Shunt CYOA

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>>28680366
I'm bored of CYOA's.
Make it a RGA and we'll talk.

>>28680424
Sure, why not

>>28680366
Yellow erfpone with blue eyes and grey mane. qt mark is a fork because why not?

Alright, but how do we wanna do the rules? I've never run an RGA. So do we wanna just do first post or something?

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>>28680466
Go by the post number. I'm used to the first one to get 9 or dubs chooses the action but that'll take forever so maybe three, six, nine, and dubs. You can decide what wins and more importantly our goal.

>>28680509
Alright, sounds good. The description ended with a three so that's the one I'm going with.

>Staring at the blue eyes in the mirror, you turn on the faucet and splash some water on your face in an effort to wake up
>It doesn't really work
>What does help though, is the screeching of the kettle from your kitchen
>You pour yourself some tea and realize that don't have very much time before work
>Do you want to finish your tea and hail a cab?
>Or do you want to leave the tea and go on hoof?

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>>28680529
Screw the tea, we got a cab to catch. Also what do we do at the bank?

>>28680529
We can miss one morning of tea time. things need to be done.

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>>28680555
Nice trips

>>28680555
Nice trips!

>Tossing your tea cup into the sink, it clatters and almost breaks
>That doesn't matter though
>You've got stuff to tell at the bank!
>That sounded better in your head
>Good thing you didn't say it aloud
>You're a bank teller
>Although, as you pull on your nice suit, you realize something
>You must've had too much to drink last night or something...
>What the fuck is your gender?
Whoops, I think I/you/we forgot to set gender
>Well, you can figure that out later!
>You've got a job to go to!
>Walking through the bustling city of Manehattan, you take in the sights that you see every day
>Beggars, salad stands, and people generally looking busy
>Ain't the city great?
continued once gender is set

>>28680597
let's be a dude

>>28680597
Chick

>The bank pays decently, although it is a little boring
>Walking in through the spotless glass doors you look at the abandoned teller's windows
>Tellers
>There's really only three
>You think that's probably the only way they actually are able to be paid decently
>Whatever
>Looking up at the clock you realize it's less than a minute to opening
>Do you want to look for the other tellers and warn them that they need to get moving?
>Or do you want to take your place in the window so that you're definitely on time?
6 beats 2 so dude wins

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>>28680632
I'd call hax but ok, fine. Take our place. Gotta watch your own skin.

>>28680632
They had their chance and should have known to be on time.

>Realizing you should watch out for yourself you take your position at your booth
>A few ponies come to deposit some money but nothing big
>Finally, you see another teller show up
>He's called Rich Horizon
>He's a unicorn and shitty at his job
>He can't count bits right
>Gets account numbers wrong
>He's still nice though
>Do you want to associate with this low quality, late, and generally crappy teller?
>Or tell him off for being late?

>>28680726
His shittiness makes us look good so we can be nice to him if only because we might be able to use him in some way in the future.

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>>28680726
Be nice but also scold him for being late.

"Rich, you know you can't be late like this"
>He is late
>Just not usually this late
>"I-I'm sorry I just overslept, I'll try not to do it again"
>He will and you know it
"What made you oversleep on a Monday morning? I mean, there's not much to do on Sundays"
>"Well, it didn't work out with the mare I'd been seeing and it..."
"Was hard to break it off?"
>Rich somehow always gets into these weird relationships with really...
>Forward...?
>No, just dominant...
"Rich, you know those relationships never turn out well..."
>"Well, I mean I shouldn't stop trying because of that."
>He looks like he about to cry or something
>Do you tell him to take 5?
>Or tell him to get to work?

>>28680823
He should do his work to forget about his troubles.

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>>28680823
Get to work, faggot.

"Look, just get to work. You won't get over it by crying over her"
>"O-ok, I guess you're right"
>He turns back to face the bank doors
>Mission accomplished
>Productivity increased
>As you celebrate this small victory, you see a griffon wearing heavy winter clothes walk through the door
>Huh, that's weird
>You've never seen a Griffon use an account here
>Plus, winter ended a while ago
>"I need a withdrawal from my account, quickly please"
"Just give me one second, sir. All I need is your account number."
>"It is 6389083, I need to withdraw about half of what's in the account"
>Punching the number into the terminal, you see it belongs to a cream colored unicorn..
>"Is there any problem, mister teller?"
What do you do?

>>28680960
No problem at all. I will just need you to tell me your name and show me your id and you can be on your way.

"Just show me your id and we can have you one your way, sir"
>"You see that is problem 'sir', I forgot id"
>Oh shit his accent just got thick
>That can't be good
>"Just please let me take money now, then we have no problem"
>He reaches into his bag now
>What do you do?

>>28681048
sir, the rules are very clear that I cannot give you anything without identification. Why not simply leave and then come back with id.

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>>28680960
Pull up your proctetive shield barrier and ask him to freeze. Also have your hoof hovering next to the alarm button.

>>28681139
Whoops meant for this>>28681048

"Sir, the rules are very clear that I cannot give you anything without identification. Why not simply leave and then come back with id?"
>You begin sliding up your protective shield
>Hand over the alarm
>...Just in time for him to pull out a gun
>"This is a robbery! I don't want to hurt anyone just give me the money"
>You slam the alarm
>"Aieeeee!"
>RIch screams but doesn't put up his shield
>137 seconds until the guard arrives
>The griffon levels his pistol at Rich
>"Shut up! Shut up! I don't want to-"
>Rich starts to slam on the alarm
>Loudly
>The griffon cocks the gun
>97 seconds
>"Shut up!"
>You might be able to leap across and shove Rich out of the way?
>Or can he react fast if you warn him?

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>fuck up my reply
>get another 9 anyway

>>28681214
if there is anything close by throw it at the griffin to distract him. anyway just warn rich.

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>>28681214
Throw loose pocket change in the Gryphons face.

>>28681256
>>28681251
Protective shield blocking him, only if you lean into his range would you be able to throw it.
You can lean over a throw it?
Or you can jump and throw it while trying to shove Rich?

>>28681288
Let's try to save the idiot then.

>Goddamn Rich is so stupid
>You heroically leap across in an attempt to save him
>The sound of a gunshot rings out
>Rich is fine!
>But you aren't
>You've bleeding all over the place
>You hear screams all over the place
>You think you're crushing Rich
>Strangely, it isn't getting darker like everypony says
>It's getting brighter
>Much brighter
----------
>The sound of your alarm clock wakes you
>You laugh, thinking it was a dream
>Well, Monday's Monday
>You rub the sleep out of your eyes
>Your hands come away red
>Then you realize two things
>One: You don't own an alarm clock
>Two: Rich is unconscious on your floor

What do you do?

>>28681434
What the fuck just happened? Check rich for wounds. Where's this blood coming from?

>Running over, you check Rich for wounds but see none at all
>In fact, he looks sort of peaceful…
>Realizing that you, in fact, have no idea where the blood is coming from, you gallop into your bathroom
>There's blood all over your face
>…But no wound
>Realizing there's no immediate danger, you look around
>Everything here is the same
>Even down to the toothbrush
>You really need some tea now
>You put the pot on boil and sit back to think…
What do you do now?

That's it for tonight I'll post some more before work tomorrow, I guess

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>>28681496
We the edge of tomorrow now? Get cleaned up and wake up Rich and see what he has to say? Also you fucking gave it to an 8, ya inpatient cheater

>>28681496
I suppose we need to go to the bank and see if anything happened to it.

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>>28681552
All right man. Halfway decent adventure for being drunk. Don't expect me to keep this bumped for you but if you make another thread to continue this RGA that'd be cool. Otherwise, have a good night.

What a strange start to the adventure.
i have less interests in rga's then cyoas because i can't be assed to roll when I'm playing alone. text adventures usually don't usually do so well when numbers decide what should be done.

>>28682065
Don't worry, it's not an RGA. This is just a get based CYOA.

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>>28682114
As long as they is some miniscule excitement in it I'm game.

>>28682065
Yeah they're annoying when it's only the three of us but it's alot more fun the more people participate and of course you get idiots throwing curve balls at the writer.I'm usually the one of those but not this time ^:)

Clearly, we need to husbando Richie.

