HIGH & DRY

To the inner Gastro, just for him: You are not weak. Once, you showed that freedom was the most important thing in life to you. 'Daddy' is not you, and it does not offer freedom. 'Daddy' is the portal's infection of you, trying to corrupt what you hold dear. He is just another set of chains. Break free, resist him as you once did even us, because danger is coming. Lead your pack to freedom. You have that strength. (Give Gastro the knowledge of what is coming and how, if there is a way, for the group to escape it for now.)

Teiran

Fuck you, good thing blazingcheeks won't let powerplayers godmode all over other patrons actions, otherwise I'd suggest making you in charge of the new body's butthole, and nothing else.

Retronicus

Heart: I notice that it seems most of these mutations happen over the course of a few decades if not days or hours. Is there anything unusual about Pepi who was a portal roughly a century ago yet shows no signs of abnormal obsession or mutation that was not present before becoming a portal?

Plague

Good point. I had something else I wanted to check on anyway so deleting my old comment

Plague

To the ghosts on level two: Some voices have split from our collective and have joined the Truthsayer. Others have inhabited Subject 9. They're both heading your way. The traitors are looking to destroy and corrupt the cure to make a enhanced version of the virus. I suggest you guys grab the cure as soon as you can and meet up with Lucas down that garbage chute. He might need that cure soon...

Rick

( this is a message for you blaze. I wanted to say thank you for creating this story and also that you try to include all of our comments too. you are truly amazing, and I'll be looking forward for your next updates too, but i also wanted to say if you you need a break then you should take. It's nearly Christmas. If anyone deserves a break after working in all this, that will be you. I mean you have been working in a ongoing comic idea, 2 games and another event too! Dude you are awesome!! I wish one day i'll be able to do as much as you do! Please take care of yourself as well and once more thank you for all the great work you've been doing for all of us here!!)

Xeralex

To the mysterious/new entity: HANDS! It is you inside there! Hold one my dear ones. We have a way to get to you out of there, but once we do we'll be needing your help to stop the VOICES and fast! To Lucas: Lucas apparently the entity inside here might be te key to all this! We will direct it inside one of the zorc-rats and you have to guide it to the monsters! it might be a long shot, but it's the only one we have right now. Also i don't want to worry you, but you are growing a bit way hairier, and, eemmm, you've grown a tail. But don't worry! We will deal with it once all are safe, we promise you that!!

Xeralex

We make Daddy hallucinate as if a really long time has passed and everyone is dead (just as he wants to). He feels as if he's being alone for a long time and there's none to whom he can talk to or boss around or even hurt. Everyplace is just silent, full of decayed bodies and arid. Nothing to interact, nothing to do. "So that's the importance of keeping people around you and minding others freedom and caring about them. There's no alpha in a place where there's no one else. You were never a true alpha. You're incapable of being one. There's no alpha where there's no group".

RPL

I actually hadn't thought about the traitors attacking the cure, hopefully someone gets on that.

Cid

Everyone else is gonna flood gastro, maybe lucas or the puppet. or werewolf jack. but thats exactly what causes people to go crazy. Heart. Theres something i'm still confused about. All of the portals allow the screen to be broken, and when it gets infected they transform right? But last time, the screen healed on its own, thats the cause of this whole mess to begin with. If the screen can close, wouldn't the portals be able to fixed aswell?

Newt

((Already used up my suggestions for this week's update, just hoping one of Patrons could plan a course of action involving the Chronostasis Fluid as an advantage against hostiles. The Level 2 Ghosts needs a heads up on the dangers heading straight for The Cure.))

