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[coprinaquest]

>Buy the Boots, Ring, Possum, and Lil Thriffy

Ghoulash: "Okay, I think we'll take these, Miss Thrif!"

Thrif: "Keh! Good choices, gals!

...but it'll be sad to see Lil Thriffy go."

Thrif waves to the doll, who waves back as a sequin tear falls from her eye.

Thrif takes the money from Mince and prepares your purchases.

Thrif: "Hm. Wait a minute! You gals don't have enough Inventory space for this stuff!

...where's your Equipment Pouch?"

Ghoulash: "Huh? Our what?"

Thrif: "Kee hee hee! I knew Chef Coprina was forgetful, but she didn't even give you gals an Equipment Pouch? Keh, you're lucky I have a spare. Take it, you gals are friends!"

Got the Equipment Pouch!

Thrif: "You can keep your Equipment in there, and it won't take up Inventory space!

Speaking of: you gals DO know how Equipment works, right?

In case you don't, everyone can equip one piece of, well, Equipment for some benefit in battle or outside of it!

It's not always clear what Equipment does until you test it, but you can always check Your Equipment Pouch if you forget what something does!

Oh, and don't forget: you can't put normal Items in the Equipment Pouch! It's against the cosmic Law of Mechanical Justification, keh! Don't worry, Equipment and Items are labeled so you can tell which is which!

Alright, here you gals go! Have a cursed day!"

Thrif hands you your purchases; you immediately store some of them in the Equipment Pouch! But, the Possum has to go in your Inventory.

Chatty Possum: "Ey, I get ride in here? Oh, I could get used ta this, heh heh..."

Thrif: "Pleasure doing business with you gals, as always! Tell Chef Coprina I said hello!"

Thrif waves goodbye; as does a tentacle from her eye!

The five of you leave the shop, Equipment in hand!

Equipment Pouch unlocked!

Got some stuff!

Item: Chatty Possum

Equipment: Big Boots

Equipment: Ring of Bliss

Equipment: Lil Thriffy

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>Ask About the Possum and Lil Thriffy

Ghoulash: "So, what's this possum's story, Miss Thrif?"

You're caught a little off guard when the taxidermied possum speaks up.

Chatty Possum: "Ey, I'm right here, I'll do the talkin!

I used ta live outside a shack owned by Mortelle Charogne! She's one nasty witch...

She heard me outside her shack one night, climbing a tree, and cursed me!

Now I'm just a mummy, all I can do is talk!

But I've learned some serious dirt over the years, kid.

You wouldn't BELIEVE some of the secrets I know!

Like ol Thrif here! Bet ya didn't know that she uses those weirdo tentacles ta-"

Thrif runs over and claps a hand over the possum's mouth.

Thrif: "Keh heh! Isn't he a chatterbox? Keh heh heh..."

Ghoulash: "What about Lil Thriffy? What's the curse on her fabric?"

Thrif picks up the little doll of herself and cradles it lovingly. You can't help but notice that it mimics her every move...

Thrif: "Kee! The curse on her fabric is a pretty simple one: she's more or less alive! But..."

She plugs the doll's ears.

Thrif: "...between us, she's got cotton for brains! Keh heh, literally! You may be able to get some use out of her though!"

Thrif sets the doll down next to Syrup. Syrup tentatively leans into its face...

Suddenly a long black thread shoots out of its missing eye and hits Syrup in the face!

Syrup: "AH!"

Thrif: "Kee hee! I forgot about that, sorry!"

Syrup glares at her and kicks the doll over.

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>Do You Buy?

The ring you dropped rolls away and bounces...

Ghoulash: "Oops, sorry Miss Thrif!"

Thrif: "Don't worry, I'll find it later!"

You hear it roll across the wooden floor before it suddenly stops with a weird sound...

You don't see where it stops.

Lime: "Thrif, you should be ashamed of yourzelf for not varning me about zat curse!"

Thrif: "Lighten up, Doktor! It was funny and nobody got hurt! Kee hee!"

You hear a strange sound behind you... but think nothing of it. There's always some weird sound here!

Ghoulash: "Hey Miss Thrif: do you buy stuff too?"

Thrif: "Do I buy things? Keh heh! Of course I do! Why, do you have something you'd like to part with? I can pay extra if it's cursed!"

Floss: "I-I don't think anything of ours is cursed..."