>Taking a deep breath, you trot over to the bathroom and clean yourself up
>The blood hasn't dried yet so just a cursory wipe down with wet hooves gets rid of almost all the blood
>Staring into the mirror, the same eyes as always stare back at you
>You have no clue what the fuck just happened
>Maybe Rich knows something about it?
>After all, he is a unicorn…
>You trot back into the bedroom and begin attempting to wake him
>He starts spasming a little and horn starts glowing
>A small fire starts by his hooves
>Shit
>You turn to stamp it out but he's started that job for you
>"F-fire? Stop, drop, and roll!"
>He suddenly swings his hooves around in an attempt to put out the fire
>Naturally he catches right across the muzzle
>Falling backwards, you clutch your soon to be bruised muzzle
>"Oh Celestia, I'm so sorry…wait where are we?"
>Explaining the that transpired, the end of your story is punctuated by the wail of the kettle
What do you want to do, have some tea and try to figure this out with Rich or should you both head over to the bank?

>>28683514
Should probably make sure that he remembers everything first.

>>28683514
We gotta figure this shit out

>You decide to try and talk this one out
>But first, a cup of tea
>Taking the kettle of the stove, you open your cabinet with your other hoof
>You grab two cups and…
>…A box of instant coffee?
>Opening the tea cabinet you see all your tea is gone
> Only coffee
>You feel a slight wave of panic overtake you
>Deep breaths
>You can get more later
>"Are you feeling okay?"
"J-just fine"
>You turn around and see Rich staring at you oddly
>Shaking your head, you resign yourself to your fate
>Coffee
>Trotting over, you hand a cup to Rich
>"I thought you said we were having tea?"
>You shoot him a withering glance
>"Okay…"
"So, do you remember everything that happened before you woke up?"
>"Yeah, I think so, at least"
"What's the last thing you remember before you woke up?"
>Maybe he saw something you didn't?
>"Well, you hit me from the side and then, next thing I knew you were bleeding all over me!"
>You nod, urging him to continue
>"Well, I sorta…passed out because I'm not good around blood"
>Great
>"So, what do we do now, just go to work? I'm a little nervous now…"

What do you do?

>>28683956
First, can we check the date? did we teleported or went back in time or what?

>Before you leave you realize something
>What day is it?
>Looking out the window you see that it's morning, but what day is it?
>Trotting into your bedroom you walk over to the clock
>The one that isn't supposed to be there
>It's pretty much a normal clock radio combo thing
>But it's not supposed to be there
>Well, it's now or never
>Slowly reaching your hoof over, you flick the radio on
>Thank god it's already on the news
>"It's a beautiful Monday morning here in Manehattan-"
"Shit"
>"How can it still be Monday?"

What do you do?

>>28684185
It's still monday, does that mean we went back in time? Will the bank get robbed later today?
We'll have to make sure that Richie wouldn't freak out if that happens later, then we can leave before we end up being late.

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>>28684185
>>28684219
That and also getting some bulletproof vests wouldn't hurt.

>>28684185
We'll need a weapon!

>Deciding that it's probably better that you tell Rich before he freaks out, you return to the kitchen
>"Why'd you go back into your room like that?"
>You sigh
>This is going to freak him the fuck out and you aren't looking forward to it
"Well, it's Monday morning again..."
> You explain what you heard, the coffee, and the clock
>"Monday morning…again?"
>He has a rather strange look on his face
>He's running his hoof through his mane
>Shit, did you break him?
>A smile breaks across his muzzle
>"That's awesome! I think I read a comic book like that once but what about the stuff you lost and…"
>He slows down again, his expression darkening
>"Does that mean the griffin will be back?"
"Probably"
>"Well, we now what's going to happen!"
>He throws a hoof in the air
>He's pretty excited considering all the unexplainable phenomena
"We have enough time to go to one store or something before we go…"

Where do you go
Opening this formally for where you should go/what you should do. Also, I don't think we ever voted on the main character's name…so add that too, I guess

>>28685719
Go to a hardware store and buy a hammer.
Our name will be big deal. another idea is ground up

>>28685719
Since you're so confident, I won't have to rescue you now right?

>>28685781
Big Deal sounds fitting.

Big Deal is set
"So you won't need me to try and save you again?"
>His confident demeanor instantly drains away
>"Well, I mean, I'll try not to need saving. I mean, lets try and have each other's backs?"
>You laugh a little, internally
"I'm not going to just let you die"
>He grins a little, some of his old confidence returning
"Just don't get too overconfident, it'll only hurt you in the end"
>He nods in understanding
>"So what are we going to do?"

>>28686033
Go to the bank prepared. try to find a guard.

>>28686175
Screw this, what will we say that he'd believe?

>>28686033
I say we buy the hammer from
>>28685781 , wait for the griffon bitch and catch her before she enters the bank.

>>28686033
Yeah, let's grab a cop or something. Say that someone had been making threats at the bank lately and you need protection

If there's a clock that wasn't there before, and coffee instead of tea, what else is different?

Did the colonies rebel? Are we Murica now?

>>28686033
let's just go, get a tazer or something to defend ourselves and be prepared

"Well, we're going to a hardware store, then we're going to alert the police about the robbery"
>He smiles again and gives a nervous chuckle
>"As cool as it'd be to handle it ourselves, the guard are definitely a better option"
>You run a quick check to see if anything if different
>Nothing seems to be
>Nothing significant really
>Heading out to the hardware store, Rich starts trying to strike up a conversation
>"So, uhh, do you think we're going to be able to figure out what's going on?"
"Well, sure hope so"
>You grin at him
>He tries to return the grin and walks into a salad cart
>>"Watch where you're walkin'!"
>"Sorry sir, I-"
>>"Just get moving, bud"
>The city ponies are just so friendly
>The rest of the walk goes fine
>The hardware store isn't too far, and is on the way to the police station
>Walking in, you ask a dull brown earth pony at the counter where the hammers are
>He doesn't even look up, pointing to aisle three
>Walking down, you see a decent selection of hammers
>Who the hell stocks war hammers in a hardware store
>You have 200 bits on you
>A hoof-sized foldable hammer is 45 bits
>A normal carpenter's hammer is 60 bits
>The war hammer that's simply a long shaft with a medium sized hammer head on it
>maybe it's just a big hammer?
>It's 80 bits
Which do you buy?

>>28686175
>>28686405
Whoops, I combined some options. Sorry about that

>>28686398
Linked to the wrong post too, gotta get my head on straight

>>28687197

We should buy a gun instead

>>28687229
the hangover? or just drunk again?

>>28687197
the small one probably,we don't want to waste all of our money plus don't need any unwanted attention.

>>28687281
>taking a gun to a bank
are you dense?

>>28687331
Hangover plus allergies makes for a bad day

>>28687197
Get that foldable hammer for easiest concealment.

>>28687331
>are you dense?

I do it all the time. So maybe.

>>28688219

>You decide to go with the foldable hammer
>It'll fit right into your work uniform
>It won't even show up on the detectors in front of the bank
>You ring it up without much of a hassle
>Now you have 155 bits on you
>As you leave Rich nervously point at his watch
>"Unless you want to be late we should try to get in and out pretty quickly with the guards"
>Now he's worried about being on time...
"Don't worry this should be pretty quick"
>"Okay…"
>He trails off again looking a little jumpy
>Trotting briskly you make into the guard station in almost no time flat
>It's actually a pretty old one
>Fading paint
>Old security
>Graffiti that hadn't been fully washed away
>"I'll just stay out of this part, that way at least one of us gets to work on time, you know?"
"What? Are you afraid of guard or something?"
>You really only meant it as a joke but damn, he looks really nervous
>"I'll punch in for both of us, that way you don't get in trouble"
>With that he simply turns, and trots away
>Okay…
>It's really only a one stallion job anyway
>Walking in through old wooden doors, an old unicorn secretary greets you
>"Hello, how may I help you today?"
"I need to report a possible danger to the Manehatten bank of 33rd street"
>"A bank named after a street?"
>She gives you an almost bored stare
"It's pretty small but that isn't important. Who can I talk to around here?"
>>"I might be able to help"
>You turn and see a grizzled old donkey beckoning you into his office
>You glance back at the secretary, who simply shrugs
>With that sign of reassurance, you follow the donkey into his office
>"So what's all this about an endangered bank?"
"Well, somepony has been threatening the bank lately and now I'm worried"
>You flash him your best "I'm a helpless citizen who hasn't experienced supernatural activities" look
>"So, how's this pony been threatenin' you all, anyway?"

