge by berating him for failing his operator course. He stuffed the access disk inside the frame of the bed. His own bed, in his own room. It was so good to have a bit of private space. Now that he was awake though, some of the things the spirit had said were-. He leapt to his feet as a loud banging on the door jarred him out of his thoughts. "C'mon sleeping beauty, time fer breakfast slop!" Daniel yelled, giving him a wake up call to go. The guy was always the first up. And Otto typically the last. Daniel had his grudging appreciation. "I'm up! I'm coming!" Otto called back. "That's what she said! See ya in the hall!" Otto shook his head and got dressed. He headed to the hall and collected his food. Porridge today. Made from some sort of grain... He was pretty sure it was a grain. It had a little sweetener so it wasn't the worst thing they'd fed him. Only Stacey was there to Otto's surprise. The Brothers must have been pulled away for something that just came up. He sat down across from Stacey as she picked at her porridge. She was in no rush to eat. Otto couldn't blame her. "Mike and Daniel off to an early start?" he asked, partly from curiosity, partly to distract from the food. Her face clouded over. Looked like she'd had a bad night. "Yeah, they have to go look at some pump station or something." "Ah." And that was the end of the conversation. Her mood had improved in general over the last month, but there were still bad days. Otto went into his own head. He considered how his learning was going. It was a tough slog with the operator package. There were directions and lessons for components Otto just didn't have. But White Clouds had marked certain items with webs so Otto pushed through it wherever he could. The adrenaline switch had been relatively easy. The primary module already had markers for emotional switches. It was disgusting how the slave package functioned to learn and read intent. It looked like there was a program to reinforce learned behavior linked to the control systems as well. Otto would be surprised if there wasn't a method for the implant to learn it's host better over time. The control software was dark. Not only did it punish you, but it learned to flip switches in your head to make obedience pleasant. To make it desirable. At least it only seemed to trigger in response to orders and punishments given by the master. Krang's relative soft touch was probably saving the others to some extent. He wanted so badly to ask Ting if people ever defeated the programming. But that was a hint he didn't want to give away. But he had the example of a switch in the slave program. He had a recording of the adrenaline going off. With those he'd been able to build a switch of his own. The programming itself was... It was hard and it was easy. He'd poked at self taught programming on Earth. Strings of code, learning how it all worked together and working off the examples of others. The irritation of one missing semi-colon. He'd never made it past the rudiments of a little text game. There was a layer of that way down in the guts of the operator package. But a person would be insane to go that far down. There were so many layers of programing advances beyond that. For him it was all blocks of functions and concepts that you plugged together. In a way it had the feel of those toy 3d puzzles. Where you could roll it around in your hands until you started to understand how it all fit together. How you could move and slide the pieces to fall apart. And then naturally fit them back together with satisfying clicks. But these parts didn't form a perfect geometric shape that he could understand. And every part meant something beyond 'this part fits there'. And yet, some of the parts did just that. Like the Adrenaline switch. So he'd play with the access disk every night and work through a bit more. Push a bit harder. But some of those modules were driving him crazy! As easy as it would be to compare this to a game, this was actual alien skill and science. And again there was the problem of dealing with the parts he didn't even have. The targeting module was 'operator standard'. But he didn't have 'operator standard'. He had the core 'Biological Interface Processing Unit'. The BIPU or whatever you wanted to call it. The BIPU that made his own brain an extension of the computer. Every slave had that! And how did it even work? So he did what he could to apply the programming and connect it to the BIPU. It had even worked to an extent. The package hookups were there if he could get himself an ocular implant (also operator standard). Perhaps there was a type of headset he could get. Not on this backwards dustball though. He was about convinced this place was a type of penal colony and most of the population had no clue. One