The Let's Play Archive

Dwarf Fortress - Syrupleaf

by Various

Part 199: MortuusLupus: Prologue 3





I'd never been down to sublevel 7 before, it was one of those areas only the senior techs got to service. You needed a special access insignia just to get through the doors. Something I'd never been able to get my hands on. Something like the button they gave me. I don't know why they needed all this secrecy and security. Climaxians always have been twitchy about their national security. Me, I'm from The Dominant Razor, a civilized Dwarven nation. We wouldn't stand for this cloak and dagger, these jackbooted thugs and their aristocracy. Not in a democracy. This is my chance. I've been training for this my whole life. I can bring this Armokdamned company down, expose them and show the world what they're doing! I

*THUD*


muffled voices: hit him too hard. How's he going to make it through the transnacency without being broken by the disunion?

Doesn't matter. He's going to Syrupleaf. If the process doesn't ruin him, that place will. It or the spawn. Hell, this asshole's going Noble. He might end up in charge there, the way they choose their leaders. Hell, he may end up taking the place down for us, save everyone the trouble of breeding more spawn.

I think he's coming to. Hello Mr. Lupus. Or Mortuus. Whatever. You're heading to Syrupleaf. Hope you like the cold.


groggily I...wait, what am


See you in nine months buddy.


I can feel the pain of a needle being jammed into my neck, then everything is black. The next thing I can feel is warmth. It's so warm and comforting. I feel like I'm floating. I stretch out my arms and I bump against something soft.


Accursed: OH GOD IT's COMING, THE BABY IS COMING NOOOOOOOW

baby? Oh no, I hate blood, I don't want to see this.

Accursed: NNNGGAAAAAH I AM PUSHING AS HARD AS I CAN YOU ARMOKDAMNED IDIOT.

What was...what's that light? It's so cold there, so cooOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!

FebrezeNinja: Congratulations honey, it's a girl! What shall we name her?
Accursed: I want to name her...MortuusLupus, after my father's wife's brother's nephew.

WAAAAAAAAAHhhhhhhh I don't know why I am crying so much, I didn't see anything. Hey, where are those two brownshirts with the needle? I

Wait, why is everyone so big? What's going on? Where's my. My. I'm. A girl? Oh those motherFUCKERS




*not trying to bring back Parasol, just had to tie up my previous stuff. I was expecting to come in a caravan, not this