What do you say?

This griffin has been hanging around the bank all suspicious like and I'm a little worried

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>>28688476
Say you received a letter saying my bank is going to be robbed by a Gryphon and that I had to comply or my friend and I are dead.

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Are we back to these RNG rules>>28680509?

So this>>28688756 won?

>>28688824
Yep. Sorry, I'm just bad with noticing when the thread actually gets viable replies.

>>28688844
yay

>>28688756
"Well my friend and I received letters saying that we must comply to the robbery, or die"
>"Can I see these letters?"
"Uh, I don't have them with me"
>"So, you're saying that you came to us, without the evidence to prove anything"
>He gives you a look of incredulity
"Well, it was pretty urgent so I came as soon as I could?"
>The donkey's face quickly morphs into and expression of rage
>"You be happy I'm not throwing you in a cell for wasting my time! Now come back with these letters, or don't come back at all!"
>As you gallop out of the station you hear him mutter something about "pranks being a waste of everybody's time"
>Well that didn't work very well…
>Luckily, you still have enough time to make it to work on time
>Galloping over to the bank in an effort to catch up with Rich, you enter the bank's doors to an odd sight
>Rich is being held down by a purple unicorn mare, inside the teller's booth
>You can hear the hint of words but at the sound of the door closing, she looks up
>"Big, give me some help over here, this random pony claims he works here and just keeps saying he knows you!"
>Slightly muffled because his face is pressed to the stone of the teller's window, you hear Rich
>>"Help Big, I tried to get to work and she slammed me-"
>"Quiet!"
>As she yells at him, she twists his hoof further
>"You gonna help me or what?"

What do you do?

That's it for tonight, I'll be back in the morning

>>28688998
Stop hurting him, he's a friend. Now calm down before you break him, please.

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>>28688998
Smack that whorse out for manhandling your friend and do a little jig, thankfull he's not dead.

>>28688998

We know him, but not you. If you'e confused, so are we. Something seems to be very wrong.

I think we hopped into another dimension now and we're dead in our original world.

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>>28689227
I think we're groundhog dayd or even the edge of tomorrow and we need to find and kill the alien hivemind/leader or were trapped repeating the same day forever.

>>28689216
"Just let go of him, please?"
>She gives you confused look
>"So you do know this guy? Why the hell is he trying to work here?"
>She's still holding the poor pony down
>"This probably going to sound strange but, I know him and not you…"
>Her anger instantly dissipates into confusion
>She releases Rich before speaking and he scrambles over to you
>>"D-don't get her angry, she's really good at flipping ponies and stuff"
>He tries to whisper but fails miserably
>It doesn't help that he mines her flipping ponies with his hooves either
>"I can hear you, just to let you know. Although that doesn't mean I understand whatever this prank is…"
>You look at her closer, she's a purple unicorn with a dark blue hair and a darker color showing slightly at the roots of each
>Her cutie mark is covered by her uniform, a business suit
"I can't honestly say I've seen you before, sorry."
>She looks at you like you're crazy
>"Big, I'm Violet Daybreak."
>She says it in an overly dramatic voice, as if this is a joke and you should respond in turn
>No look of realization or such flashes across your face, causing her to continue in a normal tone
>"Look, I know you've got a strange sense of humor but this honestly isn't really funny"
"I'm not joking, I don't know who you are."
>She lets out an exasperated sigh
>"Look, I know you wanna slack off but today's Monday. We gotta get to work, stop joking"
>>"Are we g-gonna tell her?"
>"Tell me what?
>Damn it, Rich can't whisper
What do you do?

>>28690951
Oh, he's my coltfriend!
I guess we should tell her we have a feeling that the bank might get robbed today, and that Richie is just visiting our workplace.
We'll tell her more if the bank actually gets robbed later today.

>>28691025
Seconding the spoiler, because I wanna see what happens

>>28690951
i don't think she's the type to accept the weird but we could be wrong. i don't think we should tell her

what does our qt mark mean?

>>28692246
Do you guys want to roll for that too? Or just keep going with the story and ignore that?

>>28692300
idk, I don't really see the need for that. but if anyone here has a creative idea he'd welcome to share it with us

>>28692300
I'll say go on with the story for now if it isn't important

Okay, I'll just wait for somebody to get a good roll then.If nobody's rolled anything good by the time I get out of work I'll just go by highest number

As nobody seems to be hitting sufficient numbers, I'll go with the popular option for now. Pardon the laziness
>Thinking fast you come up with a plan
"Oh, he's my coltfriend. I-
>>"What?!?!?"
>You look back and give Rich a 'We'll talk about this later' look
>Turning back to Violet, you see she's extremely flustered
"He's just a little nervous, you know? We didn't want to introduce ourselves like that at work…"
>>"Y-yeah, it's just a little awkward…"
>"O-oh sorry, I didn't realize I was manhandling your- uh…"
>This really awkward
>For everyone
>Except you, you're just laughing internally
>"Yeah, I'm really sorry, I didn't realize you uh, bat for both teams"
"It's fine, he's actually just coming to help out with some paperwork today"
>"Okay, let's just get to work now"
>Her blush begins to fade, although a glance behind you shows that Rich is still going strong on that front
>She begins to trot off
"Oh, by the way, there's been some suspicious activity around according to the news. The boss said we're supposed just remember proper emergency procedures, just in case"
>She laughs
>"When'd you turn into such a worrywart?"
"Just being careful today"
>Chuckling again, she takes her position at her booth
>Woah, talk about a 180
>>"Psst, Big"
>Rich pokes you with his hoof
"Why are you whispering? And, on the topic of whispering, where'd that go a minute ago?"
>>"I'm sorry, but she reeeeally has a thing for you"
"What? How can you even tell that? We talked for three minutes!"
>He waggles his eyebrows at you
>What the fuck?
>>"I'll just go back and start on the paperwork"
>He trots away, limping a little

Do want to just wait for the griffin to show up?
Or do you want to do something first?

>>28692924
Let's wait for the griffin to show up.

>>28692924
if the time allows it I say we find out if Rich is right with the mare having a crush on us, maybe just a little flirt

>>28693101
That sounds fun and awkward, let's do it. We should also kiss Rich, in front of her.

>Well you can't let one robber get you down
>Seize the day and all that
>Not that any customers are really around, it's even more deserted than yesterday
>Today?
>Whatever
>You head back to the offices, where you know you'll find Rich
>Heading in you see him diligently filling out paperwork, seated at his desk
>Violet's desk?
>This is starting to get confusing
"Hey, Rich I just wanted to ask you something"
>"Yeah? Lemme just finish this refinancing thing"
>Ignoring him, you continue
"I was wondering if you had a problem with Violet's crush"
>He continues to write, not looking up at you
>"T-thats's 100% fine with me"
>A slight blush on his part, not nearly as bad as before
>Hearing Violet walking into the office, you decide to change that
"Well, that's good to hear"
>You lean down and give him a quick peck on the cheek
>…right as Violet walks in
>Rich's expression goes blank, but his face is redder than a fire truck
>Violet's face tints a slight shade of pink but, to give her credit, she pretends like she didn't see anything
>Just stares intensely at the coffee maker
>You are the king of awkward situations
>Considering your mission accomplished you leave the room, whistling like nothing happened
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>Time flies and after helping several ponies, you realize something
>These aren't the same ponies that you served before
>What if the griffin isn't going to show up?
>But, almost as if the universe takes pleasure in proving you wrong, a griffin walks through the bank doors
>Same griffin as before
>Dark blue hoodie
>Dark grey and white plumage
>Only…
>A second later, an identical griffin walks in behind him

What do you do?

>>28694314
Try to act normally. Get ready to hit your button. If he asks for an account press it and then stall him.