Fe5ter

"There are a lot of new... Wanna be traitors... Driven merely by lust rather than the will to serve the Master. It seems we've already started succeeding in one aspect of our job... To corrupt... Our former. fellow patreons. Many seem to want to... Change what we have started. As one of the two current hosts of this body and reasons I left the former body for I will not allow that. If they had truly wanted to join us they would have joined us BEFORE we had power. So now... We Consume..." The we the trap the new found traitor patreons, seeking power, in our ball sack converting their energy into empowered curuptive cum... "if it's lust you all where after then this would be a most fitting firm for you..." Which we then "deposit" within the Drone carrying the Zorc cure, releaseing the captives but not before corrupting the cure into an amplifier, to not only make more Zorcs but turn them into Truthsayer Zorcs (T-Zorks) who function is to recharge our Masters energy through thier sexual activities and spread the new T-Zorc virus even faster through all the senses even emitting a new spectral musk for our more ghostly friends. All while keeping us and the Master immune to this new strand of the virus. And if we are able to, using the fingers, open a way for the T-Zorks to spread to the upper levels as we make our way back to Masters side.

(You're ok hun but, yeah that's not my intention at all and I don't want to "kill off" anyone but I'm sure Wings will reword things a bit once he sees this.)

Muku

I vote for us approaching, even if carefully the blue light withing the ancient being, because either A - it's the arms and we can try and reason with him, giving us leverage since it would mean an extra "being" on our side or B - it's the eldest of the group which the facility have been using parts of to make the metal that helps repel the others, either way if we don't want to use the last resort of sacrificing all our friends as portals we need allies. To Gastro: Listen Gastro, to us you have always been our lovely pup, we have been with you from the very beginning of this whole madness, and thus we could see one thing very clearly (Show him images of him back at his cell laying in bed) your expression seemed bored, but most of all... lonely, you want freedom true, but not freedom from responsibilities or just from being commanded, you want the freedom to live without fear of being left behind, of being forgotten and unloved. We can see deep withing your heart, you are a person filled to bursting point to the brim with love to share with those who care about you and this group of misfits that is out there is more than willing to do such, fight back against this violent and regressive side that is trying to hold you down man, you are better than that, you have potential to be someone great if you just give yourself the chance to try, we will be here for you, all of us, you will see this nightmare end soon with you standing proud and free, free to live a happy and fulfilling life whoever you want with whoever you want, always remember pup, we all here love you. (My only command would be to give gastro in his mental form the feeling that he is being hugged in the last few lines of this block of dialogue I wrote, also if there's too much dialogue I accept that only the second part could be enough)

Darkaos

This honestly I think is the best option to help Gastro, since we can't influence nothing other than either illusions and present memories to use those to help him keep in mind how his friends feel about him and help with his self worth is a great tool

Darkaos

I've wanted to do this for SOOO LONG! It's nice to know we can just do it without compromising the other patrons. Depending on how strong sub9 is with a mind behind his powers, this could actually be a pretty great ally to have!

Neth Rusiki Azhti

I wonder what's in the mind of the dead being? I'm intrigued OwO Monster Group + Lucas: Heads up guys, two patrons decided it'd be a good idea to knowingly enter the trap body that the Truthsayer made. I don't know why they thought that would be a good idea but I'm guessing they're just next level sadistic. I believe they have the power to change form so if you come across a third party of any kind do not trust or interact with them. They are not your friends, they want to enslave you and destroy the world. If it comes down to it fight them, but fleeing is the best course of action. I'm not sure if we can affect their senses since they are patrons but we'll try to see if we can since they have a physical form now and let you know if we cannot. Jack: The other patrons are much more forgiving than I, but regardless of that fact I'm not moved by the airs you're putting on Jack. I wouldn't consider myself heartless but I also wouldn't consider myself noble enough to forgive someone like you for what they have done. Okay so what if you lost your love? Plenty of people have experienced that same kind of lost but you don't see them going out on murder sprees using whoever they please for their own selfish purposes. It takes a stronger person to accept the cruel world they live in and keep moving forward despite that realization. Honestly I don't think it'd be right for you to get what you want, there's no justice in that. Not to mention the fact that at the first opportunity you had, you betrayed us. But the other patrons have taken pity on you and want to help you, but you'll find no pity from me.

