Selfstuck

[Godo-kun]

Done with all your chores? Go inside, find some way of communication, and find somebody to play that one game with.

[Recyth]

->Retrieve some means of communication




Strictly speaking, you already have a means with which to communicate to the outside world on your person in the form of your BLACKBERRY SMARTPHONE. It's not a very intuitive piece of technology and frequently stops working for no apparent reason, but it has a functional CAMERA, 3G CONNECTION, BLUETOOTH, INTERNET BROWSING CAPABILITIES and other mobile phone related things. It is currently in the FRONT LEFT POCKET of your JEANS. You have other pockets that may be used for items, though each pocket can only hold certain things. For example, putting a handful of change in your shirt pocket is a BAD IDEA. This is NO PROBLEM for you and you DON'T KNOW WHY anyone would have difficulty using storage or carrying methods that don't involve your sylladex, as handy as it is.

Knowing the parameters of your fetch modus, you figure it would be a good idea to keep items such as your phone in your pockets rather than your sylladex just in case it decides to be difficult.












->Return to your Room and find someone to play SBURB with.



You aren't really that hungry after smelling the remains of last night's smoked kippers and potato wedges mixed in with the rest of the sour refuse, so you head straight to your room after washing your hands in the kitchen sink.

Now that's odd. It seems as though there is someone messaging you on Pesterchum, even though you don't have anyone on your chumroll. Who could it be?

->Enter New Commands

[Jetroid]

>Ignore Pesterchum
>Go grab iPod from Docking Station and head downstairs.

[Naristar]

Answer the random pesterer

[Recyth]

->Retrieve iPod Touch from docking station



You retrieve the iPOD TOUCH from the Alarm Clock Radio Docking Station Thingy. It's fully charged inside a battered old flip case and has been with you for a couple of years now and is the only piece of Apple technology you'll ever use, despite your parents' - Your mother in particular - repeatedly trying to get you to get a Macintosh computer of some sort. But they with their macbooks obtained through a legal loophole in the student loan scheme have forgotten just how unbelievably bad they are compared to a regular Windows OS when it comes to things that are more complicated than forums or Mypipe.com. But enough rambling about inferior OS's. You put the iPOD TOUCH into your FRONT RIGHT POCKET along with your HOOK-ON EARPHONES.

2/5 POCKETSPACE POCKETS FILLED.


The mystery Pesterer is still waiting for your response though.













->Answer Random Pesterer







You seat yourself at your desk, don your gaming headset and begin to converse with this completely random stranger.

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curiousInquisitor [cI] began pestering apatheticCombatant [aC]

cI: Hi there!!! I don't mean to be rude, but would you be willing to chat a little with me??
cI: I hope that's ok, because the last person i met was really angry and insulting for some reason...

cI: Hello? Is anyone there?

aC: Hey there. Sorry, there was this situation with my mother and now she's stormed off out the house or something. Was away from the computer.
cI:Oh no...What happened???
aC: My mother is like this huge hypocritical bitch that subsists off of Earl Grey tea.
aC: She was going all "Bluh! Bluhh! Bluh bluh bluh!" about how i need to spend less time on the computer. Which is rich since she spends as much time glued to her macbook on forums talking to others of her kind.
cI: That's not very nice!!!!
cI: Isn't she your mother? Why would anyone say such things???

aC: Ok, i'm reading that back. Guess i'm more annoyed than i thought. Sorry to dump all that on you like that. But to answer your question with a metaphor, you can be a great king, but you can't command loyalty nor expect it with just one look.
aC: Bluh. Enough about me. What was this other person you mentioned?

cI: I don't really know. :(
cI: He(?) was really rude to me. And insulted something called a
cI: umm...
cI: a Matesprt that i apparently have "FroM AlL ThE TrollS HerE"
cI: His handle was soporSleepwalker, but don't think he was using pesterchum because the conversation starting message was all wrong!!!

aC: Wait
aC I've met that guy.
aC: He suddenly starts messaging me one day and goes on a really really REALLY long rant about how much he hates my guts for fucking with his SGRUB session and getting his friends killed.
aC: Then someone else messages me and starts apologising. Saying it's not really my fault.
aC: Totally put it of my mind. It was bloody weird.
cI: oh wow really?
aC: Yeah. I don't know what SGRUB is and i haven't killed anyone for real, like. Just in video games.
cI: That sounds like this thing on this computer my uncle got me for my birthday today called SBURB. He's THE MAN!!!! Wish i knew what it did though.
aC: Happy birthday.
aC: wait
aC: Hold the phone
aC: You have SBURB?
cI: Yes. Why? What is it??
aC: It's this really hard to get game that's in beta.
aC: Nobody really knows a whole lot about it, but every gamer on the planet wants it, and a good chunk of them would sell their bodies to Skaianet just to touch a disk.
cI: My uncle
cI: is THE MAN!!! :D
aC: He is.
cI: umm
cI: Wanna play?
aC: When i install it i guess. Not like i have anything better to do right now, so i'm free.
aC: oh.
cI: What is it??
aC: I just realised something. Can't believe i didn't notice sooner.
aC: brb flipping out

apatheticCombatant [aC] has ceased pestering curiousInquisitor [cI]

->Rob: Flip the fuck out.