Thrif: "Keh! You'd never know unless it decided to kick in! You're not a curse expert like me; you can't smell em!"

Floss goes a little pale.

Floss: "You mean we could be cursed right now?"

Thrif nods enthusiastically as a tentacle waves nonchalantly from her eye.

Thrif: "Yep! It's possible, keh heh!"

Floss: "O-oh... that's... great news."

You hear that weird sound again. Suddenly, you feel something bump against you!

You turn around to see...

Syrup! Her head is brushing against the ceiling! You can see a small ring floating inside her... the same one you dropped!

Syrup: "Ahahahaa! Now the world will definitely be mine! Thanks for the help, Thrif! Soon the world will have a new leader: COMMANDER SYRUP! Ahahahaaa!"

Syrup turns and runs out the door!

Or she tries to, anyway; she's too tall!

Syrup: "W-what? No! NO! I was supposed to take over the world! I can't be defeated by a DOOR!"

Thrif walks over to Syrup and pulls the ring out of her! Syrup immediately shrinks to her normal size with a pouty face!

Syrup: "Hmph."

Thrif: "Kee hee hee! It was a good try, Maple! Maybe another day, kee!"

You can buy something or sell something!

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>What Can We Afford?

Thrif finishes arguing with the tentacle. Floss cautiously unplugs her ears.

Thrif: "Keh heh, sorry about that. Teenagers, y'know?"

Floss: "T-that's alright."

Thrif: "Glad you don't speak Eldritch... he was saying some absolute FILTH!"

Meanwhile, Lime is still combing the shelf. She carefully avoids touching the cow pendant again.

Lime: "Thrif? Vat about zis little ring? UND BE ZPECIFIC ZIS TIME!"

Thrif: "Keh! Let me see that...

Oh, that little ol thing? Go ahead and slip it on, Doktor!"

Lime: "I vasn't born yesterday. YOU do it."

Thrif grins maniacally.

Thrif: "If you insist~"

Thrif slips on the ring. She almost immediately starts purring loudly.

Thrif: "Ah...

Pardon me for a moment, gals; I'll be right back!"

Thrif runs into the back room quickly. You can still hear her purring loudly... Floss plugs her ears again, and Lime rolls her eyes.

Lime: "Hrmph. Und she vanted ME to put zat on vithout a zingle varning."

Eventually she returns, carrying the ring instead of wearing it.

Thrif: "Mm... sorry about that! Now then; were you gals looking for anything in particular?"

Ghoulash: "Well, Mom sent us $30; what can we get for that?"

Thrif: "Ooh, let's see here... You gals are in luck, I've got a pretty nice selection of things you may be interested in!"

•Cow Pendant

"This little charm will double anyone's Inventory size; heck, it even doubles it again after combat! But... it, uh, has a negative impact on your speed after a while."

$10

•Ring of Bliss

"Slip this on, and you'll forget everything else around you for a good while! Keh, maybe this would make a good distraction, if you could slip it on someone..."

$10

•Chatty Possum

"Ugh. This guy hasn't shut up since I got him! You'd actually be doing me a favor to buy him; I'm getting sick of his gossip! But... I gotta say he does have some interesting dirt on people."

$5

•Executioner's Gauntlet

"This belonged to an executioner; at least, that's what the lady I bought it from said, keh! This'll boost your damage, but, uh, I'm pretty sure there's a drawback somewhere. I don't fight much, so I can't test it too well..."

$15

•Big Boots

"I tried to wear these; I really did! They're just too darn big for me! Keh, maybe you gals know someone who can wear em? They're not cursed, anyway; just oversized!"

$10

•Sleepy Hollow Choker

"...actually, I'd rather hold onto this one. Sorry, kee hee!"

NOT FOR SALE

•Li'l Thriffy

"Keh heh! I made this little doll of myself out of some cursed fabric I bought! Isn't she cute?"

$5

Thrif: "Take your time, gals!

...wait a tic. Where's Maple?"

Right on cue, Syrup staggers in.

Syrup: "Mm, what happen?"

As you watch Syrup, you absentmindedly slip on a ring from the shelf.

Thrif: "Easy now, Ghoul; you should at least look before you do that! Just calmly tell me what you picked up, please!"

You look down at the ring you put on...

It bears a gemstone with a conspicuous '+' inside of it. You suddenly notice that the ceiling is much closer than before.