Cid

To Gastro: Gastro my dear, any alpha is weak without his pack. The persona that is trying to corrupt you is far weaker than you, made up of falsified "strength". You however are way stronger than you know, you are still here and alive which proves that despite all the hell you were put through. That "Daddy" figure knows nothing of true strength, a lion by himself can kill a hyena but is powerless to a group of them. * show him flashes of memories with the monsters and one happy soon to be vision* You need your pack, and your pack needs you...now more than ever!

Monte Carlo

((Once the group manage to subdue or bound Daddy/Bido, we'll use the established connection from our Psychic Link with the werewolves to pull the mental projections of Jack, Gastro, Bido and Boozehound together into The Void separate from their mindscape. Think of this place similar to the one from Under The Skin or Stranger Things. The thin water beneath em reflects their inner turmoils and psychological trauma which distorts their reflections, speaking LIES will slowly drag em under. No worries about the erasure of their conscience, they'll awake back to their physical bodies unharmed)) ------------------------------- Bido and Boozehound: Hound, be a good boy and play with Bido while Gastro and Jack chat. ((Project a muzzle along with nail-resistant fist mitts on Bido and have several disembodied hands pet/molest the docile Hound then treat em a buffet with cases of cold ones to enjoy.)) Gastro and Jack: The one you see before you are the REAL deal not a perverse illusion from The Patrons within this Void. Considering how events are unfolding in your world, you two need speak your MIND while there's still a YOU existing. No falsehoods, no ulterior motives, no avoiding the question or using any manipulation just complete honesty from both parties. Speak from the HEART else your dishonest words would weigh you down. So before you consider roaring profanities at one another then tearing each other apart, we need to get the full picture of how "Gastro" came to be. ((Everyone watches the final week of Angus "Gus" Thompson from their combined memories/POVs leading up to his life-changing transition into the lycanthrope known as Gastro on the big screen.)) >>Had the Persona 5 OST - Regret and P5R OST - Throw Away Your Mask playing in my head while typing this.

Fe5ter

I think I'm going to really regret this but… I also split from the collective and enter... Prisoner 9, the KING OF THE ZORCS Hurrrr… hurrrr… hurrr… go to floor with ghosts… use king zorc powers to infect ghosts… fuck ghosts… stop cure…

Austin Wonderer

Heart - "Okay, we have a <i>few</i> little problems. A few of the more, um, morally disinclined... okay, evil patrons have joined forces with the Voice, and basically they're coming for your ass. Don’t worry; we won’t let them hurt you. However, another problem… we’re pretty sure the zorc virus is airborne. It turns out it infects people just by being near a zorc… and eldritch beings aren’t immune, so you might be infected too! Are you feeling a little light headed? Ask everyone to check their teeth, does anyone’s feel more <i>pointy</i>? Chances are, you are all infected. But don’t worry too much, infection though airborne takes a lot more time than direct contact, you all have plenty of time to head back downstairs and get the cure before you become a bunch of stupid, sex obsessed zords.”

Crowbar

I notice that. But doesn't really pull you to much out of the story

innerDesign

&gt;&gt; Hey BC, I think you accidentally used my suggestion/comment twice in page 2167 and 2168 along with Chubbybear88's suggestion/comment in page 2174 and 2175.

Fe5ter

He he he, I want to join the drone too!! As my first act, I transform us to look like a sexy kangaroo bloke, make us big! Make us really tall and buff, with thick beefy arms but also really fat, with a sexy gut for stuffing prey into with a navel piercing. Make us hairy, with sharp teeth, a wicked smile, big feet and a big meaty tail. A huge thick cock with grapefruit sized balls. Oh, give us a collar!