just had to look at the technology hinted at in the small manual Clouds had left him. The tech planet-side here was being restricted. As for trying to understand how the BIPU read and related to everything going on in the brain? There was a whole new language there. He'd taken one look and pivoted directly away from whatever was going on there. Which was probably for the best. So far dealing with the BIPU itself did everything needed. He didn't need to screw things up worse than they already were by meddling directly with his own head. As for his progress... He didn't have a HUD, but his aim had improved far beyond what he could do before. He'd stopped throwing rocks though. His accuracy was once maybe three out of four within throwing distance on a good day. Now he didn't think he'd miss anything outside of a really difficult shot. But he didn't want to get any attention with a sudden strange improvement. He settled on the argument that one miss was enough and his record to that point was enough for Mike and Daniel to live with it. Might have been a different story if they were ever allowed guns worth using. Operator standard also had something labeled a 'Subspace Connector Interface'. Space wireless. Sure it sounded handy enough. But where was he supposed to find one of those? There were quite a few safety protocols in the system however. He'd done his best to understand and work through them since Clouds had marked the package. If he needed to he could probably hook up the rest of the package over a night or two, but there was no point without the hardware. There was also the 'Neural Storage' and 'Secondary Archive'. One was a permanent hard drive and the other looked like a removable memory module. Like a usb stick. That probably would have prevented the memory loss. Then there was a "Sensory Package". That one looked pretty damn cool actually. Sonar would be awesome, although the package looked pretty high cost performance wise. Otherwise it had a bunch of options that looked like HUD expansions. Another thing requiring some kind of visual hook-up like the other web markers, he'd get to that in time. Then there were the other things that seemed useful, but he'd get to them later. Health regulation software to help manage diet and immunity. It might even improve muscle mass. The package suggested a good several months for software to learn the user's body and start actually working though. He ignored that for now. He didn't need to look magically buff either. The mental conditioning package seemed... He wasn't sure about that one. It was an obvious retooling of the slave package. Intended to give the operator control of his emotions so he could work without little things like fear or anger clouding his mind. This one didn't automatically trigger reactions based on intent. Or at least, it only did so if you wanted it to. This would stifle involuntary reactions and 'unneeded' emotions marked as undesirable. He could see the benefits, sure. But that looked exactly like turning himself into a psychopath. There was a line there he didn't think he'd ever bring himself to cross. And of course there was the the pilot module. All of the pilot module. Simple enough name, huge amounts of stuff to keep track of. There were quite a few systems the pilot needed to be familiar with. And there were parts of this package he was actually working on as well. It worked in tandem with many of the other modules. Once he got the targeting module set up, he was partially done the 'vehicle control interface' part of the module. So he'd have access to a vehicles controls, or drone piloting, but no ability to know what any of it did. All of this scared him in a way. A human with all these upgrades would be terrifying. But Otto couldn't see any reason there wouldn't be another xeno just as scary. He didn't want to meet a fully upgraded xeno commando. And if this 'operator standard' existed, there was certainly worse out there. Where did Clouds even get this stuff? He split his time between the important stuff and the general dataspace navigation and defense lessons. It wasn't just the package that Clouds had left him that was on his mind. There were a couple more locked systems on the access disk that seemed Big and Important. And whatever it was, it was still a thing that was happening. Or else the purples would have calmed down. Breakfast came to an end, he scooped the last bit into his mouth and swallowed almost without tasting it. Which meant it was time for patrol. Stacey was about done too, she was staring at an empty bowl. "Time to go, see you later Stacey." She gave Otto a look that he didn't know how to read. "Hey uhh..." She hesitated for a moment, then spoke. "Stay safe out there." He stopped nodded at her. "I will, thank you."