>You decide waiting is the best course of action
>The second griffin heads over to VIolet's booth
>The first visibly speeds up and heads toward you
>As he draws near, you see that's he's pissed
>Really pissed
>Loud enough for everpony near to hear
"Sir, I'm going to need you to calm down"
>Whispering angrily, he responds
"Don't give me any of that shit, tell me how to fix this!"
>Moving your hoof towards the panic button, he points a bulge in his sweatshirt towards you
>"Don't move your fucking hoof, you think I didn't see you do that last time?"
>Well, shit
>"I don't know what you did but, NOW-"
>He voice rises, but he quickly lowers it
>"-now, my brother is dead. Talk fast and tell me how to undo this shitty little spell!"
>There's a brief lull in his angry whispering
"Look I-"
>"What was this? Blood magic? You trade you life for his?"
>The angry whispering returns, full force

What do you do?

>>28694525
I am not involved in any spell, ritual or hex or whatever other bullshit you can think of you crazy griffin son of a bitch. But I do know one thing. If you're stuck here too then that means you can help fix whatever THIS is. Will you?

>>28694525
Wait what? I didn't cast any spell, and I thought I died from him shooting me, but now everything is messed up. If you remember that, that means you can help, can you give more details of what happened to your brother when he shot me?

>Deciding you need to fight fire with fire, you respond just as quickly
"Look, I didn't cast any spell. I'm an earth pony! I'm sorry about what happened, but I don't know what's going on either. What can you tell me about what happened to your brother?"
>The anger dissipates slightly and whispers through gritted teeth
>"I don't believe you"
"Whether you believe me or not, telling me what happened is the only way to fix what's going on here"
>The last dregs of his anger drain away
>"Fine. I'll do anything to get him back."
>He takes a deep breath
>"I woke up outside of an apartment building, in a fucking dumpster. I thought everything was a dream and I'd had a little too much to drink. So, I headed home. I walk into my house, same key and all, to run into myself."
>He chuckles
>"We both thought the other was a changeling, but after trading some old secrets, we realized that only we could've know this stuff. Then..."
>He gets that same pissed off look as before
>"I asked where Gerald was, he freaked out. Turns out, he died in a car accident six months ago..."
"I'm sorry for your loss"
>He looks up at you, practically snarling
>"He ain't dead!"
>He looks down again, dejected
"If you want to fix this, I need you to tell me what you saw before you woke up, okay?"
>"That's easy, I pulled the trigger and you burst into a blue light that engulfed me and another pony or two"
>Catching his breath, he pauses
>"So how do we fix this?"
>The end of his question is punctuated by three loud gunshots against bulletproof glass
>Practically giving yourself whiplash, you quickly turn to see the other griffin firing at the bulletproof glass of Violet's booth
>"I am retarded..."

What do you do?

>>28694826
I'm sure this is another timeline/ dimension now.This isn't a redo at all. you and your double get out of here. where does he live? we'll meet you there.

"You better get him out of here, the guard is probably on their way"
>"Okay, meet me at my house later."
>He writes down an address in the nicer part of the city
>"I should be able to lose the cops but I don't know for sure. Don't show up until at least 10"
>With that, he flies over to his twin, grabs him by the ear, and both begin flying away
>What
>The
>Fuck
>In less than a minute, the guard arrives
>A bunch officers begin interviewing Violet
>The only one who notices you is the donkey from this morning
>He gives you a suspicious glare but steps no closer
>As you go through the arduous process of closing the bank, the officers eventually take everypony's statement but yours
>Finally, the old donkey walks over to you
>"I think you know why I'm here, let's have a talk"

What do you do?

>>28695196
Whatever do you mean, officer? As far as I see it you have failed to do your job. If it wasn't for the bulletproof glass I wouldn't be here making this statement.

>>28695196
There's not really much to talk about. Griffin came in, started shooting and then left. What else do you wanna know?

"Whatever do you mean, officer? As far as I see it you have failed to do your job. If it wasn't for the bulletproof glass I wouldn't be here making this statement."
>"So, you filing a report without any evidence to back your claim that there would be a robbery, then a robbery occurring isn't suspicious at all?"
"If I recall correctly, you didn't actually file my report? Something about of it being a prank...?"
>The detective shows no emotion, but you know you must've struck a nerve
>"Well, thank you for your time citizen, everything should be cleared up very soon..."
>Despite the practiced monotone the officer speaks in, it still sounds as if he's threatening you
"I'm always glad to help keep the peace, officer"
>You offer him a smile as he leaves with the rest of the guard
>Unsurprisingly, it isn't returned
>By the time they clear out, it's already 4 and you're done with work

What do you want to do?

>>28695313
Sorry, didn't see your superior roll until after I wrote the last bit up

>>28695341
welp time to go to the store and buy some tea because god damn we could really use a cup.

>>28695341
Let's go get our coltfriend. Ask if he knows any spells that allowed him to travel through dimensions. Since we are in a different dimension...I wonder where the other Big Deal is. He should have come to work today as well.

>>28692721
That's the problem with RGA sadly.

>>28695392
This. But don't let our "coltfriend's" butt distract us all night.

>>28695905
Yeah, I might need to expand the acceptable numbers by 1 or 2. Also, I'll post something tomorrow morning whether you guys roll well or not. Highest will be accepted if everybody fails

>>28694850
Hence the name "Shunt"?

>>28695926
Yeah, the problem with waiting for gets is that you have to WAIT for gets. I would suggest just putting a cap like "15 minutes" after you post and then you just write whatever has been given.

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>>28696032
It's not that hard to get gets here. The fucking board is slow as it is you just need to post more.

>>28695926
OP you're doing a pretty good job with the story but if I can be honest you just need to interact and communicate more. If it's really that hard to wait just change the rules to dubs, nine or higher.

More then anything you need to get your head into the game or something. You're just like every other CYOA guy who does his own thing and sometimes does what the anons suggest in thread if he likes them. RNG GMing means learning how to improvise and having a little fun as you fight tooth and nail to advance the story.

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>>28695341
We need answers. We should try to find this universes Big Deal and Rich Horizon through the phonebook, internet, smoke signels, whatever. At the same time we need to find someone or something with experiance with what's happening with us. Also if it's not too late steal some money and pass it on the recent stick up that'd be cool.

>>28696431
It's monumentally easier to just take what's given instead of sitting with your thumb up your ass for someone to get a set number. Numbers are only needed for when you have a huge amount of people replying and this only has an audience of like maybe 10? only two people ever usually ever reply anyway.

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>>28696572
>It's monumentally easier
Sometimes the high road is worth taking over the cheap and easy. Sometimes the big waste of time and effort does pay off. Sometimes OP isn't a huge lying faggot and does what he said he'd do instead of forgetting everything. Like I suggested, he's free to change it so highest number or dubs gets it if the current system is that hard for everyone involved. The point of RNG is to inject what little exitement you can into the thread by having the choice of what happens next decided by chance.

>>28696930
this isn't a "high road" situation. people don't have the attention span or patience to try to land a certain number all the time. In this scenario it's a gimmick that get's old quick. I've been in and seen text cyoa's lose and have no players when gets decide what to do. There have been exceptions though in those instances all the qm's fucked off so i can't really name one "good" get text cyoa.

>Well, It looks like you're in some alternate reality or timeline
>So logically there's only one thing to do
>Find your own twin
>Grabbing Rich and saying goodbye to Violet, you try and explain everything that just occurred to Rich
>"So, we both have a double here?"
"Looks like it, yeah. I wanna find them and have a talk"
>"You don't think one of them could be evil here or something?"
"You've been watching too many movies, the world here is only slightly different from the one we left"
>"So, we can't be evil here because that's a big difference?"
"Now you're starting to get it!"
>Pretty soon you arrive at your apartment building and head up
>It's 4:30 and you're going to do this classic style: the yellow pages
>Visions of research and possibly chasing down your double dance through your head as you reach towards your doorknob
>The door's unlocked…?
>You open the door to a peculiar sight
>Big Deal number two sitting with his feet kicked up, watched tv
>That's not the unexpected part though
>The unexpected part is the unicorn stallion, the exact replica of Rich, lying against him
>>"Just leave the pizza..."
"I don't have a pizza for you, sorry?"
>The Rich looks up in confusion
>>>"Big…?"
"Sorry to intrude, maybe? I just need to talk with me…?"
>Your Rich peeks out from behind the door
>The other Big laughs
>>"Oh, this going to be interesting isn't it?"
"I'm sorry if I was interrupting something, but I think I might need your help"
>>>"Second me, too? I thought you said you didn't travel with me?"
>>"How about we both split up and talk to ourselves? Just don't freak out Rich..."
>Both Riches look extremely nervous as they sit at the table
>You take a seat on the couch
"So…Rich, huh?"
>>"Well, I mean he was hungry last night and then I spent the nigh-wait, this isn't important right now"
>He shakes his head to clear his thoughts
>>"I don't think you even really know much about Rich anyway, so I'll get down to business. You aren't the first 'other me' I've met"

>>28697002
From now on, unless it says 'continued' at the bottom, I'm leaving it open to rolls

>>28697002
>"I don't think you even really know much about Rich anyway
I guess we'll have to fix that.

