Let's Survive Zafehouse: Diaries!

((... Good point.))

(> ...)

(> You feel that your Social Link with most of the other fellow survivors has been broken.
> There is a widening distance between you and them, both physically and mentally...
> ... Perhaps you should start from scratch. With a different time or place, maybe.)

... I failed all of you.

(> ... There's something glinting on the floor where you last saw Princess.
> ...!
> Obtained Precious Sapphire Hair Clips.)

... I'm sorry.

( > ... Amanohashi appears to be searching for more equipment. He doesn't seem to have realized what happened yet. You wonder if you should tell him...

> On the other hand, he did almost get you killed, if indirectly...

> ... You decided not to say anything as you began your slow walk towards the factory.)

EDIT:

((I did remember, actually. I just thought it was too cruel to outright point out who it was. :P))

/salutes

I have a certain song prepared for this very occasion, leader. I hope you will enjoy it.

((I think I've caught something from this thread. Most everyone who reads Awakening aren't reading along here or hasn't voted, so here goes.

The decisions the audience is making could REALLY screw up the game. And I warned them, I did. Take the companions they do and then make that choice, you WILL screw yourself over. And I did warn them. Still they persist. Sure, I could bail them out with my high Coercion stat. Sure.

OR I could let them reap what they sowed and take the gameplay consequence. At least some of them played the game before and presumably knew EXACTLY what they were doing with this.))

I hope you can all hear my laughter echoing in the forums tonight.

I hope it keeps you awake at night.

And DK, I will need those three points, oh me

oh my

I will.

Shut up Monobear. Go kill someone else.

((If it's what I think it is, then I expect that I would enjoy it very much.

/salutes back

It has been an honor, Great Sadistic One Banana in the sky. <3

Now if you'll excuse me, I have a death post to write out.))

((I'll edit Éponine's profile, but... erm... very bad news.

I'm going to be unable to participate for the next 6 days. Since Kaneda has a similar situation, I think general consensus was we... sit another round out. And go after whoever goes next instead. I've no idea if you're okay with it since I'm not sure you saw it in the group convo.

EDIT: Done. Three points freed up!))

The voice of the wind sheds drops of light onto you as you doze off
I won't forget your kind smile or your eyes hidden with sorrow

Even though it hurts (to make a wish), I received the courage to fight from you, so I will go
If I awaken (from a dream), I'll be able to see you again

I will hide my distant memories in my breast and sing

Because you protected this ephemerally floating world by your own hand
Now simply fold your wings and sleep restfully
Be wrapped up in an eternal tranquility, and love through all eternity

Sleep, by this hand of mine that gently watches over you
I remember you laughing, you crying, you angry
I will never forget for all time until my life is exhausted

At a crosswalk, I heard a voice very similar to yours
I turned around and looked up at the sky, holding my tears back from overflowing

Tomorrow for sure (one of these days), I believe I can see you once more as I wander alone
Through rainy nights (and sunny mornings), I keep on waiting

I won't forget the night we ran through

That brightly shining moment, I was with everyone
I spent that time without knowing it was irreplaceable
Now, so that I'll just recall it fondly, I will embrace the feeling

You were definitely by my side back then, you know
You were always, always, always smiling right next to me
Even if I lose you, I'll get you back. I will never leave you.

...

/trying not to cry

#### is laughing...
#### seems to be overjoyed.
#### is sitting by his handiwork and laughing.

You know, I was just going to say that Pips is going to be ecstatic, but it seems like you beat me to it. <3

Oh. Hey. Now there's only one person until Pip's collection is complete, isn't it? I think of how Shelby Darlene is going to come back to her entire team dead and I can't stop giggling ahahahaha oh god it hurts too much you gaiz seriously stop being so hilarious pwahahahahaahaha

So how many more vehicle parts do you guys need? :)

((You magnificent bastard.))

One.

<3

((And fuck it, this calls for some Sondheim.

You could drive a person crazy
You could drive a person mad
First you let the run go easy
So a person could be had

Then you strike them with dilemmas
Brutal
And you can't save
Which means that when the vote comes
You can't
Wait for everyone

I could understand a game
If the developer was cruel
I could understand a game
If it wanted to be cool

But worse 'en that
Dillemmas that
Break a group apart and leave a team out flat
Is crazy
Is a troubled game
Is a truly evil
Entity itself

If a run is going well and smooth as can be
Never trust that's the way
It's harder than a matador coercing a bull
To win this game without any deaths

So simple and attentive
Customizable games
Is anything a person could wish
But amputation options is the act of a man
Who likes the pull the hooks outta fish

Knock-knock
Is anybody there?
Knock-knock
It really isn't fair
Knock-knock
We need some lucky charms
Knock-knock
In Pipsy's zombie arms

All those green relations
What is wrong?
Where's the loose connection
How long, oh Lord, how long?
Infection dilemma is the worst thing ever

You could drive a person buggy
You could blow a person's cool
With a mod a treatment is all huggy
But the game makes you the fool
If a person thinks that you've upset her
That's when you're good
You impersonate a fun game better
Than a zombie should!