Thrif: "Kee hee hee! Better take that off, Ghoul; I don't think there's a limit on how tall it makes you!"

You quickly yank the ring off, but accidentally drop it on the floor.

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>Wait, What Sale?

Ghoulash: "Huh? I don't remember Mom saying anything about a sale..."

Thrif: "Kee! Chef Coprina can be so forgetful sometimes...

A lot of my stuff is marked down for today only, Ghoul!"

Ghoulash: "Awesome!"

Syrup: "Okay, uh... let's split up and do some browsing."

Thrif: "Take your time, gals! If you need me, just let me know; I'll be here!"

Miss Thrif winks at you mischievously before speaking in a much raspier, eerie voice.

Thrif: "Oh, and Maple... you're not too scared, are you? Kee hee hee..."

Syrup runs into a different room.

Thrif: "Kehehe, she's always so fun to scare! I'm so glad you gals bring her every time you visit!"

Syrup eventually stops in a room full of various taxidermied animals.

Syrup: "Of course. It HAD to be this room, didn't it? Couldn't have been the NORMAL merchandise, no; HAD to be the stuffed roadkill..."

Suddenly, a rather skeletal possum raises up and speaks!

Possum: "If it helps, I ain't happy ta be here either, hun!"

Syrup faints again!

Meanwhile, in another room, Floss is browsing Thrif's normal, non-cursed merchandise. It's a pretty small selection. The spooky shopkeep walks over to Floss.

Thrif: "Candy... you're not really passing up my cursed trinkets for plain old boring accessories, are you?"

Floss: "Yes, I am, Miss Thrif. I'd rather not take risks with curses."

Thrif: "Keh! You sure didn't get your creator's sense of adventure, eh?"

A tentacle reaches out of Thrif's eye void and pats Floss on the head.

Thrif: "Hey. Don't fret, Candy. Someone has to be the responsible one, and you do a fine job. I just can't resist teasing you every now and then, you know that!"

Floss: "No hard feelings, Miss Thrif! But... can you please tell your friend to stop?"

Thrif: "You heard her, Patrick. Knock it off!"

The tentacle recedes with a grumble.

Thrif: "And watch your language, young man!"

Suddenly the tentacle reappears and begins babbling in a language Floss has never heard. Thrif sighs and begins arguing with it in that same tongue.

Thrif: "#**€%£! @&$&$?"

It kind of hurts Floss's head... She plugs her ears.

Finally, You and Lime are looking over a shelf of obviously-cursed knickknacks, including a handful of jewelry and other such accessories.

Lime: "Zay, Thrif: vat's ze curse on zis little cow pendant?"

Thrif: "Nothing major, Doktor! Feel free to try it on! Kee hee..."

Against her better judgement, Lime slips the pendant on.

Lime: "Hmm. It fits rather vell...

Zay, is it hot in here to anyone else?"

As you watch, Lime's "Inventory size" slowly doubles! You can hear a quiet bubbling, sloshing sound...

Lime: "ACK! THRIF, I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!"

Thrif: "Kee hee hee hee! Don't have a... COW, Doktor! Just take off the pendant!"

Lime complies, and her figure returns to normal.

Lime: "You're lucky zat vas reversible. How could you zell zomething like zat, anyvay?"

Thrif: "Keh heh heh! It was tempting to keep that one for myself, actually! But... it doubles your capacity every hour or so. Imagine forgetting about it and wearing it for a full 12 hour shift, keh! I couldn't even fit through the stockroom door!"

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>Go Shopping

You gently pull your head out of Lime's inventory; she blushes and looks away, as does Floss.

Syrup: "Okay, so we've got a decent selection of items to use. But...

Let's go see if there's anything interesting for sale at Purse 'N Curse before we head downstairs. As much as she creeps me out, Miss Thrif sometimes has some pretty handy stuff."

You all head out the front door, stopping momentarily to grab $30 from your Mom! Since he's got free space, Mince takes the money and puts it in his inventory!

After a short walk, you soon reach the shop; Syrup hesitates to go in. After a moment, Lime scoops up your little sis and carries her inside!

Syrup: "H-HEY! LIME, THIS IS INSUBORDINATION!"

Lime: "Ja, ja... ve'd never have gone in if I hadn't done zat!"

Miss Thrif's store, Purse 'N Curse, is one of your favorite places in town! It's kinda small, and packed full of weird knickknacks and stuff she's gathered up to sell! The whole place is lit with purple light; you've never been sure if it's magic or if she just buys purple lightbulbs...

