Miki reattempts to allocate 3 skillpoints into SKI, and revises the Elektromagie ][ to have, in addition to the additional +1 SKI (but not the +1 INT) in the previous version, the following passive:
WEAPON PASSIVE: Thaumic Contradiction. When you take damage, gain MP equal to n% of the portion of the damage mitigated by resistances, rounded up.
(GM decides the value of n)

Originally posted on 2018-07-27 14:37:00

Brutishace decides to build himself a better primary weapon. His repertoire of spells is quite mana-heavy, so he should have a reasonable backup option.


With that out of the way, Brutishace keeps his ears open for any trouble that's afoot, eager to test his new equipment.

Originally posted on 2018-07-28 23:19:00

<ROUND SEVENTY-FIVE>
Emerald begins by rotating his hat thirty degrees to the right. This somehow completely remaps his Weakness(es) and Resistances. Terry does a quick respec, fixing a GM-based error in the process. He then sneaks through the Quiet Balcony, taking cover behind the front wall of the Bridge of the Fallen. Daskter meanwhile, back at the house, apologizes to Taeda.

TAEDA: I-It's... a-alright...
TAEDA: I-I mean, nobody was hurt, but...
TAEDA: ...
TAEDA: I don't even know how that mistake's possible to make.

He then transports Calypse to the next room over. With that disaster handled(?), he heads downstairs to try and fix the thing at (N52). The attempt is successful given the minimal amount of damage it has taken. He doesn't really feel anything change, except in his ears- the machine is gently humming. After a few moments, his eyes appear to naturally drift towards the machine when it's in his line of sight. It's a surprisingly strong effect, too. He then heads back upstairs, applying some Red Sap Blob based paint to the airship. This makes it red, and adds 15% Aesthetic. He then goes beyond 110% contribution.

DASKTER ACCOMPLISHMENT GET: Giving it 110%

From there, he fixes the resistances on his tie, then tries and push a Reclaimed into the nearby abyss. He obtains a few claws to the face for his efforts- Iti aren't completely blind, and also they're now rather angry at everything in the zone. JOE then decides to engage in combat with the Thyme Crystals in the Severed Overlook. Given the lack of enemies, the battle immediately ends before he can take an action. 0 Skillpoints obtained. He decides to just inventorize the Thyme Crystals like a normal person, obtaining 5 total Thyme Matter Crystals. He then tries to drop a single Cobblestone block mixed with a hunk of Uniform Wood upon a Reclaimed. The pillar slams into them, dealing (7) damage. The pillar breaks into unusable chunks. After avoiding the Reclaimed for a minute or two, he decides to loot two of the Thyme Crystals in the area, adding them to the inventory. There's a lot of potentially dangerous crystals in your inventory now.

(Also, regarding the hillyness- you just sorta grabbed piles of dirt and placed them there. Random piles tend to not constitute farmland. On another note, isn't the farm big enough...?)

Bergilmir decides that he wants to respec a touch, and +3's his MOV and +2's his SPC. He then decides to go and do some crafting, tossing together 1 Rainbow Party Foci, 1 Ruby, 4 Durasteel, and 15 Speakers together to create a Booming Bolsterbox! It recieves some nerfs due to its wide-area effect, losing a point of upper range and obtaining a duration. On the fence about the strength of the Empower, but we'll see I guess. I like the concept, though. Anyway, he dons the box. Somehow. Omo stares at the thing with moderate disgust.

OMORIKA: Blast that thing too much and we might undo our efforts to end the Carnival's party.
OMORIKA: I was also hoping we could enjoy the relative quiet, instead of immediately returning to the cacophony of their subwoofers.

Boshi then decides to actually go and finish his craft, using his Tesla's Rift, what remains of the +7 Magically Enchanted Gate, along with a Ruby and Galeforce Crystal to append "maker" to his weapon, creating Telsa's Rifftmaker! Okay, we're actually out of Rubies now, but 40 Crafting Credits should cover that. Now done with crafting, Boshi notes to Bass that the person he's talking about is Nia.

BASS: man i know the reason we like her
BASS: do i look like a non rosecult to you
BASS: i mean i am a non rosecult
BASS: but i was one before
BASS: ...Anyway, she's being... forcibly manipulated?
BASS: Sheesh. Doesn't sound pleasant. We thought she was like, mostly entropy, and not a puppet of sorts.
BASS: anyway, bye
BASS: good luck with not getting eaten

In the Collection meanwhile, Hat Kid scans the Warhammer. It comes up as a Trickster. She decides to not mess with it, and books it to the Quiet Balcony, using a grappling hook to further damage the Reclaimed that JOE damaged. Suddenly, Simeon intervenes, slaying all three Iti and looting 4 Samples from the carnage. While his post will be continued later, Hat Kid happily hops through the bodies, talking with Omo. She says that there's a dark crystal down the hall.

