Cosmic Encounter | Encounter 8 | Farren

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you're telling me purple is still available?

let's lock in this pre-in - purple please

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Oh but like, straight up Mizzy, your format on this is gorgeous <3

i'm sorry for stealing purple from you D:
strongly +1 this though.

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Thank me for forgiving me, me.

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xofelf is the Parasite who joins alliance at will

social threat!

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I think I'd rather you ask us directly to tell you if we're gonna use it or not.

cosign this.

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This will be my Cosmic Encounter debut. I'll try my best, but please feel very free to DM me any time you need clarity or if I don't seem to be understanding anything. Spam isn't an issue fmpov.

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Auto-uses? What exactly does that mean?

Like, I've played a few times, I wouldn't say I'm an expert or anything of the sort, but I'd like to think I have a handle on this.

Basically, cases where, if certain circumstances are true, I know for 100% sure I'm going to want to use a particular card / the Chosen power / etc. So I've told Mizzytastic that if certain circumstances come up, they don't have to ask me if I want to (X) - just do it. Hopefully to speed things up.

Or this is all one colossal bluff, and I sent them a list of things I'd hypothetically do *if* I had the cards / powers in question. Insert innocent whistling here.

Either way, I am so impressed.

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The warp consumes two ships from Yellow 5.

Ah, T-bone. I see you encroaching upon my dominion.

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foolish miser. You will regret offending the shadow.

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parasite, you say?

Ah, yes... A parasite of the body. And I, a parasite of the soul...

Come, xof. Assist me in vanquishing this miser. Together, you and I could do great things.

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your defiance is noted. thin ice, parasite.

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you would do well not to mock their wisdom, chosen.
soon all shall see the fate of one who sends

more

than one ship against the shadow.

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you may think this a victory, miser.
but your short-sightedness shall be your undoing.
soon all shall know the power of the shadow!

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i would laugh. but jokes are nothing when you are darkness itself.

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how rich of the miser to speak of meanness, after the sacking of Purple-5. a good, peaceful planet, which existed in utopia for centuries. All of that history, destroyed by your war machines.

Lucky that the shadow cares little for such trifles. I shall have to resort to kicking your butt at cosmic encounter instead of exacting vengeance.

The warp consumes one ship from yellow-4.

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the shadow sends one ship from purple-1 and one ship from purple-2 to assist the parasite's offense.

guide us well, fairweather friend.

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i am similarly unsure of what i can do to help us win.

perhaps i will have to destroy you all next time.

hmph

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consequences, perhaps. but not at your hands, warpish - there is room for only one goofy supervillain at this table, and that shall be the shadow!

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miser.

as you may have noticed by the mobius tubes, i shall be a benevolent overlord once i conquer the galaxy. unlike this dreaded warpish beside me.

what say you - shall we take this turn to negotiate?

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To foil the warpish's plans.
do you have much of interest to offer?

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on reflection, the shadow accepts this ceasefire.
i discard, and draw another card.

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the warp devours one ship from blue-5.
the shadow then launches four ships (one from each purple-planet) at blue-5.

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to all of my future subjects,

i, the great and mighty shadow, demand your ear for a moment.

few opportunities of this nature will manifest. glance now upon the might of the warpish's empire, and ask yourselves a question. when you are done killing each other, will this creature be weaker, or more powerful still?

join me in conquering blue-5. i cannot guarantee we will have another moment of such fortune.

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yes, but you're implicitly acknowledging me as your future overlord.
pride seems a small price to pay to overpower the warpish.

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fitting that the chosen should be so choosy.

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the miser lacks long-term power; he is not a real threat.

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a valiant attempt, warpish. But the shadow prevails this time!

I shall take another encounter.

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the warp devours one ship from yellow-1. the shadow then sends one ship from each of purple-1, purple-2 and purple-3 to yellow-1.

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parasite. Chosen. We have seen the cost of underestimating the Miser before. Come forth with me now. Let us not repeat that mistake.

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I think the miser a pragmatic enough creature to know defeat when he sees it.

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Changing tact now, are we? hehehehe.
The turn shall pass to the warpish after this. I would be amenable to avoiding bloodshed.

What do i have that may interest you, miser?

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you intrigue me.

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failing to see a chance to negotiate strikes me as a greater failure than letting you all go home safely, chosen. be careful how you address your future overlord.

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I don't think either outcome of this combat is beneficial for anyone, miser. we benefit from the settlement, but there is a considerable cost in combating you. and our loss would greatly empower the warpish, just before its chance to have encounters.

i know a sensible deal when i see one.

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sorry for the deceit, chosen. let it be know how deep my loyalty runs.

what do you wish to negotiate, miser? speak quickly, this one is on you.

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also i must say, i love what you have done with your hair.

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i refuse. on the contrary, your having played that card shows an inherent lack of trust and
disregard for my free-will. you played a negotiate card merely to signal virtue, and i see right through your gesture.

frankly, i believe i am entitled to a random card from your hand.

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why meet your sign of weakness with too much power? i played a weak attack card only because i knew i would have won in a fight. you've overplayed your previous encounters. this isn't goodness, this is an attempt to mask weakness.

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what it lacked in impact, it made up for in importance. i appreciate the value of your loyalty, chosen.

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i had far greater numbers, miser. a card greater than my meager 6? how about a card greater than a 13? does that sound so meager now? i think not.

compare your cowardly conduct here to your confidence in previous rounds. i know that you could not have won out in that encounter. do not try to poison my allies' minds to me, i have chosen to ally with them specifically because they are beyond such weakness.

i reiterate, miser: we are in this situation because of your weakness. it is your responsibility to make me an offer which i am willing to entertain.

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i respect your efforts, but if i may speak for my allies? neither the chosen nor the parasite are foolish enough to heed your words. your attempts to spin this around with words are further proof yet of your weakness.

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with confidence, miser.

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your illusion of negotiating in good faith grows thinner, miser.

this is not my decision to make. your offer is made in jest. you know that this bridge is burning. this is your one opportunity to make amends.

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there is little use for clocks for one such as i, who existed before the beginning of time. make your declaration at will, and enjoy the consequences.

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the warp consumes one ship from red-1.

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the warp has a mind of its own. I would apologise, but they would be empty words.

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the chosen takes the words straight out of my mouth. i would rather help you than not, but cannot do so in vain. such would not be fitting of the future emperor of the galaxy.

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i respect your pragmatism. let us win together next time.

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the three core tenets of the shadow empire.

decline to ally.

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know that this is not my wish, dear chosen. The warp does as it will.

The warp devours one from Green-4.

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take care mizzy <3

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must you fight, friends?
alas.

the warp devours one from green-5, one from red-5.

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the shadow gratefully approves a 24-hour ceasefire.

When you are darkness itself, 24 hours is nothing.
But also, screw today in particular.

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good w/ me.

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Mizzy, you take care of you. We'll be here whenever you are. It's all good <3

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under duress

the warp devours one ship from G1 and R3

settle this pettiness quickly, comrades. we have villains to deal with.

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the shadow sends two ships from purple-4 to assist the offensive effort.

Sorry, parasite. But business is business.

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Yup, no harm done. I'm still in awe that someone tried to convert Cosmic Encounter for forums - it's so complex! So I had a blast while it lasted, and I don't feel let down.

I'll be around to be an evil space overlord in the reboot.