Mike
Mike seethed with frustration. Everything was on a slow boil. The temperature kept rising bit by bit, and he could feel the heat rising. The signs weren't piling on all one after another rapid fire, but they were there. He weren't no frog that couldn't tell it was cookin'. Today's adventure to see why these Purples were nosing around the station had shown another sign. The only ones alive were the two Daniel had knocked out with a stun baton. The others had died to nasty seizures. He didn't need to be a genius to figure out how that happened. Some of Thunk's Greens had already taken them away. Up until recently, most of the thugs they were running into weren't even implanted. Now they all were. Which meant no one was talking. Literally couldn't talk without the implants killing them. The Kraltnin normally didn't bother implanting their Whites. Why did they start? So they'd scoured the station from top to bottom to try and figure out what they were doing here. They'd found nothing. The top level with the office in the corner. The perimeter of the station with the composite walls and knife projections at the top to keep things out. Now they were in the bottom level of the plant, underground. Thunk had let them go down there by themselves. The Kraltnin didn't like being below ground. Probably 'cause you couldn't jump high in a cave. "Shit man! More crap I don't know about." Daniel nodded along. Of course he did. "These Purples won't spit out a thing, 'cause they literally can't! Ting won't tell us a thing because, fuck ya. Thunk can't tell us a thing because he's too proud to admit he don't fuckin' know. And Otto's sitting on something and he won't say a damn word!" And Stacey won't tell him what's wrong. Daniel kept nodding as they prowled through the bottom level of the plant. "Dammit Daniel, doesn't it even bother you?" "Nah, not really." That actually stopped Mike for a moment. "Well why the fuck not? I mean, at least Otto should tell us whatever he's holding." "Nah, I don't want him to. If I wanted to know I'd'a asked him already." "You... you 'Don't' want him to? What nonsense you spewing now. You know he's got a secret he's hiding from us and you don't want him to share it?" Daniel stopped and gave Mike a look like he was the dumb one. "I been watchin' everyone keepin' secrets for years. Lettin' em out don't always help." "What?" "Look. You, Ted an' Betty moved out, so you got away from the shit. But there was still Harley, me and Ashley at home. I was always the last in line. Ain't no one payed attention to me. So I saw everythin'." His voice was muffled as he opened up a closet and stuck his head in. But he kept talking. "Did ya know Da had a girlfriend?" He stepped back out and closed the door. "What? Then what about Ma?" "Oh she knew, but they ain't never talked about it. I dun think Da had a clue she knew, the way he was always sneakin' around. But she let it go, 'cause honestly they were both happier that way." "That's bullshit." "So? Don't mean it ain't true. And Otto? Yeah, he's got a secret. I think Tingles knows he has a secret. I also betcha the next month of sweet roots that Master K has no fuckin' clue. Which means Tingles has a secret." Mike thought about that in silence. So Daniel kept talking. "So the way I'm figurin' it, if Otto has kept a secret, and I betcha he had it on day one, I don't wanna wreck it. If he told us his secret, we'd probably fuck it up the next day. Otto's kinda like Ted. Mouth like a steel trap. You ain't getting nothing outta him. Different story if he thinks yer in trouble or bein' touble though. He'd take you aside nice and quiet-like and tell ya what you need to know." "And how do you know he'll tell us when we need to know like Ted would." Mike had been tuned up by Ted before. He couldn't argue that one. "Well if he don't, then he's an asshole and we ain't no better off. I don't see how calling him out's gonna help us any tho'. But whatever he's told Tingles, we got rooms, we got gear, and slingshots. Anyways, we done down here." "Yeah, yeah." The slingshot was a good point. Otto had mentioned they had some kinda police scans for weapons. Admitted he didn't know what kind, but that was the reason the lizards didn't have any decent guns. Then admitted that might just be their excuse. Point was, if Mike wanted something to use at range it would have to be simple. Sure a bow might be better, but Mike knew slingshots. Used them all the time when he was a kid. And the lizards had a couple slingshots made. So now he had something quiet he could use at range and he was just about a dead shot with the thing. And they didn't make him a little kiddy toy. The only way he could hit something better than Daniel could. And the Kraltnin only had one eye... Otto had also got them into their own rooms. That was a godsend. He wouldn't admit what the talk was about though. This wasn't the first time he wouldn't tell what was up. Mike felt like he was getting jerked around, and he didn't like that. If they ended up suffering for Otto not keeping them in the loop, Mike would get his payback. And if Stacey got hurt? Mike didn't know what he'd do. It didn't help that Otto seemed ignorant of the rising heat. They exited the stairwell from the lower level and started heading for the exit at the corner. Mike was jarred out of this thoughts when Daniel poked him in the shoulder. Mike turned to see Daniel point at the ceiling. Seeing something moving in a gentle shifting motion, Mike set a stone in his slingshot. There was a grey mass in the corner. It blended in pretty good if you weren't looking, but it was vibrating slightly. The motion had caught Daniel's eyes. Mike wasn't too