I could understand dilemmas
If the group was good as dead
I could understand dilemmas
If Pips made traps out of beds

Elusive you
Exclusive you
Will any run get the best of you?
You're crazy
You're a lovely game
You're a truly
Deeply maladjusted
Never to be trusted
Crazy playtime
Yourself

ZD is my hobby
And I'm giving it up!))

...this means Nyx is going to doom us, doesn't it?

Shhh, the Persona run's up next.

(Housekeeping details will come later when this run is more... finalized.)

Hey, have a Next to Normal song for Pip that I didn't even have to edit! :D

(I TOOK A FUCKING NAP. AND EVERYONE DIES? Do you know how tempted I am to send him to the library? Very. But nope, I'll push on... I'll post actions on a little bit when I wake up more)

(Aww, send him to the factory instead! Pipsqueak's gonna be disappointed if you never return!
Also good lord, that song ... that song fits him WAY too well.)

I love how Amanohashi is this terrible doom magnet who brings death and destruction to all those around him.

((For what it's worth, you have my sympathy. The game really did a fuck-over job on you, and even the dilemma summoner and cohorts don't deserve that.))

He should just slit his wrists and be done with it, holy Minato.

EDIT: And my god, Jacquelle, that song is just perfect.

> The horde of zombies seem to be never-ending... Death quickly approaches.

> ...

> ... Close your eyes?

> Yes

>> Yes

> ....

> ...

Death is not a hunter unbeknownst to its prey,

One is always aware that it lies in wait.

... Don't give me that look; this was mostly your fault. If I had access to my Persona--

: You were the one who failed to uphold the end of your contract, my dear... former guest. Completely ignoring where you were fated to go and pointlessly sacrificing yourself is hardly an endeavour I would consider to be responsible.

... I fell asleep. It's what I do. How was I supposed to know where I was "fated to go"?!

: You were also given ample opportunity to strengthen yourself through the power of your bonds...

I got bitten. By a zombie rodent. That was hardly a fair opportunity to rank up a Social Link.

: Sometimes, Life isn't fair. Now begone with you; I have other guests to deal with.

Though life merely a journey to the grave,

it must not be undertaken without hope.

Only then will a traveler's story live on,

treasured by those who bid him farewell.

((tl;dr: ROCKS FALL ZOMBIES MOAN, MOST OF THE PARTY EVERYONE DIES. MINATO IS STILL A FAILURE. GAME OVER.))

((... Sorry, I'm feeling way too a tad burnt out over this round to continue right now. I also kind of want to practice not failing with my own copy of Zafehouse I bought yesterday...

If you guys want the Persona Run to go next, I am more than reluctant happy to step down and let someone else roleplay as Nicehat!Naoto.

Really sorry, you guys. :C))

EDIT: Anabanana, I had that playing as I was typing this up. Personally, I prefer the Orchestral version of that song. Much more gut-wrenching. :D

(Can I see the map?)

(( Squishxd, amazing to the last. I hope you find the energy to participate again some time, because, holy mother, your posts are amazing.

Same with Teddy, but being her computer is her computer I fully well understand why she'd prefer to back out now she's tried it.))

Good ol' Amanohashi, holding on till the end.

Just so you know though, Princess and Kikky were holding onto the fuel pump when they died, which probably means it's lost forever instead of being at the factory. Someone who's played please confirm this for me. Also the scavenger group's gone, so you have no alternative ways of getting the fuel pump.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this game is unwinnable at this point.

Yeah, I know, but the original version has the nostalgia factor going for it. For me at least. :)

(If it helps I'm pretty sure Pip killing you levelled up his social rank a lot.
I mean, he's happy with it.
And yeah, it'd be rough to play two rounds in a row, so you take a break.
If the game's unwinnable, you know what you gotta do!)

The solution to me (so that Squish doesn't have to give up their place in the Persona group) seems to be let the group with Antiqua in it, or the Little Girl Run, go next. I don't think Antiqua's been in a run before anyways, and newcomers are supposed to get priority, right?

(I think I might cry.)
Why did this happen? Why did it happen again? I just wanted to save my friends this time!
What did I do to deserve this?
I can't do it it anymore. I just want to rest.
(Wait, where is he? I can't remember...)

(He's at the hospital right now, I believe.
In other news, Kik's started to creep me out.)

((STARTED?))

I should breach the factory.

This is why I don't trust cute things.

It's all meant to get you off guard before they strike.

And so Amanohashi was the last one to die. Again. Maybe he found happiness in the arms of his Pip, who knows? From an outsider's view, all we know is this:











Nope, the stats screen isn't just an excuse for me to post Amano's bloodsplattered face over and over again, why do you ask.

"Hey, I heard you got a new job downtown!"

"Yeah, I did! It's at the factory on Crazy Horse Street!"

"Worst at Treating Injuries: Princess Zeiva"

No shit?

((.... brb sobbing.))

Finally... Peace... (for now. )