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Suggestion box is closed again for a little bit while i move the plot along. This update right here showcases the height of my ability to draw people. I impressed myself, but i can still point out a number of glaring errors. Gog it took me a while. This will be continued later. Tired now.

[Recyth]

->Rob: Berate self








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->Simultaneously Minutes in the past and Hours in the past





Might as well leave Rob to it.

For now, who is this young lady with the sweet smile?

Of course, you know her name already, but she'll be polite and wait for you to call for her before you can make any sort of suggestions. Now, what was it?

->Please Enter Name

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Suggestion Box is now OPEN and will remain open for a few updates! The plot is simmering and the guests are taking their tables folks, it's going to be one hell of a fantasy feast!

Comments on this update: The gif was MEANT to be shittily portrayed. Because Rob can't be arsed to focus on his surroundings in detail right now. Not enough facedesking. That said, that patch of white on his shirt shouldn't be there but i can't get rid of it for some reason. So it stays for now.

[LongRob]

Bob McManly

[DS Piron]

Sarah Toppson

. . .

[Xindaris]

Wait, I still don't get what he was flipping out about? Or was that supposed to be unclear?

[Naristar]

Lily Waters

[Recyth]

Wait, I still don't get what he was flipping out about? Or was that supposed to be unclear?

Nah. He's berating himself for not drawing the link between the screen name and the self-addressed letter from the future/another dimension/a plot hole. And the implications of not being careful with how the conversarion went. He's just lucky cI is glad to not be the target of his ire after the previous conversation with soporSleepwalker. I'll be updating after i get home from college.

Oh and i see you lurkers out there. Get posting already. There's like 20 of you.

RM

[Lieutenant Fish]

>Sigorni Wjyvr

[Jetroid]

>Amy Chupnick

[Recyth]

->Be named "Bob McManly"




No, that is not your name, nor do you want it to be. It is a silly name isn't it? And meant for someone of the male gender, not a YOUNG LADY such as yourself, a fact that was stated for the less observant fellow quite clearly. But that is quite alright, she is patient and will wait for you to try again.












->Be named "Lily Waters"







That is a much better try, she is glad you're giving this the effort, but must correct you, as her name is not quite the one you assigned to her, but it is certainly close.














->Introduce Yourself Properly






Your name is LILY MOORE. Today, is in fact, your BIRTHDAY, and you are now 16 years old. You are an AMERICAN and are as such SEVERAL HOURS behind THAT OTHER GUY who you've NEVER MET. Your personality can be described as BUBBLY, EXCESSIVELY POLITE and ENERGETIC, and you take great interest in OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES, but are rather NAIVE and don't like listening to DEPRESSSING LIFE EXPERIENCES like DIVORCE and DEATHS. You are quite intelligent for your age, consistently getting A's and B's in every subject at high school from CALCULUS to WOODSHOP. You are also an ACCOMPLISHED TRACK RUNNER and are ranked as the 5th FASTEST in the state for the 100m Dash. All these attributes, combined with your family's wealth as MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS IN SKAIANET and your NATURAL BEAUTY, have made you quite sought after by the boys ( and even a couple of girls ) at your school, but whilst the attention is nice, they are NOT INTERESTED IN YOU AS A PERSON.

->Would You Please Enter New Commands?

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Naristar, stop looking at my notebook. Seriously. *bap*

No more updates today, got a few sprites to make, some more fine detail planning to do and a better introductory post to write. Keep those suggestions coming people. I'm still updating more often than the actual webcomic here, and i'd like it to stay that way.

Also, interesting thing you might notice, the narrative changes tone and form depending on the character. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BECOME CONFUSING AND IRRITATING TO SCRIPT LATER. AT ALL.

RM.

[DS Piron]

< Lily: Break into breakdance.

> Lily: Try to somewhere other than your room.

[Recyth]

->Would You Please Show Us The Dancefloor Your Room?






Your name is Lily. As was just said but a moment ago, it is your SWEET 16 and your room has a few BIRTHDAY ARTIFACTS still lying around, and also clearly demonstrates some of your INTERESTS, namely OLD WEST MOVIES and TINKERING WITH CLOCKS AND OTHER MECHANISMS, as you enjoy knowing how things work and fixing the little flaws in their construction. You aspire to become either a SURGEON or a ROBOTICS ENGINEER depending on the results of your FINALS in a couple months time. Earlier this morning, your UNCLE dropped by to wish you a happy birthday and to deliver a NEW STATE OF THE ART COMPUTER to replace the combustion engine that was your old PC. Your uncle is THE MAN for all sorts of reasons, most of them tied to his position as a lead programmer for Skaianet which your family has a 20% share in through MOORETECH your FATHER'S HARDWARE FIRM.