Wait. First, how can another me have such shit taste? you had no tea in your house!

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>>28696990
>i can't really name one "good" get text cyoa
Pity, I can think of just one. DeadSmutAnon may not be the most punctual of CYOA QM's but he most certainly delivered in the end.

>>28697029
Normal rolls 3, 6, 9, dubs still apply or just highest number?

>>28697102
that had images which kept peoples attention and there were waves of replies which isn't happening here so it's not applicable.

>>28697102
3, 6, 9, and dubs. But if the thread's going to die or nobody's rolled for hours I'll go by highest. I'd rather avoid going by highest though

>>28697069
"Well, first I want to know why you have no tea in the house. What's wrong with you?"
>He sighs
>>"The last one here asked the same question, I don't even understand what's so good about tea! It barely wakes you up at all!"
>He's so misguided
"Tea isn't just to wake you up, it's an experience!"
>>"Okay, okay, I'll try and drink some or something
>It feels good to know you've won
>>"That's really all you wanted to know?"

>>28697187
I want to know how many "me's" you've encountered and if you have ever seen instances of me bringing other ponies like rich here. Also I brought a griffin that tried to rob the bank you work at. do you know how to get back to where I originally come from?
am i just going to keep jumping around into weird dimensions?

>>28697187
Of course not, mind explaining how us, Richie, and a random robber jumped dimensions?

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>>28697187
>It feels good to know you've won
As someone who has had many an argument over this very subject in real life this fucking slayed me.

Also ask just how many me's has he talked too?

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>>28697187
rolling for this>>28697197

>>28697187
one more time for this>>28697197

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>>28697187
REROLL>>28697197

I don't really get how rerolling works, can you just do it endlessly or what?

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Goddamn that was a fucking trial and a half.

>>28697274
Well generally you can do it as many times as you want unless otherwise or you fuck up and don't specify what you're rolling for. Although it's usually in bad taste to over do it and spam reroll. 3 or less is a good rule of thumb. I'm mostly peeved I missed dubs by one twice.

>>28697350
Thanks for the clarification, never really paid attention to get quests before.

>>28697419
Anytime

>>28697266
"Okay, so how many of us have you encountered so far?"
>>"Only two. The first was sort of just floating on through with a crystal pony whose name I don't remember, he said he was from a universe where he ran the bank. The second, not so much. He'd come from a universe where we'd had a foal with some filly from high school and was trying to get back to his home dimension"
"Well, how do I get back to my home dimension?
>>"According to him there was a really magically advanced universe he was trying to reach. He actually had gotten close and picked up a spell that let him jump dimensions at will"
"How'd he get over the whole 'earth ponies don't have magic' thing?"
>>"I really dunno, he seemed confused when I said that. He was honestly a pretty paranoid guy and the only reason I got this much info from him was because I made him some oatmeal"
>Realization dawns upon you
"T-the good stuff we keep behind the cereal?"
>>"Only the best"
>No wonder he got as much info as he did
>It's some damn good oatmeal
"So, here's the thing though, I accidentally brought a griffin across with me"
>>"…Am I a racist where you come from?"
"No, no, no, he shot me trying to rob the bank"
>>"Oh shit, does this mean you're dragging me a griffin hunt?"
"No, I just figured I should tell you. This is your dimension after all"
>>"Thanks for the consideration"
"So, am I pretty much just floating through dimensions?"
>He chuckles
>>"Only if you die. Wait, this was your first time dying?"
"Yeah, why?"
>>"There's one thing you need to remember. We all supposedly have a 'cool down' time and until that's over, any death will be for real"
>Oh shit
"Is it different for everybody or...?"
>>"It's always 24 hours, but is from when you woke up on the day of your death"
"So I need to stay here until at least 6:45 tomorrow morning?"
>>"Yep, and unless you've got some magic, the only way you can leave is dying"
"Well, that's real positive"
>>"Hey, you're the one jumping"

>>28697989
"Phew, that's alot of useful info, thanks! So this griffon we're supposed to meet. Both of him's kinda twitchy with his guns. You think we should blow him off for a day and try him tomorrow when it's safer?"

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>>28697989
Well that is some deep shit we are in. I say we ask if there's any more of that oatmeal and then ask how the hell we're gonna get Rich and Robber Gryph back to our world without killing ourselfs. Also I totally called it being Edge of Tomorrow

>>28697989
So you're saying...that after these 24 hours pass...I can do whatever I want without the fear of permanently dying? Hehehe...

>>28697989
Why didn't you show up at work today? I had to do your job! You're an ass!

>>28698045
After every jump you need to wait 24 hours. Sorry if that wasn't clear

>>28698111
You were clear on it. It means we can do whatever the fuck we want, die, then wait another 24 hours to do whatever the fuck we want.

>>28698029
The level of difference as well as category of the universe you land in are determined by the roll of the first post after death occurs. 9 being most similar, while 0 is radically different. Also, the universes aren't like the Legend of Zelda dungeons, you can go to them in any order or get home without seeing all of them
"Do you think you've still got some of the good stuff left?"
>Nodding his head, he gets up and starts making oatmeal for everyone
>You glance at the clock and see it's about 5:30 PM
>Both your Rich and his Rich get up and head to their respective Big
"So what'd you two discuss?"
>"Not much, just chatted about some stuff"
"Well, you two are about to have your minds blown. Big's serving up some of our legendary oatmeal"
>"Legendary…oatmeal?"
-----------
>You all have a fantastic dinner between the oatmeal and idle chatter about dimensional differences
>For instance, in their world no one thought of putting marshmallows in hot chocolate
>What a sad, sad world
>Rich also apparently runs a library in this world
>Apparently, your Rich had considered getting a job at the library too
>Besides that, history and stuff seems to be about the same
>He also explained that he called up work from Rich's house and Violet yelled at him for messing with her
>He figured that it was either a changeling or another Big
>Either way he thought of it as a free day off
>This dimension's you is so much lazier
>By the end it's about 7:00
>>"You guys are welcome to stay until you need to go meet that griffin, if you want"

>>28698136
I'm not sure we wanna do that yet...he did kinda try to shoot me...twice. Maybe do it tomorrow when we get that extra life?

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>>28698136
>that spoiler
Did you come up with this before or after I suggested making this a RNG?

>>28698157
Shit I meant RGA. Fuck I'm tired.

>>28698157
After, I already had a couple of dimensions outlined but I figured that it'd be interesting to randomize order

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>>28698136
If singles we chill for the night with Rich on the same bed. If dubs we sleep with our dimensional double in the same bed.

welp I tried. I dare you guys to think of something better then fucking yourself.

>>28698313
>something better then fucking yourself.
Foursome

>>28698301
You didn't try hard enough.

I thought this CYOA would be about trains.

>>28699073
It still can be, if you lead it that way

>>28698136
We should totally ask other Big about the fun things that he would do to/with/by Rich.

>>28698136
explore this world.

>>28699453
>Thinking for a moment you turn to the other Big
"What do you two do for fun, anyways?"
>Other Big starts to say something, but is soon interrupted by the smiling other Rich
>>>"Laser tag!"
>>"We do not play laser tag!"
>>>"Well, we should!"
>>"So, you decided to bring this up in front of strangers?"
>>>"Uhh, aren't they us?"
>>"I guess-"
>Well, that was probably badly worded
"No, I mean what do you do for fun?"
>You put just a little more stress on 'fun'
>>"Well, let's just say neither Rich nor Violet are quite the same when drunk"
>He gives you a wink and the other Rich blushes
>>"But really though, do you want to stay here or go out somewhere?"