As you all make your way to the counter, nobody seems to be here. You look around in amazement, and notice several neat things!

There's a suit of armor that waves at you; you of course wave back! There's an empty, rusty birdcage that tweets and squawks! There's a bunch of dusty books, including Contacting Evil Spirits for Dummies, The Black Speech to English Phrasebook, the Encyclopedia of Abyssal Beings, and How to Cook a Family Meal for Under a Dollar!

This place is SOOOO cool!

Syrup looks extremely uneasy, and Floss is also pretty nervous. Lime seems fine though, and you're obviously not scared!

Eventually you reach the counter. There's a bell labeled "Ring for Service!" After looking around for Thrif, Floss rings the bell.

Nothing seems to happen at first...

Then you hear footsteps!

From the back room, a super-tall, thin, headless cat walks out! There's a lacy choker around her neck, with a charm shaped like a pumpkin on it!

Syrup squeaks in terror and hides behind Floss, who hides behind Lime. Lime herself takes a step back. You, however, stand your ground!

The headless cat waves and motions for you to wait. She stoops down and pulls something out from under the counter...

She sets the familiar object down in front of you. Syrup faints!

It's Miss Thrif's head! She sticks her tongue out at Floss jokingly; Floss goes really pale!

Eventually she picks her head up and reattaches it before removing the choker!

Thrif: "Kee hee hee! I love that thing! Well? Did I scare you, gals?

...looks like Maple was scared! Bless her melty little heart, she's always been scared of me!"

Lime: "Ja, ja, ve get ze point, Thrif."

Miss Thrif grins widely and leans uncomfortably close to Lime; she has to stoop pretty far given that she's even taller than your already-impressively-tall sister! A thin black tentacle stretches out of her (super cool) eye void and gently strokes Lime's face!

Thrif: "Oh? I'm sorry, Doktor; did I frighten you? I can tone it down if you're scared!"

Lime: "N-no, of course you didn't zcare me! I-I knew it vas just another of your cursed trinkets!

...c-can you please make zat thing ztop?"

Thrif: "Suuuure you did, kee hee! Anyway, what can I do for you gals today? Did Chef Coprina remember to tell you about my sale today?

Oh, and Chauncey, that's enough sweetie!"

The tentacle retracts into the void.

Syrup wakes up!

Syrup: "Mmm... w-what happen?"

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>Gather Items and Regroup

Syrup decides to grab the lighter, while Floss grabs the magnifying glass and scissors. They each quickly make their way back down to the kitchen.

Meanwhile, Lime is already waiting in the kitchen, and you are heading downstairs with Mince! Of course, true to form, you trip down the stairs. Thankfully, something soft breaks your fall! Or, more accurately, the space between two soft somethings!

Lime: "ACK! I zuppose it vas a good idea to zave a zpace in my inventory, eh? Are you alright, Ghoulash?"

Ghoulash: "Yeah, I'm fine! I didn't even break anything this time!"

Lime: "Ha! Another bet von!

...though I don't zink I'll be getting my money anytime zoon.

Anyvay; ze others should be down any zecond now..."

Right on cue, Syrup and Floss show up! Mince wags his tail excitedly!

Syrup: "Everyone ready? We need to be absolutely sure before we leave, alright? I really doubt we'll be able to come back up for a while!

...and Ghoul... maybe pull yourself out of there?"

Ghoulash: "Huh? Oh yeah."

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>Recruit Mince, Split Up for Items

Syrup: "Alright, girls; I thought about it, and here's the plan:

Ghoul, you go up to your room, do NOT go in, but call Mince. He's helpful to have around.

As for me and the others, we'll check our rooms for anything useful we should take downstairs.

Everyone okay with that? Great, let's GO!"

You all run upstairs and split up!

You get to your room and, remembering what Syrup said, stop outside it. Wonder why? All that's going on is Coin spending those tokens from earlier...

You can hear the repetitive sound of her doing so: sounds like... coins entering a coin slot, of course! In between each sound, you hear Coin let out a satisfied sigh, the loud ratcheting sound of her arm, and three sharp clicks: the reels stopping. Then the process repeats.

Ghoulash: "MINCE! C'mere, boy!"

