Fallen Hero: Retribution release thread! (Book Two) (Spoilers Inside!)

Just imagine being Sidestep in that situation though, you’ll wake up most likely tied up to something, probably a table since it’ll be Mortum’s laboratory, and the first thing you will see is going to be someone in a lab coat most likely on Numbers looking over you after they drugged you, if that doesn’t trigger all of Sidestep’s ptsd I don’t know what will.

It may be even worse if you told them and only them that you are re gene, the first person you decide to confide in ends up backstabbing you, plus what I metioned before.

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yeah, that is why Dr.Mortum gonna get picked up by the farm…

See how they like that trip lol

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Interesting So how to make the SD be aware of the good doctor? They only look interested in the villain

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Your villain persona must not be known as a telepath.

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It’d be really interesting to see how things would go there. However, being tied down isn’t what I am worried. What I am worried is how the possessed Ace would influence Sidestep. Sidestep in the puppet body was panicking when they saw the possessed main body. Sidestep could still pick up ominous feels from the possessed puppet, too. I hope Sidestep doesn’t lose control there.
What I noticed is Sidestep tends to miss things and also makes mistakes when they lose control.
Things are at higher stakes now.

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Yeah, the idea of perhaps growing to trust (even like) someone for the first time after your trauma, only to have them backstab you/possibly drag you back in a scenario which can be described as your worst nightmare (alas being tied up in a lab or worse) is going to be a lot of take for some Steps.
Not to mention in this scenario you have most likely “Ace” (read: whoever is in their body) manipulating the narrative against you, too.
Like don’t get me wrong, I love Mortum, but this possibility hurts me in more ways than the one. Somebody’s going to end up hurt. :clown_face:

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Yeah, I mentioned it earlier but for the original Step I made for Mortum… Even if they are apologetic…? Qiao is going to be heartbroken and pissed, and will probably shut themself away from Mortum after they get the chance. “Have fun with the fake–, you have demonstrated which you prefer.” or something then leave. :skull: I’m guessing Qiao will end up romancing one of the villain ROs in the next book. Mostly because for that character specifically they only trusted Mortum, ended up getting punished for it from his perspective. I’m not saying what he thinks is correct really, but that is just where Qiao is coming from. I love that I can kind of imagine him like this though, not many stories with such a level of personalization. I can easily see someone claiming their Step will take it in stride, as one of the key steps in deepening their relationship.

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Is there a result if you name your puppet Ace all the way from Rebirth?

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@Non
As someone who’s done it, I can say yes, but not much at least that I saw all I saw was when you learn of Ace’s origins, Sidestep has unique internal dialogue about the “coincidence” of having picked the puppets actual name where they panic about the idea that maybe some part of Ace still remains

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OMG! I just got a slider I never seen before…DO NOT ASK ME HOW I GOT IT! I don’t know!!!

I crashed the car with the Puppet innit, and then she end up at the Ranger HQ Right? And then…the Hospital where she was, is under ATTACK!

OMG!

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It’s when Mortum kidnaps the puppet, right?

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OMG! That cunniving BIATCH! URGH! I’m feeding Dr.Mortum to the Cacofind, AFTER the farm is done with her!

Fucking Traitor! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Summary

Dr. Mortum. Scientist.

It’s not wise getting this involved. She knows that. And yet it’s so very hard to stop.

Eden. A mouthpiece. A puppet.

It sounds absurd, but she knows far too well what powerful telepaths are capable of. The thing that worries her is that if she’s supposed to believe Cynthia’s powers are on that level, then that also means she has to doubt everything. Reality is subjective to a telepath, at least if it gets filtered through people’s minds.

Truth is what can be measured with instruments, not what gets told to people.

Mouth twitching in a nervous smile, Dr. Mortum leans forward to wipe the beading sweat from Eden’s forehead. Sky-Raider did a good job breaking her out of the hospital, like taking candy from a baby.

A saying she never really understood, from what she remembers, babies have a hard grip.

She supposes that the self-styled pirate of the skies has robbed more secure things than hospitals in his days.

Under Dr. Mortum’s hand, Eden’s face twitches and contorts in pain and bad dreams. Eyes moving fast, REM, fingers twitching. Not much like a coma at all. Dr. Mortum checks the readings, spiking high and bright.

Brain activity.

“Eden,” she whispers. “Tout va bien. Je suis là.”

Eden’s eyes fly open, a gasp of pain, thrashing in the bed. Dr. Mortum very, very gently pushes her back down, too many broken bones in her body to move around.

“Eden,” she repeats. “It’s me. You’re safe.”

“Wh…” Her voice is cracked, broken, the glass of water accepted readily. Sipping it. Finding her voice. “Where am I?”

“My lab,” she clarifies. “I have a small medical bay. Do you remember what happened?”

“The car…” Face twitching, shards settling into an expression. “I crashed?”

“You did,” she says, a sigh of relief as she leans closer. “But you’re safe now. Everything else can be sorted out once you’re better.”

They have time.

I can see it. My mc told her she love her…she told her to scram. So, we did, and she has the fucking Generator!!!

So, the Farm will get her. Will leave her in there to rot. Let them do experiment on her ass…if they don’t and plan on hiring her…then great. We blow the place and steal her back…then I’m dumping her ass in the sewer where the cacofind is…

Or maybe, I could unleash Argent on her?

Ahhh so many ways to get revenge…its so hard to pick!

Make you wish traitors had more Lives.

Btw… @bobsmyuncle I knew it! She was in Cahoot with ACE! I KNEW IT!

What do you say peoples who were saying Nah!

Totally Vindicated…and Pissed :joy:

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These are the lines that make me think that being the HG’s sibling may be a valid theory.

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Aesop: never trust someone with a French accent, or anything French related.

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Hm…I don’t think so.

See, during this run you can reveal that you can’t give Ortega Kids (Neither can Ortega, beside 2 womens lol), but its said that because of your regen status, they sterilize you…

Honestly, Fuck no. I hope we aren’t related to HG! Fuck that…

@Rinnegato Oh, vraiment? :smirk:

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Oui. Les Français ont un grand gros et fragile ego

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Well, that is pretty much a lot of people. Being french has nothing to do with it.

Wanna meet big assholes with big Ego? I can name a few and they are all over the planet.

Anyway, let’s not go off Topic…

I’m So Pissed at Dr.Mortum.

The wait for the next game is Torture!

Think we can Bribe Malin to work faster? Wine? Cheese? Pie? :joy:

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Some random memes (pt 2)

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pobrane

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Quality memes, I approve.

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This one is Gold! :+1:

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