>>28700421
Let's go out and have some fun.

>>28700421
Go out. Just don't get dead.

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>>28700421
It's time to stop messing around and setle who is the Biggest Big Deal. It's time for Boggle!

>>28700421
damnit reroll>>28700648

>>28700421
OK one time
BOGGLE DAMN YOU>>28700648

Let's start getting some intel like what the griffins house is like.

>>28700656
Victory is mine!

>>28700656
Shit. I've never played boggle, but I'll give it my best shot
"Well, there's only one thing to do..."
>You gallop out of the room, hoping it's still in the same place
>Reaching into the closet, you see that victory is yours
"Boggle!'
>"Boggle?"
>>"Boggle"
>>>"Boggle?"
"Yes, Boggle! Why are you both so confused?"
>After a minute the general consensus is that boggle is a good idea
>Everything is set on the table
>READY?
>SET?
>GO!
A R N H
A H G B
T D A H
B L O L
You have 15 minutes (to half an hour) to respond. One word per response.

>>28700802
AAH

>>28700802
DOLT

Eight minutes left...

>>28700802
BALD

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>>28700802
me either What better time to learn
TADA

>>28700802
LAO

>>28700802
RAT

>>28700802
TAR

>>28700802
HAT

RAD

>The scoring phase begins!
"AAH"
>>"I've got that one already"
>Damn it
"TAR"
>>"Got it"
>Playing with your your other dimensional self was not a good idea...
"DOLT"
>Everyone at the table remains silent
"That's one point for me..."
>You stare down at your finished list
>Shit
"1 point total"
>>"Well, the only other word I've got is BALD. That's a point total for me too."
>The other Big smiles at you
"Looks like we're tied"
>>"Indeed"
>As you both stare daggers at each other, your Rich begins
>"RAD"
>>>"Got it already"
>"OLD"
>>>"Got that one too"
>>"GAOL"
>Silence fills the room once more
>"That's one point for me"
>A three-way tie??
>>>"I've only got one word left"
>The waiting is excruciating at this point
>>>"Altar. Two points"
>Fucking librarians
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>You all continue to play, each winning at least one game
>At some point you look over at the clock
>9:00
"Well, it looks like we're probably going to have to go now..."
>>>"Already?"

If you go now you might be able to stop somewhere first, or you could do something else

>>28701090
>>28701081
Sorry, playing period was over at that point...

>>28701094
let's go out and bring some food for the hungry griffin.

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>>28701094
Ok enough screwing around. Lets find our Robber Gryph and let him know we have part of an idea how to get us all back. Hopefully he doesn't just shoot us before we know for certain we'd return to our original dimension.

"As much fun as we've had, we gotta go now"
>Getting up, you both say your goodbyes
>As you step out door, the other Big slams his hoof into his face
>>"I almost forgot-"
>He gallops back inside
>>"Here"
>He gives you a piece of paper with a short paragraph in foreign language on it
>>"I meant to give this to you before, once I realized you were okay. The second Big I met left it here. Supposedly, only jumpers can read it, and only when their cool down is over."
"What's it do?"
>>"If you, and you alone, channel magic through it, you'll get shunted without needing to die"
>You open your mouth to begin asking a question
>>"Before you ask, no Rich or anypony else channel magic for you and yes, you'll still need to cool down"
>You frown
"Thanks and all, but if I can't do magic, then why are you giving it to me?"
>He laughs
>>"Well, never know when It'll come in handy. Plus, it's not like I'm ever going to use it"
>With that, you and Rich depart
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>On your way to the griffin's house, you stop at a random connivence store
>You aren't really sure what he'd like, so you spend 15 bits on chips and those weird meat stick things
>They look gross but you think griffins like them
>You're left with 140 bits
>As you leave the store, you honestly feel a little creeped out
>None of the griffins are looking at you, but you feel like you're being watched
>Racial tension is nasty
>Finally, at 10:03, you arrive at the griffin's house
>It's not what you expect, to say the least
>It's a two story red brick house with big second story windows and a chimney
>Well, it's not the best on the street
>But isn't anywhere near the worst either
>Raising your hoof, you knock on the door
continued

>Basically the second you hoof produces noise, the door opens and a claw drags you and Rich inside
"Was the dragging really necessary?"
>"Sorry, I'd rather not be seen in case they've already gone through the bank cameras"
>Rich answers, grimacing as he rubs his hoof
>>"We understand, that just kind of hurt..."
>"Oh grow up, we need to get down to business"
>He leads you both down a main hallway
"You never gave me your name, you know."
>"It's Gavin. We're not here for me though, we're here for my brother"
>You reach what appears to be a media room, with beanbag chairs, some speakers, and a large television
>Sitting in one of the beanbag chairs is Gavin number two.
>At the same they start to talk
>"How do we get back my brother?"
>"Do you have any idea what you're doing?"

>>28701610
No, not really. Tell them that he might need to wait because other us said that we need to learn to channel magic to get us to another dimension, we should probably find unicorn books to learn magic channeling.

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>>28701610
At this point we have a means to travel that isn't sedoku but we still don't know how to do it knowing we'd get to our home. We need a magic compass or some shit.

>>28701676
Last for tonight
"Well, no. I don't know what I'm doing, not really."
>The first Gavin sighs
>"Well, I guess we established this at the bank..."
"I do know though, that I need to learn how channel magic"
>Both Gavins look confused
>>>"I thought Earth ponies can't do magic?"
"I can't, that's the problem"
>"So can't use it"
>A look of confusion flashes across the first's face
>"Then how'd you do this the first the first time?

>>28701837
I dunno, you tell me! You're the one that killed me the first time!

>>28701837
[spoilers]I'm a little drunk, pardon my typos. I'll try not to drink tomorrow night[/spoiler]

>>28701857
Drunk? Naaaah! Never would have guessed!

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>>28701837
I fucking swear if we still have to kill ourselves but the paper allows us to choose I'm gonna freak.

>>28701857
lol

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>>28701837
how should I know? Maybe I subconsciously did something when you shot me? I would advice against that by the way, if I die, both you and Richie would be stuck in this dimension.

have a good night bump

>>28702656

>>28701837
Welp, here we are, in the company of 2 murderous armed griffons, bereft of armor or armament. What happened to the nice "Let's go out and have fun with our other us's" until we cool down plan, hm players?

The point here should have been to eliminate the asshole who kills us from the multiverse, not train him how to eliminate US. But do go on, I'm now fascinated watching the hapless mice bumble around in the rattlesnake tank. Be especially sure to explain timeouts and how to perma-kill us, don't forget now.

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>>28703582
Don't forget we need to tell him we'll probably need him to kill us again if we can't find a way to harness our magic.

>>28703582
yeah, i was hoping that we would just sleep with other us and move to the next dimension as soon as possible.

>>28701883
Do you mean lie to him about them always getting dragged along when you get shunted or explain cool down timer to him? These lead in two different directions and I'd rather not fuck up your suggestion

>>28703754
Lie to him, I was trying to imply that he would be stuck here forever if we died.

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>>28703754
He didn't get the first get
He did>>28701855

>>28703770
Oh shit! I'll just put them both in because I already wrote it and combining them means I just remove one chance for extra player input

>>28701837
I roll to seduce him.