Retronicus

(I have a confession to make. I like to imagine Gastro with a British voice and now that we have a evil Gastro I imagine him sounding like Goku Black 😖)

To Lucas don't worry about the virus, the collar and gear have special properties, (I hope, looking at you BlazingCheeks), that should ensure you don't change all the way. Be careful with that [COLLAR} thought that is a back up plan depending on how things turn out.. To the new entity/player in this, who are you and state you intentions... please.

Alex

(Ahh geez, I'm sorry BC, I am definitely guilty of throwing <i>way</i> too much into my suggestions. I'm just a fanfic writer at heart and when I get into it I just have so much fun writing what I imaging I get lost in the moment... but I never have any delusion that it'll all be used, I always feel shocked n delighted if you use <i>anything</i> from my little brain farts. But the last thing I wanted was to stress you out so I will try to post smaller n easier suggestions! ((and btw this update was <b>epic</b>. every single scene was a new twist or excitement, and Jack is so cute in his santa hat ahhhhh! ))

Crowbar

Daddy: Well, let's see you try to harm our friends while you are completely blind. Lucas: Do you feel different? Dumber than usual? Or just slightly hornier? Do you think you can keep going?

Hinner

--------------------------------- ((RECAP)) --------------------------- ((the TRUTHSAYER is angry and is going after our monsters, and will meet them in moments.)) ((TWO voices went inside the Truthsayer's trap, and can only perform actions which lead to the corruption of puppets (people, not necessarily our monsters, but them too) and they also have the fingers' and voice's powers. AND THEY VERY MUCH INTEND ON FUCKING EVERYTHING UP, DAMN)) ((the 4th floor is lined with corrupted portals)) ((WE CAN GO INSIDE PEOPLE'S MINDS and see what's happening in them!!)) ((Gastro is fighting with himself for control of his body. he gained a second personality that materialized since he's a portal)) ((JACK. HIS ONLY LOVE IN LIFE WAS FENRIS. the VOICE made it so that he could never remember Fenris ever again, so he cant even remember what he loved or what he lost, and just has this void in his heart that he cant fill. he's looking for the VOICES so they can unmake what they did to him, and thas why he's been opening portals for centuries)) (( THE ANCIENT BEING (which is what im gonna call him), was awakened. we know next to nothing about him, other than that it's really really REALLY old, and the that the other beings dont like it)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack: We are not "fake voices". The FINGERS made us an empty vessel that we entered, and we innadvertedly fused all the fragments of the VOICE, who eventually got all the control of the body we had, when the screen reformed. And now this being we've been calling "Truthsayer" is really horny and wants revenge. We dont know what made you forget an essential part of yourself, but if it was the VOICE, we can for sure try and help you. the ANCIENT BEING: hello. what are you? do you know us? why are you here, alone? what can you do? what can you do to others? (after saying all of this, I jump into sub9's body) *we head to the 2nd floor, but we keep away from as many people as we can, and head to the lab where the zorc scientists and ghosts are. I want to test the extent of our powers there: can we reverse the zorcification? We try this by altering the range and effectiveness of our aura, moving our virus through their bodies, out their dicks as they cum the corruption out! Maybe even sucking the virus out of them ourselves! Or maybe move the virus up to their heads so we can command them, and try to control people who were infected with the virus.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLY FUCK THIS UPDATE WAS SO INTENSE AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH it was honestly one of my faves, if not THE favorite one so far!!

Neth Rusiki Azhti

((Bless you for trying ❤️))

WorgenRouge

Drone: though I would love to join you. just keep to a single recognizable form please? Monsters: a couple of us have gone into the drone trap. likely the ones who just wanted to corrupt, fuck, and mess around. I'll be keeping a eye on them and try to report back as much as possible.

innerDesign

Lets talk to this old being, I wonder who they are, what happened to them and what they might want to share, maybe a story or a warning, regardless let us tell them what is occurring right now in a safe space where we can talk about it

Yoked Coder

(The Splitting them up idea would be quite fun! )