The sounds stop for a second, Coin gasps, then Mince runs out of your room. He gives you a lick on the face! After a moment, the sound resumes. Man, you really wish Syrup hadn't ordered you to stay out. You were gonna slip in a quick game of GROGGER for good luck!

MINCE Joined The Party!

Meanwhile...

In her barracks, Syrup is faced with a choice: she has room for one more item, and only one. Question is: what to pick? She's torn between a thumbtack, a bottle cap, and a lighter.

The other two girls face similar decisions.

Floss has two more spaces in her inventory, and there are a few things she can see being useful: a bottle of ink, a quill pen, a magnifying glass, and a small pair of scissors.

Considering her ample inventory size, Lime doesn't have to pick and choose her items. She grabs three unlabeled potions, one red, one blue, and one green. She also grabs a small black box with a red button and a scalpel (she stores that in her pockets to avoid issues). She decides to keep one slot empty just in case.

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>Take Advantage of Prep Time

Syrup: "Alright, let's regroup.

Ghoul, what're you currently carrying on you?"

You check your inventory...

Ghoulash: "Umm, just that handful of tokens I got from Coin."

Syrup: "Alright... maybe we can use those for something.

Floss? What about you?"

Floss turns away from the rest of you and checks her inventory...

Floss: "I've got... my schedule book and pen, and... oh, a little puff of wool."

Syrup: "Alright. You've always got that schedule, huh?

Lime?"

Lime checks her pockets, then casually checks her inventory, sending it into a frenzy of jiggling.

Lime: "I've got my experiment kit, a handful of vires, a spare syringe, und my wrench."

Syrup: "All very helpful things.

(Man I wish I had that kinda inventory space...)

Okay, I've got a paperclip.

So, between all of us, we've got a pretty decent lineup of items. Anybody feel the need to swap things around?

Floss, we're all in good health, right?"

Floss: "Yes, nobody's hurt, thank goodness!"

Syrup: "Great!

Now, my next question: do we wanna go down to Purse N Curse before we go to the basement? It's up to you guys, but you know Thrif creeps me out... it's that eye. *shudder*

Of course, if anyone forgot something in their room, now's probably the best time to go back for it. We may not be able to leave the basement for a little while when we go down there, y'know!"

Lime: "Vat about getting more help? Ve could try recruiting someone like Mince or Coin..."

Syrup: "...I, uh, think Coin may be busy. But, sure, we could grab Mince or Fish if you guys want. Just... call them from outside Ghoul's room. And we'll probably have to pick just one of them. You know they don't get along...

Anything else?"

Ghoulash: "Umm...

Does anybody know for sure where the basement stairs are today?"

Syrup: "That's... actually a good point."

Lime: "Ja, I saw zem earlier. I'll lead ze way. Good thinking, Ghoulash!"

You blush.

Syrup: "Alright then. Once we answer those few questions, we should be all set to head out on a proper Quest!"

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>Unsavory?

Ghoulash: "Unsavory? Pfft, don't sweat it, Mom! We can handle anything! Even if it's sweet, sour, bitter, or even salty! ...well, okay, maybe not bitter... I prefer sweet stuff!"

Lime: "..."

Syrup: "Uh..."

Floss: "...Um, Ghoul... she means dangerous, nasty, or mean."

Ghoulash: "Huh? Oh. Oh! That makes more sense!"

Chef Coprina: "Aha ha ha... Ghoul, sweetie, you never fail to make me smile!

You girls take care downstairs, alright? You may have to put your combat skills to the test. I have complete confidence in your abilities!

But... if you need some help, don't be afraid to ask for it! I'll be here, filling orders!"

Lime: "Ve'll have zis mystery zolved in no time, Mother!"

Chef Coprina: "I have no doubt you will!

...oh! And I nearly forgot; Miss Thrif called me earlier! She's having a sale today, if you girls want to go browse! If you do decide to head over there, let me know so I can send some money with you!"

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>TO THE KITCHEN, AWAY!

Ghoulash: "What were supposed to be doing, again?"

Floss: "Heading downstairs to see if Miss Coprina needs anything done."

Ghoulash: "Oh yeah! I got distracted, sorry!"

Floss: "That's alright! Thank you for, um, helping Coin!"

Syrup: "Yeah, uh, thanks for doing that, Ghoul. That was nice of you.

(I'm just glad I didn't have to do it...)"

Lime: "Vell? Vhat's ze hold up? Mother's probably vaiting for us!"

Coprina Gang: "LET'S GO!"