"Well, I mean you shot me. Shouldn't you know?"
>His expression tells you that that explanation won't cut it
"I don't know, it was subconscious?"
>The first Gavin steps closer and pulls out his gun
>"Well, we could always try again, couldn't we?"
>>"No, he-"
"Rich, quiet."
>Gavin raises the gun and places it against your head
>"Why shouldn't I?"
"If I die, you and Rich are stuck in this dimension forever."
>You try to remain calm, but you feel a droplet of sweat drip down your forehead
>The other Gavin sits there, simply watching from his beanbag chair
>"That sounds like bullshit to me"
"So you'd be fine risking your brother based on your knowledge of unknown magic?"
>A look of pain flashes across both their faces simultaneously
>"I guess you're right on this one, pony"
"It's Big, not pony"
>"I don't give a shit what you're called, your name could be Fatty Mcfatass for all I care, I just want my brother back"
>This brother of theirs really must've meant a lot to them
"I'm working on getting him back, it's just going to take some time"
>The other Gavin finally gets up from his beanbag chair
>Thank Celestia, he looked ridiculous brooding on a beanbag chair
>>>"Yeah, yeah, yeah, But what about me?"
>Everyone in the room turns to him, confused
"What do you mean?"
>>>"I mean, he gets to go running around in search of Gadiel and I stay here?"
>He shakes his head
>>>"No, I'm coming with you to find him"

>>28703841
And give death threats to other random ponies in the process? How do I know you won't lose your cool?

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Obviously at this point we should begin performing showtunes as a distraction, while Rich tackles the Gavins from behind and wrestles their pistols away.

>>28703866
"And have you give death threats to every random pony you meet? No, how I don't know you won't lose your cool again?"
>>>"Hey, I never lost my cool in front of you!"
"So calm and collected when were shooting at a bank teller?"
>>>"Well, she refused to be taken hostage!"
>You turn to Gavin and glare at him
>He proceeds to glare at other Gavin
>"You weren't supposed to tell him that!"
"Neither of you are helping your cases"
>"Well, one of has to go, to make sure you aren't just getting away"
>>>"Well, let's just let him decide who he brings along!"
>"So we're letting our brother's killer decide?"
>>>"Really? I know that's bullshit and you do, too!"
>"Well, he's dead and it's his fault!"
>>>"He wasn't driving the car! Besides, you're the one who decided 'Hurr, let's rob a bank'"
>"Go fuck yourself"
>>>"I am you, ya dumbass!"
>Quietly, Rich chimes in
>>"Come on guys, let's not use racial slurs like that…"
>Everybody turns back to him
>>"I mean, that's just really mean to all donkeys"
>The room is silent
>"Fine, he can choose who he brings along"
>Shit
>You don't know how to prevent somebody from coming with you

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>"I mean, that's just really mean to all donkeys"
Oh Rich, your politeness will be the death of you.

Way I see it we can either give them the slip or we have to leave Richy boy with them as collateral.

>>28703929
>leave Rich
That's not an option.

>>28703929
>The way I see it
Just clarifying because I'm not sure if you're suggesting the action of taking both or discussing it? I'm trying not to fuck up anybody's suggestions

Let Rich know how adorable he is

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>>28703951
Discussing

>>28703950
Anon he contributes nothing to the team. He can be useful keeping an eye on the birds and making sure they don't do anything stupid before we find out how to get home. Also alternatively we can just ditch them all

>>28703971
Well, we don't know what spells he knows, maybe he could be useful

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>>28703982
I can't remember if he's ever used magic so far. He may might know any for all we know.

>>28703971
Even if that may be true, I would rather not betray a friend/potential love interest.

>>28703999
Would you guys want me to tell you what he knows? Or would you rather ask him in-story?

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>>28704002
/hhh/ pls

>>28704005
Oops, I took my name off while shitposting, that's me

>>28704005
gimme what you know boss

>>28704019
He knows a single weak shield spell for relatively obvious reasons

>>28704008
yes.

>>28704008
/hhh/?

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>>28704028
Could be useful later on. Also I like to think it improves his survivability when staying with the griphs. Well unless you have a better idea I'm going with Rich as collateral.

>>28704042
homo horse hangout

>>28704047
Think of it this way, having him around means having someone who we can fully trust in this whole dimension hopping business, he can learn more spells if needed, and could probably help us learn magic channeling later.

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>>28704080
That's really nice, you fruitbowl but that doesn't help us in our current situation. Unless Rich's shield is powerful enough to block all thier bullets we're stuck with either having one of the Griphs lording over us while we're questing or my plan.

>>28704090
That's a problem, one of them is coming with us to 'keep an eye on us' but we're probably gonna end up going to other rich's library to learn magic, other us should have the same mindset and could help us dispose of him? Preferably through the cops, they did rob a bank.

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>>28704105
>going to other rich's library to learn magic
That is actually a good idea. And If we can get one of the Griffs arrested that's one less crazy catbird trying to kill us. I'm game.

>>28703917
Looks like we're taking one of you so let's take this dimensions Gaven.

>>28703917
we still have our hammer hidden on us you know.

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>>28704210
Oh shit I forgot we still had that!

>>28704210
Oh yeah...

>>28704105
My only problem with this is that cop donkey because other Big does look exactly like us

>>28704408
We'll need to inform other us about that cop too, lest we end up giving him contradicting information.

>>28703917

Just tell them that we're trying our best to figure out what happened and how to fix it and if we fix it for ourselves we fix it for everyone so if they really want their brother back the best thing they can do is leave us to our work.

Just putting it out there that I'm going to be busy tonight until around ten, but I'll try to stay sober, and get out two or three more posts

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>>28706977
Stay strong famalam.

We can't raise the dead, we can only go to another place where the brother is alive. He's gone from this world.

>>28704126
I'm not one hundred percent sure if any of these are suggestions or discussions, but it seems like you want to leave Rich?
>>28704008
Don't worry, it won't be all /hhh/ stuff unless you guys make it that way

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>>28708798
Quite the opposite. The other anon suggested we go along with the Gavens request and let him come with us to the library this dimensions Rich works at and I agreed. Also if we can get the Gaven with us arrested or bop him over the head with the hidden hammer we still have that'd be cool. So no leavy our Rich behind. for now

Also I'm cool with Big Deal swinging both ways.

>>28708867
"Okay, you can both come with me"
>The other Gavin looks pretty excited at the prospect of helping search for his brother
"We'll be heading out to the library in order to see if we can shed some light on what's going on here"
>This time both Gavins look at each other
>"So, here's the thing, we can't read Equestrian very well."
>These guys really are stupid
"Why did you never learn how to read the language of the country you live in?"
>"We went to an older griffin school, it didn't want to teach equestrian to students"
"Okay, I'll give you anything I find in Griffin"
>They still don't look excited at the prospect of research
>The other Gavin sighs
>>"Why are we doing this? Can't we just figure it out some other way?"
"Well, there's got to be something at the library and I can't do much without basic knowledge"
>You flash him a smile
"Unless you know something about death-defying, inter-dimensional, magic performed by earth ponies?"
>All you receive in return is a glare
>>>"So when do you want to go?"
>You glance at the clock
>11:00 PM

>>28709058
Guess it's going to have to wait for tomorrow since the library is closed at this time. We'll go there at 10 in the morning and begin looking for magic books on teleportation.

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>>28709058
Ask Gaven a little about himself.

"Well, we can't exactly go now. We'll go tomorrow at 10 AM"
>"A little early for me, but beggars can't be choosers"
>The other Gavin sits in his beanbag chair again
>Well, you should probably leave as it's getting late now
>You say your goodbyes and you and Rich leave
>You still have the feeling of being watched despite the fact that there's very few griffins on the street
>After a minute, Rich starts to speak
>"You lied to Gavin"
"Yes, he was going to kill you"
>"I understand that, I'm just worried about the consequences of that"
>You him what you think is a reassuring smile
"By the time he figures out I lied to him, he'll either hate us already or be totally on our side"
>"I hope so..."
>Evidently not as reassuring as you thought
>You keep walking but soon feel a hoof on your withers
>>"If you don't want your friend involved in this, step back into the alley with me"
>It's the donkey from today

>>28709309
*smirk* Should I call the police? Go into the alley.

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>>28709309
Scream loudly for all the other gryphons to hear that this donkey is trying to steal your sweat meats!

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>>28709309
You know fuck it. If he wants to speak with me or shoot me he can do it right here and now.

