"Hey there, little buddy!" Grant greets the marsupial, kneeling down to run a hand over its soft fur. It's taken surprisingly well to human contact; most times, opossums just hiss at him and run away. The opossum clicks at him as it rubs its face all over his shin. "You're kinda cute. And kinda gross. Wanna be my travel buddy?"
The opossum seems to understand him. It looks up at him and vocalizes again, clicking in agreement.
"Haha, alright," Grant smiles, allowing it to climb up his leg. He scoops the animal up in his arms and deposits it on his shoulder, then continues on his journey.
"I'm afraid I don't have much to eat," he tells the creature, frowning at it, and the opossum seems to nod in understanding. "All's I got is this moldy potato, and I don't even think I want to eat it. But you might!"
The opossum doesn't react for a few moments, seeming to lose its balance as it starts to wobble.
"Oh! I can carry you if you want," Grant says, wrapping his big hand around the opossum as he brings it to his chest. His finger seems to press into something squishy and decidedly not furry, tensing as he cradles it in his arms to inspect where he'd felt the dubiously not soft patch of skin. Parting the fur reveals a bulging green eye, leaking blood from the corner.
Grant nearly drops the opossum. "That... can't be good," he frowns, turning the opossum over on its back. Its pouch is red and swollen, and when he pokes a finger into the pouch and pulls some of the skin back, he reveals teeth -- needly, sharp, slimy teeth. "Holy s**t!"
The opossum hisses at him, and Grant drops it to the ground in shock. The opossum lunges for the old man's ankle, and barely misses him, snagging its teeth on a shoelace. It hisses again, sounding more monstrous this time, before reeling back and pawing at its own face like it's conflicted with its destructive urges.
"Oh my God," Grant frowns. "I'm not really lookin' forward to havin' to do this, buddy, but..."
There was something clearly not going right with the opossum. Its head is starting to split down the middle, a raw, bloody seam forming between its eyes as its jaws crack and break outward. It's gross enough that it almost would give John Carpenter a run for his money.
Grant draws his knife and takes a deep breath. It's time to put an end to this poor creature's miserable life.
OOC: SCENARIO 10
Scenario requirements: As you walk around (if you are in a group there is only ONE), a small pet begins to follow you. It is up to you what appearance they take. It loyally chases after you no matter where you go. It is obedient to your commands and seems rather intelligent.
As you play around with this pet, you begin to notice it has a couple of strange defects. Eyes growing on its back. An extra pair teeth from its chest. Legs protruding from its cut open belly. The defects get worse and worse, and the pet slowly grows more hostile. Eventually, you have to put it out of its misery. (5 HP to defeat it, it does -1 auto damage). If you decide to SPARE IT it will hurt you instead (or one person in your group) for HALF YOUR HEALTH before it disappears.
When the event is over, add +10 infection to your character's infection meter
Characters involved: David Grant
Extra effect:
This is a NEW effect and replaces all prior ones!
- Mobs from the mod thread NO LONGER spawn in new threads.
- Bosses when repelled successfully decrease your infection rate by -10!
- If your character "recognizes" the original form of the GM boss, it can ICly call out to them. This will let them do double damage for the rest of the battle!
OOC
[ Infection Rate ]: 30/100
Character's name: David Grant
Character's faction: Apartments
Character's journal link: woop
Character's survival stats: David Grant View
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER David is massive. You could even call him a big buff spicy grandpa, a 6'5" wall of muscle wrapped in tacky Hawaiian print fabric. His favorite color is orange. He wears square-rimmed glasses and has a neatly trimmed beard. Everything about him is an affront to human decency. He is the walking definition of loud and obnoxious.
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