You all charge downstairs, leaving Coin, Mince, and Fish in your room!

Coin: "Ah, good ol toots...

...guess I better get started on this pile of tokens~"

Thanks to your Mom's foresight, the halls and stairways are big enough to handle all four of you running through at once! And you don't even fall down the stairs this time! Eventually, you all reach the Kitchen. Mom smiles.

Chef Coprina: "Oh, hello girls! Training over already?"

Syrup: "Ma'am, yes ma'am, Chef!"

Chef Coprina: "Wonderful! I'm sure you did an excellent job leading the lesson, Syrup, sweetie!

I'm glad you girls came down; there's a little favor I need to ask you all...

I've been hearing a strange noise from downstairs all morning. I'm too busy to investigate myself, can you girls please check it out for me?"

Floss: "Of course, Miss Coprina!"

Chef Coprina: "Wonderful! Feel free to take your time; this isn't an urgent matter! Head downstairs at your leisure, but be prepared in case it proves to be something... unsavory."

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>Return Coin's Quarter

Ghoulash: "OH! Coin, I almost forgot! You dropped this earlier!"

You walk over to Coin and insert the quarter into her coin slot. She immediately stands bolt upright, her tail goes perfectly straight, and her left arm raises. She sighs happily.

Coin: "Oh yeah... that's nice. I kinda wish you woulda just handed it to me though, toots; now I'm primed for a spin...

You, uh, mind giving me a hand here? All ya gotta do is pull my hand down. I'd do it myself, but... that's a little weird with an audience, heh..."

Ghoulash: "Sure thing!"

You grab Coin's hand and pull it down like a lever. Her reels begin to spin...

Coin: "Mm-mm, thanks, toots. Let's see if ya won..."

7 - 7 - Cherry!

Coin: "Aww, so close. Sorry, toots. At least ya get a lil payoff though!"

Sure enough, Coin grabs her tail as it dispenses a few handfuls of golden tokens!

Coin: "There ya go; you can keep a handful of em if ya want. But... I'm keepin most of em, see!"

You grab a small handful of tokens and store them away! One handful of tiny items counts as one normal sized item, right?

Got some tokens!

Coin: "Alright then; back to GROGGER! I'm gonna beat the Chef if it takes a lifetime!

Oh, and uh... th-thanks."

Ghoulash: "No problem, Coin!"

Lime: "Ah, Coin? Vill you be back to help me tomorrow?"

Coin: "Yeah, I'll be there, Dok. See ya."

Lime: "Excellent! Zorry about earlier, ja?"

Coin: "Eh, no hard feelins here. Just warn me next time, will ya?"

Lime: "Ja, ja... I'll try und remember to varn you next time."

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>End Combat Training

Commander Syrup: "Alright, that's it! Great job, everyone! You're all dismissed, training's over for today!

...oh yeah, one second.

LIEUTENANT! OPEN THE DOOR!"

The Lieutenant outside opens the door, enters the room, salutes, and melts away!

Ghoulash: "That was fun, Commander!"

Commander Syrup: "Huh? Training's over, Ghoul! You don't have to call me that anymore!"

Ghoulash: "Oh yeah, I forgot!"

Syrup: "Anyway, you guys did great! Ghoul, your strength is always so fun to watch! Lime, those experiments of yours amaze me! Floss, I'm always touched by how caring you are!"

Coin: "Whaddabout me, squeaky? Toots used me as a friggin club, and I don't get any thanks?"

Syrup: "Heh, thanks for the help, Coin!"

Coin grunts and returns to GROGGER.

Lime: "Zo... now vhat are we going to do?"

Floss: "The same thing we always do, Lime:"

Syrup: "TAKE OVER THE WORLD! AHAHAHA!"

Floss: "...maybe after we ask Miss Coprina if she needs us to do anything."

Syrup: "Yeah, yeah... t-that's what I meant! Ask Chef what she needs done! Heh heh..."

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>Round 3!

Battling Syrup Lieutenant!

Lvl. 1

Health: ???

Syrup: Lvl 10, 5 Atk, 7 HP

Slash | Block | Command | Items

Ghoulash: Lvl 12, 6 Atk, 10 HP

Punch | Block | Super-Strength | Items

Lime: Lvl 8, 3 Atk, 6 HP

Pinch | Block | Experiment | Items

Floss: Lvl 13, 0 Atk, 20 HP

Talk | Block | First Aid | Items

Round 3: Fight!