It's mid-morning and you don't have a whole lot to do today as school is unfortunately CLOSED for renovations. So, what will you do?

->Would You Please Enter New Commands?

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I want to get another update done before i go to bed, so get suggesting people.

Also fixed a mistake in the first pocketspace image which has been bugging me.

RM

[Naristar]

Look at the boxes

Is that a chainsaw?

Look out your window

dance!

((are those enough suggestions?))

[Recyth]

->What is that object on the table there?









Oh, is this the item you are referring to? It's not a chainsaw, that's a silly thing for you to have without supervision. You are after all only 16. It's your new monkey wrench!!! You got it as a birthday present from your father and you are completely in love with it.


















->BEHOLD THE WRENCH






This wrench was custom-made for your use. It's made of a light titanium-steel alloy core with an inch-thick coating of rust-proof bronze. The head has an adjustable bite which holds onto anything with it's beveled teeth. The grip is perfectly suited to your hands, while still being large enough to tackle big jobs and small ones without a loss of balance or finesse. The back of the head is also useful for breaking objects along a line.

And it has your name engraved on the handle. It is the best thing you have ever owned.























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Just holding this beauty makes you feel more confident and powerful. You ARE the Wrench Wench. You ARE the PROBLEM SOLVER. And nobody, but NOBODY can tell you otherwise unless they want to get clocked one.

You decide to put it back down for now. You're not sure you can handle that much of a confidence boost this early in the day.

->Would You Please Enter New Commands?

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Sleepy now. I expect to see many more suggestions by the time i wake up and check this thread. Aaand yes, previous suggestions are still on the board so to speak, so please don't repeat commands.

RM

[Naristar]

Examine Balloons!

[Xindaris]

>Equip wrenchkind to your strife specibus if you haven't already, so you can more easily follow up on that 'clocking people in the face for insulting your wrench' plan.

[Recyth]

->Would You Show Us Your Fetch Modus?






You use the TOOLBOX FETCH MODUS. It is essentially a modified STACK MODUS. You can only access items from the top of the deck, filling from left to right, but unlike a standard stack modus, you can remove ANY OF THE TOP 3 items from the sylladex. There is also a DUMP command, which ejects all items from your sylladex at once in a heap close to the user. It is advised that users refrain from using this function except in emergencies, and do not do it with any fragile objects. At the moment, you have 5 cards in your sylladex, though you could have more if you asked your parents or your uncle, you don't make a habit of carrying too much around.


























->Inspect Strife Allocation







Naturally, your currently equipped Kind Abstrata has been set to the Wrenchkind Abstrata, but it's empty right now as you have no need of a Wrench, nor do you expect to be involved in any form of Strife in the future, as the house is effectively empty except for you. You had Hammerkind and Scrwdrvrkind decks too, but you misplaced them sometime last week during one of your larger projects and haven't been able to find either since. Your primary use of the strife decks is as a way to get around the limited space of your sylladex and carry all of your tools at once while leaving space for odds and ends like stray bolts or planks in your sylladex.

->What Could Be In The Boxes?

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Wrenchkind Strifedeck originally made by Armada of Housetrapped.

[Godo-kun]

Imagine yourself as a female Ratchet from Ratchet and Clank.

[Recyth]

Just moving the important bit of the spoiler text in the previous update to a new post to make sure everyone sees it.

Ok, so i'm ready to start drawing today's updates, and the first one to tackle is the contents of the coloured boxes representing the remainder of Lily's birthday gifts, BUT!

I haven't filled the presents. I don't know what could be in them, and i ask you, the readers, to choose what they're going to be. I request that you keep it-semi-serious and keep in mind the size and dimensions of the boxes, as you don't want the poor young lass to be at a disadvantage, do you?

Choose wisely!

RM


P.S The OP has been updated with a new Introduction which will almost certainly be rewritten later - Probably at the end of this thread.

[snuffysam]

> An INTELLIGENT MAN action figure. He's a superhero that your dad likes. He's useless as a fighter but gives really good advice.
> An OMNIPOTENT WOMAN action figure. She's a superhero that your mom likes. As the name would suggest, she has omnipotent powers. She is also completely immortal.

+1 reader.

[Recyth]

Woooo!

You have NO IDEA how twitchy i've been over the past couple days waiting for suggestions. Keep them coming people, i'll draw the update tomorrow.

Also, thanks for looking in. I noticed that i suddenly gained like 100 readers or so on Sunday night out of the blue, glad to see another.

RM