Voidus

Voidus smiled as the area around him stabilized. Or he stabilized relative to it anyway, relativity and dimensional stability had some interesting interactions after all. He reached out to clasp the Strangers arm once they were both on the same plane of existence enough to make physical contact. “It’s been too long.” Voidus said warmly. “Things go a lot slower in the other labs without our head of R&D present you know?” The Stranger grinned, “Ah,well, I’m sure you’ve been able to do well enough without me. You’ve always had a knack for leadership, and I’ve been a bit busy working on some experiments lately. Speaking of experiments, you remember the Essencespike I developed a few years back that was used on Winter?” “They were an interesting find weren’t they? I must admit the possibilities are as terrifying as they are awe-inspiring. But as ever, we need to forge the path of science for those who will follow behind us, whatever that may mean.” The Stranger nodded, “Well said, we can never stop looking forwards. Which is why I chose to take it a step or two farther. I had gone to examine the worldspike, the one you had used to create Alleycity, and its similarity to the Essencespike struck me. You had terraformed an uninhabited continent with it, and stabilized an entire dimension. But I got to thinking, could one go even farther?” He reached into his labcoat and removed an aluminum vial, which he uncorked. Then he slowly withdrew a gleaming spike, its surface a mesmerizing tapestry of etchings. “What in the?” Voidus leaned in for a closer look, incredibly enhanced eyesight picking up the intricate details while other senses detected the Investiture that it contained. “The combinations here, they conflict. Here, and here, the spiritual fragments push against each other. How is it still...” Voidus trailed off as he continued to observe. “Hmm, the forces are perfectly aligned. The opposing natures of individual components used to generate a force that keeps the whole together. Remarkable. A Worldspike?”

The parchment seller wondered why this man didn't just buy food, but wasn't going to talk someone out of a purchase.

Sorry to hear about the healthcare Thankfully I've never had to require it for anything life-threatening but even then it seems crazy how slow things move sometimes. But huzzah for free Brandon books (My amusement park would include a rock climbing wall where the handholds were actually Hemalurgic spikes, we would not have a great safety rating but plus side; free superpowers!)

The barrier to the worldspike exploded out of plot convenience so that Voidus could also participate in this mystery.

You forgot the data entry clerks, HR departments, Fish and chips stores and... hmm... probably shouldn't be documenting all of these so publicly. Wow that list sure is comprehensive. I mean, comprehensive of departments that don't exist. What with us not having any more hidden divisions and all. Well you can have one of the labs in Alley 5324, it's not on the same scale as the heads of departments labs but it does still have the standard 26 additional dimensions.

An enterprising parchment-seller set up a stall nearby, hoping that the frequent replacement and hasty rewriting of signs would get her some extra business.

Are you trying to... Plan? In this thread?

*Chuckles to show off the evilChuckle spike that only the most senior members of the DA hold.*

Shadow is a pretty generic rearguard sniper. Has taken summoning to allow him to solo when the need arises.

Thankfully, as has already been established, all lawyers are actually DA test subjects and so these lawyers were also simply working on a legal defense of the Alleyverse against any interference by the U.S.

The Soulcaster Soulcast the fire back into more money, videotaping this and sending it to a lobbyist group in the U.S. Ensuring that no action by the U.S Government would ever be taken against the Alleyverse.

A passing Soulcaster turned the air underneath the noticeboard into a pile of $100 notes, proving the futility of trying to pay someone in the Alleyverse with Earth currency.

Distantly, the sound of the DA's reserve lawyers also beginning to start writing out their own lawsuits could be heard.

Sure, once you've had your loyalty spikes. They're relatively painless. It's like lawyers, an entire industry comprised entirely of people who are clearly missing large sections of their soul, how did people not realize they were DA test subjects?

Still reset to lvl 1 in all the skills though.

I guess we figured it was obvious? Everyone is scared of them, they study medical science at university and they stab people with sharp metal instruments. Wasn't exactly meant to be a secret here.

Only problem here: All dentists are already DA affiliated.

A small patch of semi-transparent darkness formed in the town square, eventually resolving into a vaguely humanoid form. "Great. All the way back to the start." Shadow muttered to itself. He looked in vain at the skills menu, confirming that everything had been reset to lvl 1. "And a holiday-themed update to boot so everything's going to have changed." Shadow_00002 began to walk through the town, attempting to find any decent shops or familiar training spots that could be utilized again this time.

You should retain skills.

The barrier stood there. Challenging any others to approach it. Particularly any others who might think they are here.

Just for the record: Voidus' character:Shadow_00002 - Wraith: Magic, Increase Endurance, Chanting Magic, Summoning, Trapping, Archery. Will get a post up later tonight.

Ability from the writing skill

At higher levels it will, and eventually give you a net positive.

A team of mimes started searching for any cracks in the fourth wall that would allow all of these sounds to leak through to the same place.