The Lieutenant doesn't look so good. She's practically half-melted!

Lime used Experiment!

Target: Lime

Result Roll: 15 (Exceeds Lime's Level, Buff!)

Buff Roll: 1 (Attack Buff!)

Lime pulls a strange potion from her inventory and downs it in one gulp. Suddenly, a red aura surrounds her. Lime's attack is doubled for the rest of this fight!

Ghoulash used Super-Strength!

Strike Roll: 19 (Hit!)

Damage Rolls: 9, 18, 11, 17, 1, 12, 14, 20, 20, 14, 15, 1 (12 Damage!)

Harnessing all her power, Ghoulash lifts up the heaviest thing she can find and slams it over the Lieutenant's head! Hope Coin doesn't mind being used as a weapon!

Syrup Lieutenant took 12 Damage!

The Lieutenant has to peel herself off the floor; she's surely on the verge of surrendering!

Floss used First Aid!

Target: Syrup Lieutenant

Heal Roll: 1

Floss pulls her beloved first-aid kit from her inventory and quickly patches the Lieutenant up a little!

Syrup Lieutenant gained 1 HP!

Commander Syrup: "Floss, why'd you do that?"

Floss: "She's the only one hurt!"

Lime used Experiment!

Target: Syrup Lieutenant

Result Roll: 19 (Exceeds Lime's Level, Buff!)

Buff Roll: 4 (Evasion Buff!)

Lime pulls a small laser from her inventory and fires it at the Lieutenant! An eerie green aura surrounds her... Syrup Lieutenant will now dodge any attacks within her Attack of her level!

Lime: "Vhoops! Aheh, it zeems I made a leetle mistake..."

Commander Syrup: "Be more careful next time, Doktor!"

Syrup used Command!

Summoning her leadership skills, Syrup draws herself up to her full height and barks orders at the Lieutenant!

Commander Syrup: "STAND DOWN, LIEUTENANT! THIS DRILL IS OVER!"

The Lieutenant salutes and promptly melts into the floorboards!

Syrup Lieutenant surrendered!

You Win!

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>Round 2!

Battling Syrup Lieutenant!

Lvl. 1

Health: ???

Syrup: Lvl 10, 5 Atk, 7 HP

Slash | Block | Command | Items

Ghoulash: Lvl 12, 6 Atk, 10 HP

Punch | Block | Super-Strength | Items

Lime: Lvl 8, 3 Atk, 6 HP

Pinch | Block | Experiment | Items

Floss: Lvl 13, 0 Atk, 20 HP

Talk | Block | First Aid | Items

Round 2: Fight!

Syrup used Slash!

Strike Roll: 16 (Hit!)

Damage Rolls: 17, 6, 9, 3, 1 (5 Damage!)

Syrup charges up to the Lieutenant, raises her sword high into the air, and performs a flashy, S-shaped series of slashes.

Syrup Lieutenant took 5 Damage!

Ghoulash used Punch!

Strike Roll: 17 (Hit!)

Damage Rolls: 2, 2, 6, 20, 4, 17 (6 Damage!)

Ghoulash steels herself before running up to the Lieutenant and performing a leaping uppercut! She's barely able to resist the urge to shout SHORYUKEN!

Syrup Lieutenant took 6 Damage!

The Lieutenant seems to be melting slightly...

Lime used Pinch!

Strike Roll: 7 (Hit!)

Damage Rolls: 18, 17, 16 (3 Damage!)

Lime casually walks up to the Lieutenant before suddenly pressing a button concealed in her coat; a pair of mechanical pincers emerges from two of her coat pockets! They quickly give the Lieutenant a nasty SNAP!

Syrup Lieutenant took 3 Damage!

She definitely looks worse for wear now; her hair is dripping!

Floss used Block!

Quickly, Floss uses her four arms to defend herself!

All damage Floss takes this turn drops to 1!

Lime used Pinch!

Strike Roll: 8 (Hit!)

Damage Rolls: 18, 13, 7 (3 Damage!)

Taking advantage of her speed, Lime quickly attacks the Lieutenant again, using her Lime Claws once more!

Syrup Lieutenant takes 3 Damage!

Commander Syrup: "Good work, ladies! But, the lieutenant ain't done for yet; look alive!"

Syrup Lieutenant used Bayonet Charge!

