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THE CREATOR
[Aboard Mephistopheles - Limbus Company OST [Extended]]
2024-12-30 15:05:54
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Posted by ID #2
Last edit: 2025-06-28 02:40:30

Every day you went into work, went home, ate, slept, and got up to do the same thing the next day.

Today was different though. As you walked into your workplace you found yourself in a flourishing paradise. Plants grew side by side with machines and great cattle delicately grazed from the plants they walked upon.

This change was.....
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Exciting. Finally something to break up the mundane!

Exciting. A break from the mundane. You don't even know how long you've been working at Zoo Corp. You check out one of the cattle, petting it before realizing that the grass it pulled from the ground was bleeding.

You weren't scared, but you did lean back, especially when the cattle gave you a surprisingly knowing expression. That's when a laugh breaks out. A palm is placed on your back as a newcomer introduces you to the herd.

"Hoo hoo! It seems you've met Michel!"
"A lot of people mistake them for animals, but these "animals" have been alive longer than most stars I will have you know."
How do you react?
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Apologize to Michel.

You apologize to Michel, but he has no reaction to you, instead he looks to the other person. Both of them talk in tongues you do not understand before Michel, with a huff, makes a comment to you and trots away.

"He says if you do that again, he'll send your soul into damnation."
"You look like a smart person. The type who wouldn't make the same mistake twice, right? This will be easy for you."
"If you've worked at Zoo Corp, which I know you have. You should be able to listen to orders right? I mean, what job did you work in anyway?"
What *did* you work?
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Inform him you "fell through the cracks" and haven't gotten orders at work in years.
"So you're a useless member of this world? Taking up resources you have not earned?!"
"Gabby." The largest of the cattle raises his head.
"Kill them."
[Cult of the Lamb [Official] - Kallamar]

All at once, the cattle erupts into a red mist. A long ribbion of flesh flies from it, up into the air, before latching on to itself to form a wheel of infected redden flesh. Wings pull themselves out of bloody sores. Gabby swoops down towards you....

What do you do?
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Stare at the incoming enemy but do nothing.

You stand there, stunned. The creature before you was incomprehensible. All you knew is that you were going to die.
....................
But what happened to you was worse than death.

For Gabby was a clockwork.

Gabby had wrapped its body around you and began integration. You were not killed. You were pulled apart and reused. Your mind stood fully awake. The voice in your head soon became just one of 100s....no, 1000s or even more.

"That's what I get for trying random chance."
"To make a blunder like that. What am I? An idiot?"

You are currently fused into a clockwork. Because of this your voice will be MIXED with that of Gabby. Keep this in mind when making choices in the future for what both of your voices might make.

Gabby's choice: Of course not. Can I assist with the tasks instead?
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Idiot.

"Ooooooooof coooourse not..... IDIOT!" Gabby slurs out.

"Gabby. Leave the Heavens. You're on machine building duties for the next week. Go collect scrap to make up for your actions."
"For it is written: Honor your father and mother."
Gabby's choice: Thank you for your mercy. I shall do as you say.
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MURDER.

You yell out "MURDER" with your mind, hoping that it might induce violence within Gabby.

"THhhhhhank you for YOUR meeeercy. I shall MURDER AS you saaaay." Gabby struggles out before clumsily forcing herself out of the holy doors.

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2024-12-30 15:22:08
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Posted by ID #107
Last edit: 2025-07-20 03:58:48
"What a loud soul. It's alright. Its morale shall be broken soon."

Gabby exits one of many Zoo Corp buildings. She roughly slithers across the ground. Though she (with your assistance) had wished for murder just recently, she seems to hold no hostilities to the workers outside who scream in terror as she pushes over tables to collect scrap. She mumbles often-
"Be not scared."
"Afraid not needed."

While your voice can change what Gabby says. It cannot change what Gabby DOES. You have to rely on the actions of others to get the results you need.

A security guard holds up a gun and points it at Gabby. She approaches slowly, ready to reassure him that nothing is wrong.

Gabby's Choice: Be not afraid.
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VERY.

Very! You shout in your mind.

"Be....BE VERY AFRAID!" Gabby screeches. The guard fires upon her. As the bullets fly through Gabby, you hear voices become quiet, as their part of the body is damaged.

Including yours.

You try to speak as you watch Gabby pet the guard on the head, ignoring his continued firings, but you cannot. Your actions had removed even your voice. You are just a mind watching its body move without it.

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Choose a more reliable person to be.
Warning. 1, 2, and 3, have extremely "limited controls." They cannot do anything "Out of Character." No matter how much you beg them.

Who?
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A Zoo Corp Artist

Gabby had come back to the Heavens. In her hand was you, an artist screaming as you tried to escape her grip. She drops you in front of the Creator, mumbling something akin to "Promotion."

"> I tell Gabby to bring me a useful worker.
> She brings me an artist.
> Literally could not be more useless."
What do you do?
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Ignore your new boss's comment. Stand straight. Chest out. Firm handshake. Look him in the eyes. You're a professional.
2024-12-30 15:25:45
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Posted by ID #2
Last edit: 2025-06-28 02:41:04

You instantly stop screaming, and stand straight. You press your chest out, look him in the eyes, and offer him a firm handshake. You're going to make the most of your forced promotion.

What do you say?
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Let's cut the chitchat boss. Where's my next job?

"Let's cut the chitchat boss. Where's my next job?"

"Ah? Oh, finally someone worthy of taking on the lord's work."
"You have been randomly selected to enter into the heavens! Salvation is yours!"
"Though, I must let you know, it is everyone's. I will have you know my plans to end su-"
"Don't speak your master plans before your big speech. It's like looking at the person you're marrying before the wedding day."
"What does that mean?"
"You've never gotten married before?"
"Now why would I ever do that? They would die within the span it takes me to blink, or become a clockwork."
"The drama of it is the best part."
"Ew."
"Jealous because you've never known true love?"
"At least all my husbands and wives didn't die subparly written endings, or are sitting unfinished in some book somewhere."
The Poetnix puffs up in anger.
How do you respond?
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Try really hard to not throw fuel on the fire.
2024-12-30 15:29:20
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Posted by ID #29
Last edit: 2024-12-30 15:29:26

You try really hard to not throw fuel on this fire.

What do you do?
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TRY FUCKING HARDER

You toss away your invasive thoughts and stay silent, allowing them to argue among themselves.

"YOU HAVEN'T EVEN HAD ANY WIVES OR HUSBANDS."
"Yeah, and thusly, none of them are stuck in unfinished books."
"I'M SICK AND TIRED OF YOU CALLING ME A BAD WRITER. YOU'RE....YOU'RE....."
"Go on. Please. Write me an insult I would care about."
"Nevermind. I'm tired."
"Your plans are boring, you know that, right?"
"Just how I like them!"
"Now shoo. I have someone to train up here." The Poetnix leaves.

Wrote the Poetnix, unenthusiastically.
The Creator
2024-12-30 15:31:23
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Posted by ID #107
Last edit: 2025-07-20 04:02:40
"Apologizes for the delays. It's hard to find good help these days. Now. I'll keep this quick. I need you to be my speaker on the great planet I have created."
"The day is upon is! My arrival! I wish for it to be perfect! Thusly I send you down with great power to have the people follow my holy writings, and build my godly machines!"
"I need a mortal. Gods and clockworks scare the public, so you will have to do. You will convince them to build my machines, and in return, when the time comes, you shall be rewarded with a most high seat at the table."
Huh?
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I won't-
"And, if you even think of opposing me. Your death will not be swift."
End of Meeting
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