((AHHH YESSSS I WAS RIGHT YAAAAAY)) JACK: We heard about him through a tale, a love story. Of two wild hearts coming together, and being made all the better for it. Alright so the Voices stole your ability to remember your mate. Do you remember why? Why did the voices hate you so much? How long ago was it, and what was happening? Were any other beings there? Learning about what happened before could be the key to all of this, and returning what was lost. You might not trust us but at least let us help you to what degree we can. Worst case, the world ends and you’re free anyway. As I said, it’s a win-win from your perspective. GASTRO and DADDY: Your friends are all around you, Gastro. You’re not weak. Daddy’s weak, and alone, and that’s all he’ll ever be. *The corpses around them are made whole again, standing in a ring around the two, smiling and happy to see their friend.* These people are part of your pack, and you a part of theirs. Accept their strength, and remember your own. Don’t let this twisted mockery of your “freedom” get his hands on them.

WorgenRouge

To daddy: Hey sexy, every real man needs a name! I thought up a good one for you, "Bido!" Its short for Libido, like it? Gastro: YOU ARE NOT WEAK! You had a momentary lapse of judgement because obedience to Jack is all you've known for years! One mistake DOES NOT define who you are. Who you are, the Gastro we love, is kind, loving, and protective. (show him the conversation he had with Keth in the bathroom and the hallway and the times he fought to protect the others) So fight, be "you" my friend. (This was a fun update I honestly didn't expect you to let us split up like that. I've been formulating a plan to deal with Daddy/Bido if Gastro isn't able to fight him off. We need to subtly push Bido into certain directions and give him the illusion that they're his ideas, then at a tipping point reveal how he has been a puppet to our whims. If it works he will ideally implode on his own psyche and let Gastro take control again or if that doesn't work I've got a backup that might split them both apart completely if I'm careful. For now we need to sit and wait.) Edit: (You dont have to, but I'd also like to warn Gouden about the guy jumping into P9 and hurry him along. You can phrase it how ever you like if you do.)

Lee Evergreen

(This is sort of an extreme suggestion, but the idea of Gastro's monstrous Portal form being a Cerberus is horny and in-line with a classical monster, so)

AnotherMeekOne

Gastro: Grow a third personality inside that skull to complete THE CERBERUS. Something subby, boozy, slutty, and stupid. A pushover. Didn't get any of the IQ that you or Daddy got, overly-friendly and trusting. Like a big happy dog that drinks. A boozehound? Let's go with that. Daddy's an alpha, you're a beta, and this new alcoholic gullible dumbass can be the omega. Have sex. Enjoy.

AnotherMeekOne

Daddy can No longer See Smell taste Touch or hear Anyone Except for himself Gastro And Us. (This should keep everyone safe until Gastro Gets a hold of himself) To Everyone:we've taken away all 5 of Gastro's senses So he can't harm anyone right now. We'll help gastro Gain control of himself don't worry. What you should worry about is the Truthsayer he's coming for you guy's now.

Firstly we, make our escape using the roots before any other patreons can interfere. Waving them goodbye as we turn into a muscle bound gorilla with a long thick tail with a cock head at the end and a thick spiked collar. Using the voice as we do. "Go fuck yourself" Setting out on our mission to Consume, Fuck, Corrupt... Find the puppets and make them the Masters.

Muku

Gastro: Please don't give up. You remembered these monsters are more than friends you just me, they're your true pack. You're so much stronger than this fake daddy sona. Fight it Gastro! Overcome it and become the one your friends need most! Being: Tell us, are you the lost being? The one connected to the voices, heart, fingers and arms? We need your help, please assist us in saving the world and hopefully your brethren as well. (I know you said we could at least speak to two characters now. I hope I did it right. Great job on the portals to BC. Very disturbing, like something from Junji Ito's work ^^)

Kageichi

Harvey! You have to make Gastro remember what you all mean to him! You have to do something DRASTIC, and FAST, to snap him out of it! Something to help him remember how he FEELS about you!

Star Ringer