Target: Ghoulash

Strike Roll: 3 (Miss!)

The Lieutenant suddenly creates a bayoneted rifle and, with a mighty squeak, charges at Ghoulash! But, before she can get there, she trips!

Commander Syrup: "Lieutenant, what was that? You're going back to boot camp after this, girly! Good work, Gang; keep it up!"

Round 2 Over!

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>Begin Combat Training!

Battling Syrup Lieutenant!

Lvl. 1

Health: ???

Syrup: Lvl 10, 5 Atk, 7 HP

Slash | Block | Command | Items

Ghoulash: Lvl 12, 6 Atk, 10 HP

Punch | Block | Super-Strength | Items

Lime: Lvl 8, 3 Atk, 6 HP

Pinch | Block | Experiment | Items

Floss: Lvl 13, 0 Atk, 20 HP

Talk | Block | First Aid | Items

Round 1: FIGHT!

Commander Syrup: "Alright ladies, welcome to combat! You should all know how this works by now, but I'm gonna cover everything again anyway!

Now then. Everyone involved in combat has three stats: your LEVEL, your ATTACK, and your HP.

Your Level indicates what someone must roll to damage you. When anything attacks, a D20 is rolled. To land an attack, the D20 must roll equal to or higher than the target's level.

Your Attack determines how many hit dice you roll on a successful attack. For each one that meets or exceeds the target's level, you deal one damage!

Finally, your HP is how many hits you can take before being knocked out. You don't wanna be knocked out, alright?

Making sense?"

Ghoulash: "So far, so good, Commander!"

Commander Syrup: "Great!

Now then, everyone has a set of 4 skills they can use. These skills are listed under your name and stats. You can use one skill per turn UNLESS you're Lime, who gets to act twice each turn. More on that later.

Let's look at everyone's skills.

I've got: Slash, Block, Command, and Items.

Slash is my basic attack. Block reduces any damage to me to one this turn. Command lets me make the Lieutenants useful! Items is self-explanatory.

Ghoul, you've got Punch, Block, Super-Strength, and Items.

Punch is your basic attack. Block reduces any damage you take to one this turn. Strength lets you use your Level to determine your hit dice, but makes you rest next turn. Items, again, self-explanatory.

Lime, you've got Pinch, Block, Experiment, and Items.

Pinch is your basic attack. Block, again, reduces damage to one this turn. Experiment lets you roll a D20 and call a target; the roll determines if they get a buff or a debuff. Items is straightforward.

Finally, Floss, you get Talk, Block, First Aid, and Items.

Floss, as you know, you'd rather Talk yourself out of a situation than attack. Block drops all damage to one this turn. First Aid lets you heal anybody, even yourself. And of course, you can guess what Items does."

Floss: "Of course!"

Commander Syrup: "Excellent!

Alright, last primer: Passives.

Everyone has a Passive Ability. These are constant and don't need to be activated.

I have Tiny. Any attacks that are within my Attack of my Level miss me.

Ghoul, you have Contender. Not only do you ignore one damage each turn (unless you Block), you deal one extra damage for each HP you've lost. For example, you'll do 2 extra damage at 8 HP.

Lime, you have Quicktime. You get to act twice each turn.

Floss, you have Healthy. You roll a D6 and heal that much at the end of each Turn.

Got all that, ladies?"

Everyone: "MA'AM, YES MA'AM!"

Commander Syrup: "Great!

If you ever forget how Combat works, check out the Combat Cards I've prepared for you. They'll refresh you on what each Skill does and what your Passives do! We'll try this for real next turn!

Oh, and as for you out there: just be sure to send in what Skills everyone needs to do each turn, alright? In the case of Talk and Command, be sure to let us know what to say or what commands to issue! If you wanna use shorthand, just use the first letter of our names, like so:

S: Slash, G: Block, L: Block, F: Talk "Blah blah"

Got it?"

Round 1 Over!

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>What About the Lieutenant?

Ghoulash: "Hey Commander... why don't you just make another Lieutenant and use her?"

Commander Syrup: "...That...

...is...

...an absolutely...

...FANTASTIC IDEA! Ghoul, you never cease to impress me; just when I'm ready to exercise my rank and force you to volunteer, you pull out the perfect solution! Alright, give me just a minute and we'll begin!"

Phew. At least you don't have to be the volunteer this time!

PUZZLE SOLVED!

ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS: 2

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