>>28709469
Last for night
>Whatever, if he's gonna shoot you, you might as well get it over with
"Hey, you head back to my place now, I'll catch up later"
>"What? Why?"
"I gotta finish some some chores, pick up some groceries, you know?"
>"But..."
>Then he sees your expression
>"J-just finish them quick, p-please"
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon"
>With that, Rich slowly walks trots away
>You step into the alley
"What do you want, donkey"
>>"Officer of the guard to you"
>You both walk further into the alley
>He starts speaking first
>>"I thought you were suspicious this morning, so I decided to follow you. I figured you'd just had been working with the robbers. Boy was I wrong as this one…"
>He pauses to breathe
>"Two of the same griffin, a possibly failed bank robbery, and supposed inter-dimensional power
>As he speaks, you see a brick wrapped in the distinctive aura of green magic by Rich
>It's floating above his head

>>28709621
His as in above the donkeys head

>>28709621
Oh no, is Rich helping? Warn the donkey without panic'ing him into shooting us, or if we think we can, shove him out of the way of the brick. He's not our enemy here.

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>>28709621
Lets let him keep talking to see what he know and if he tries anything funny signal Rich to bash him over the head.

>>28709621
Reroll of
>>28709796
Plus
Loudly say, "Rich! No! Friendly donkey!"

>>28709796
Damn you we really could of really used the element of surprise.

>>28709813
What? The donkey is a cop. Besides the next post is dubs. I think that takes priority.

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>>28709832
A cop who thinks we're working with criminals and now knows there's dimensional play at work. He could be a crooked cop or another shunter for all we know. Also the we're going with the first to get 3, 6, 9, or dubs.

>>28709877
We know he's callous but what says we cooperate with griffons then bash cops with bricks? We're a bank teller for goodness sakes, not a mafia boss. Something's wrong with our moral compass here.

Anyhow let's chat up Officer Donkey here and explain what's going on, maybe he can help us rid the multiverse of some very bad griffons.

dammit rich

>>28709796
>Eyeing the wobbling brick, you wonder whether you should warn him
>Well, you're a bank teller, not a murderer
>Even if Rich is striking the first blow
"Officer, step to the left please."
>He gives you a questioning glance but then looks up
>He moves to the side just in time for the brick to fall to the ground
>You inhale and yell to Rich
"It's fine, I don't think he's trying hurt us!"
>"A-are you s-sure?"
>Rich walks out from behind the building situated at the entrance of the alley
>He's shaking pretty badly and you think his eyes might be tearing up
>It looks like he really did resign himself to going through with it
>>"Look, I'm not trying to hurt either of you. I heard those griffins threaten to kill you, they're no friends of yours"
>The donkey now keeps a wary eye on the both of you
"So what are you saying?"
>>"I'm saying I want to keep this city safe. I can't help you with whatever's going on with magic and shit, but I want to keep this city safe."
"Okay, I get that, what are you suggesting?"
>>"I'm not here on official police business is what I mean. I'm willing to do whatever it takes to keep this city safe, are you?"
>He's practically talking in circles and hasn't said what he wants to do
>But he wants to help you

>>28711398
I'm willing to do whatever is required of me to do. I believe I can manipulate him and want to get him home.

>>28711398
Go calm Rich down through hugs.

Um, are you going to kill them or something?

>You place a hand on Rich's withers and pull him into a side hug
"Just calm down, Rich. Everything will be fine."
>"B-but-"
"He's trying to help us"
>After a couple of seconds the shaking slows
>>"Now, that you're done there, are you with me or not?"
"I don't get what you're saying, are you going to kill them"
>>"They're a danger to the citizens of Manehattan, they've used force to try to get what they want and almost killed somebody who offered to help them"
>He tosses something to you, and you catch it unthinkingly
>>"So yeah, I'd like to go back there and kill 'em for the good of everypony"
>Looking down, you stare at the bright silver pistol in your hooves

>>28711537
Do we even know how to use a gun?

>>28711537
Are you even a real cop, dude?

>>28711563
Nope

>>28711537
Listen, I'm not gonna go back there and I will keep quiet about this little meeting, but I'm not killing anyone. If you really wanna do it then be my guest. I'm no murderer.

Give him the gun back.

>>28711537
I'm sorry, I can't bring myself to kill someone. I don't even know how to use a gun. Is the law that ineffective that killing them is the only solution?

Tell him about the weapons that the griffins have, and the layout of their room. Please be careful, I wouldn't want to find out that you died trying to kill them.

Murder isn't the answer, I'm not killing him.

>>28710910

"I'm sorry, I can't bring myself to kill someone. I don't even know how to use a gun, for that matter"
>He scowls at you
>>"Everything has a cost, to protect lives you sometimes need to take lives"
"Is the law really this ineffective, that you've resorted to vigilante justice?"
>He harshly brays
>>"Law enforcement works, it's the criminals that don't. Criminals can never be truly reformed, and sometimes that's okay. Other times? They're better off in the ground"
"You can't just exterminate criminals like they're less than anyone else"
>He giggles this time
>>"This ain't my first time at the rodeo, I've been doing this for a while!"
>He's completely insane
>>"Years, in fact! Working in forensics helps quite a bit"
>He barely withholds a cackle
"You're still going, aren't you?"
>>"Damn right"
>shaking your head, you see there's no way out of this
"I don't want you to die either. I think they're on the bottom floor close to the window, both with what I think are low-caliber pistols"
>He smiles and takes the gun from your hooves
>He trots away, but as he passes you, he whispers in your ear
>>"You wouldn't of told me that unless you knew, deep down, I'm right"
>You really don't
>You stand there for a second, contemplating everything that just occurred
>The silence is broken by Rich
>"Are we just going to let him kill Gavin...?"
>You think for a moment
>On one hand, this solves the issue of having a griffin following you around
>But you'd be responsible for his death and the nameless donkey would continue on his rampage...
>On the other hand, the only way you'd be able to stop the donkey would be through force...

Let's just bring the guard down on this ass's ass
sorry, not sorry

>>28714125
Probably best to just call the police and stay out of it.

>>28714125
Gavin did kinda kill us...and tried to kill us after that...and then threatened to kill us next...remind me, why the fuck are we friends with that guy? He will literally force us to do stuff at gunpoint. Best be rid of him.

>>28714202
We're not friends. It's more like, we're the tools needed for them to see their brother, they'll probably kill us one way or another if the donkey doesn't kill them.

>>28714202
I would just want to put him back in his world and then beat the fuck out of him and put him in jail. That's what my motivation is.

>>28714229
Exactly...so why did we willingly go to his apartment and will (probably) willingly go to the library with him? He can go off and get killed by a rogue cop for all I care, he's been nothing but a nuisance to us. It makes no sense.

I also think that if you see bullshit happening in a world you don't get involved with it no matter what because it ain't you problem to fix. This isn't your world.

>>28714273
Great idea! That's why we just let the donkey do his thing!

>>28714125
We're not only gonna let him, we're gonna help. "Rich, pick up your brick. And I think pistols have a right end and a wrong end." Peer at the pistol enough to identify the wrong end and trigger, then fall in line behind Rich.

>>28714308
>>behind rich
I meant behind donk-cop.

>>28714169
"No, I don't want anyone's blood on my hooves, we're calling the guard on both of them"
>"R-really? Let's find a payphone then!"
>You both gallop towards a nearby street corner, with a payphone proudly standing at its edge
>You pop a bit in and dial 911
>Before the operating can say anything you speak in your best 'terrified citizen' voice
>It's not that hard, considering that's pretty much what you are
"I need the guard over in the Griffin District, I think I heard gunshots!"
>You didn't but it's probably a good idea to warn them about their guns
>>"Sir, just calm down and give the address you heard the noises from"
>You relay the address to the operator and comply with all her question until she asks for your name
>When that happens you hang up
>They'll probably just think you ran out of bits
>As you step away from the phone, you feel a wave of relief wash over you
>This way no one has to die and you don't even have to be directly involved
>Your thoughts are interuppted by loud sirens
>Several guard chariots scream by, heading towards the scene of the crime
>For a second you consider heading to the scene
Do you?

>>28714353
Fuck no!

>>28714353
No, we're heading back to other us's home.

>>28714353
might as well see what happens from this retarded idea

>>28714390
>off by one
Reroll

Let's go!

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>>28714353
Let's go get some Ice cream with Rich. Also we really need to get our hooves on a new tool like shurikans or a smoke bomb.

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>>28714353
reroll>>28714441

>>28714455
Hate to break it to you but >>28714423
got a three already