worried though. "It's OK Daniel, we're safe. Hey uhhh, Rirsinus? It stopped moving. A pale light appeared on the side facing them. A male voice... resounded from the body. "I will have you know that my name is Rixiniux." "Yeah, uhh, sorry, uhh. We're here for Master Krangkunkek. We're the Humans. I'm Mike and he's Daniel," Mike jerked his thumb at Daniel as he spoke. The thing seems to agitate around in its own body like a shaken bowl of jello. "Hmm. Yes. I recall those names." It then let go of the roof and slid down the wall, settling down in front of them. As it settled its body rose up and formed a vaguely humanoid form. Man height, about 6 ft'. Some heavier masses were visible inside its body as it moved around. Rix's body constantly swirled with cloudy liquid it even as he stood motionless. One structure rose up to where' a face would be. It looked like nothing more complicated than a pale light the size of a saucer. Rixiniux looked a bit like those old see-through plastic squirt guns but full of muddy water that obscured the insides. Its outer 'skin' was almost completely transparent. Mike was technically relieved to find Rixiniux. Less relieved the more he looked at it. Made him feel a bit off colour. The Ooze was actually a slave technician working under Krang. The man(?) was supposed to be back yesterday. So Krang had them checking for this guy too. Yeah, he'd go with 'guy'. Mike had no idea the Ooze was able to stick to the roof. And for that matter, how did you implant something without a body? He squinted and realized he could see a jack on the edge of the slowly spinning light. "You ok? Master Krangkunkek told us to look for you." "Yes, I have come to no harm." Was his whole body like a speaker? It sounded like his voice was coming from everywhere. "That's good. Any idea what those Purples were up to?" "I do not know for certain. I did hear an interesting fragment of information however" "... Okay, spill it," said Daniel. "I'm sorry? Having me spill anything would be a terrible idea." The rotating 'eyelight' was throwing Mike off. His whole body was like a whirlpool. One of the masses inside of Rixiniux looked very much like a prop to keep it all moving. His body had actually started shifting colours, slowly turning green. Probably to mark his status as a slave of Krang's. "No, uhh," Daniel paused for a moment to consider his phrasing. "What didja hear?" "Well, yes. One of the Kraltnin tertiary males had mentioned searching for the 'Yellow treasure'. Then suffered a short seizure as he spoke. Understandably, they did not elaborate further." "Ah okay, well we're headed back, I'll pass that on to Master Krang. We can uhhh, give you a lift if you like." the way Daniel spoke he sounded nervous, but he looked like he'd found a new toy. Mike was pretty sure if he didn't invite, Daniel would anyways. "Yes. That would be very convenient. I accept your offer." As they left the building ...Rick sunk back into a ball and rolled after them. That was a good one, they'd call him Rick. Several minutes later they were on a large hover taxi headed back to the estate. They were planning on dropping Rick off on the way. Thunk had complained, but relented when Mike noted Rixinius was important to Krang. "So yer' an Ooze right? Why don'cha just drop on the Purps and take care of em?" Daniel's eyes had lit up when he had first seen Rick up close. His excitement hadn't died. "Pardon me? That is barbaric, and inadvisable. If my membrane tolerance was to be exceeded, the damage would be catastrophic." "Really? Oh..." Daniel switched tack. "So what they got ya lookin' into before the Purps showed up?" "Ah yes. We are having difficulty tracking down a discrepancy in the water supply. I have been inspecting the various installations in an attempt to locate the problem." Daniel blinked several times. "So what, ya got a leak?" "... Yes. We have a leak." "Don't none of yer fancy meters tell you where the leak is? Seems kinda weird." "We are in the midst of converting much of the administration framework of the water supply infrastructure. The Yellows have left it all firmly in lockdown. While we have gained rudimentary control of the system, higher level access and monitoring remains outside our control. As the problem is considered under control, there has been no thought given to hiring a professional counter intelligence codesetter." Daniel chewed on that earful for a moment. "Well that sucks. So you checked all the plants and stuff by yer'self then?" "At this point, I believe I have." "So... you checked the pipes yet? Pipelines get leaks." "There is no reason to assume there has been damage to the pipeline. There have been no meteorological events that could inflict harm upon the transport pipes. In addition, sufficient time has not passed for the transport pipes to have suffered damage from degradation." "Ok, so whatcha gonna look at next then?" Rixiniux stared at Daniel. Daniel stared at Rixiniux. Finally. "Very well, I concede your point. I shall inspect the transport pipeline next." "Cool! Hope it works out for ya buddy." Daniel slapped Rixiniux on the 'shoulder' and the Ooze rippled from the impact. "I must say! Do warn me before you do that again!" His voice also shook in accordance with the ripples. "Haha, sorry buddy, will do, will do." Several minutes later they left Rick at his home. Driving away Daniel turned to Mike. "So what race is Rick anyways?" "Ooze" "What, that's it? The Ooze is called an Ooze?" "Yeah, weird ain't it?" Daniel looked to the heavens. "Thank you Lord Jesus, for giving an alien a name that makes goddamn sense." Mike laughed. "Ha ha, Amen brother." Somehow that just made the day so much better.
Otto
It was looking like a blissfully peaceful day of patrol. With only the regular leaning on several Neutrals for 'protection money'. It was getting easier to not be bothered by that. Otto was aware of this and didn't like it. Other than that, the day was mostly just a bunch of walking. Otto could do with more days like that. But one thing had changed. He wasn't accompanied by the Ton-Kon pair. Instead it was Tank. And with no word of warning from anyone else, only Ting catching him in person to change his standing orders. 'Morning patrol with Tonlilun and Konmandan' had changed to 'morning patrol with Tanktuntun'. He found he rather liked the young Grey Kraltnin. He was practical, and he was kind. The only problems Otto was having with intimidating the Neutrals was that Tank didn't want to do it. He did it, but Otto could tell it didn't make the young man happy at all. Another point in his favour was that he didn't bat an eye... He didn't even bat his eye when Otto started referring to everyone important by the common nicknames the Humans used. In truth, the whole thing made Otto curious. And a bit shocked as the day went on. If this Kraltnin was disgusted with the system everyone around him happily lived with, what did that mean for his future? And Ting went and entrusted this big impressionable Kraltnin to Otto? Well, "don't mind if I do," became the order of the day. So Otto fed Tank snippets of information about Earth. After considering the situation, Otto had convinced himself Ting would be disappointed with anything else. Most of it was minor distractions. Things that Tank had a frame of reference for. With a couple deeper bits of information mixed in. He mentioned the lack of various amenities that Tank was used to. Yes antigrav was still considered impossible. Yes Humans actually did come in multiple colours as well. No it didn't mean the same thing. Sonic showers were efficient sure, but they sucked. What do you mean you haven't even heard of video games. Oh yeah, Humans have the mob too. Oh what's that? No they aren't the government, they are a hidden organization. Why would we leave them in charge? It was easy enough to volunteer the information and lead him around a bit, but... "Honestly Tank, you know what you're missing?" "I am not missing anything. I am an intelligent Grey Kraltnin with much potential." Tank answered with serious pride. Grey is it. "See, there it is, you have no idea you might be missing something. This is actually rather sad because your father has it in spades." "... What is it, wait, my father?" Tank's third eyelid had actually come down to protect his eye as if from a windy day. Now he was suspicious. "Don't hide it, I know that much. I've seen you two next to each other far too many times." Tank's head actually dropped in acceptance. "So you knew. No one else even looked twice." "Oh I'm sure a couple of them looked, but since Krang didn't say anything and Ting is trusted, they ignored it." "How do you-," he started before Otto interrupted. "Curiosity. That's what you're missing. I know you have some of it, because I can get you going with a good question or interesting bit of information. But you don't let it out when someone isn't pulling. But your father Ting? He's watching everyone and doesn't miss a thing that's put in front of him." "And you're saying I should be the same." "Yeah, as much as you can manage. I'm not saying its like flipping a switch, but it's something that you can work on. Take it from me, it's really easy to kill your curiosity. To pretend there's nothing more than what's put on your plate." Otto sighed. "But then you'll be stuck shaking down innocent people for money they don't have for the rest of your life." "Now you're just trying to toss my eye." "That your version of 'pulling your leg'?" "I don't understand." "Look. Curiosity is important, what is also important is knowing how to act on what you learn. This is why Ting is good, he doesn't just throw away everything he learns. And he doesn't jump to conclusions either." 'Or else he would be much easier to deal with,' Otto thought to himself. "He saves it for when he needs it. You aren't dumb, you're just young. But this is when you set habits. If you decide to ignore what's going around you now, it's going to be hard to break that habit later. If you ever do." "I... Hmm. This is worth considering." "See, if I wasn't certain before, now I know you're his son. Classic Ting." Kraltnin it turned out had another reaction similar to a human's. He stopped for a moment, looked up and let out a big sigh.
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