OMORIKA: A child? How did you...?
OMORIKA: ...
OMORIKA: I suppose you must be more than a simple child if you're still alive despite what's happened here.
OMORIKA: Anyway, I'll be sure to take a look down that hall sooner or later. While I'm not looking for a dark crystal in particular, it'd be of interest to me if that crystal was Lucid...

OMORIKA: Also, regarding the hammer... I keep the code in my office. Not that you'd want my old Tomehammer- it's not exactly the best version of the weapon.
OMORIKA: Although, I could refurbish it if given time. Or someone could have their way with it can create their own bludgeoning book. It'd be nice to give the old thing some new wind...

The Man then equips his new weapon, while Venia does a variety of things. First, she talks with Omo about the robes. She declines the offer, but she seems interested.

OMORIKA: I believe I am currently satisfied with my robes, thank you.
OMORIKA: However... upon closer inspection, they do appear to be tailor-made to fit my person. I also sense plenty of untapped magical potential within them. If given some time, I could awaken their true potential...

She takes a set of the robes, and stores it away for later use. Inside her robes. How does that work? Who knows? Venia also inquires about a sleep-based defensive measure. She seems quizzical.

OMORIKA: Sleep-based defense system? I have nothing of the sort. Where did you hear this?
OMORIKA: ...However, your intuition is likely correct- Lucid could be residing within my office. Of course it would. It seems tailor-made to torment me.

She also asks if she can just sorta nuke her office.

OMORIKA: ...
OMORIKA: No, you are not blowing up my office.
OMORIKA: There are countless priceless documents and other items within. Also, I believe the Runes could be used to easily access the Sphere. Destroying it could also have unforetold consequences.
OMORIKA: The destruction of magical artifacts rarely ends well, especially ones of that important.

Anyway, Venia decides to go and liberate the Entropic Parasite from a Boshi, using 3 blobs of Clay, 3 Entropic Biomass, and 10 Aurora Crystals to create an Entropic Liquid Jar, and a Clay Pot. He then does god knows what to create an Entropic Disruptor, with 1 Perditio Crystal, 40 Wire Bits, 2 Iron Ingots, and an Iris Cookie. This is then immediately used, along with the Entropic Liquid Jar to store the freshly extracted parasite. 1 Entropic Parasite obtained, which given the presence of the Entropic Key, seems to be content with the jar. Boshi feels significantly less dread seeing the parasite in the jar, away from his important bits.

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Apple
BOSHI ACCOMPLISHMENT UNLOCKED: Feastless

Venia also finds that she's extracted a full apple from Boshi's digestive track. Quick scans indicate that there's a small incubating parasite within it. Oh, the possibilities! The possibilities could also involve turning it into a piece of gear. Keiko meanwhile, decides to up her MMP, SKI, and RES by 1 point each. Toast then decides to make Marron a beautiful necklace, using 3 Gold Ingots, 1 Silver Ingot, and 10 Cobblestone (10 Crafting Credits). Given that it's a non-stat item, it seems to easily hit T3. She then heads downstairs, drawn by the scent of cookies and the cries of Marron. On her way, she erases Comet's name from a door. She then plops herself down next to Marron, helps herself to a cookie, and talks with her a bit.

MARRON: I'm glad you like them!
MARRON: My secret to making them is... a secret! Maybe I'll teach you later, though. Ette and I can walk you through it, if you want.
MARRON: Of course, we shouldn't do it now. There's only so many cookies a girl can eat.

Toast then brings up the subject of her friend's birthday, passing the Soul Necklace to her. Marron cups her hands, allowing Toast to gently place it in her palms. Her eyes light up, and dew begins to accumulate at the edges of her eyes as Toast sheepishly notes how she's out of practice.

MARRON: T-Toaster! T-This is... b-beautiful!
MARRON: If this is you being out of practice or whatever... I'd love to see what you can do with practice!
MARRON: Y-You know, I've never gotten anything like this!
MARRON: Like... something that's there to make me look good! I've never really had a pretty ring, or cute earrings, or a hair ribbon that wasn't enchanted for a variety of things...
MARRON: I know that might be a dumb thing to note or whatever... but this feel special!

She slips it on. It looks fairly cute on her, if a little out of place.

MARRON: Hm...
MARRON: I think that... it's perfect the way it is!

She rather suddenly wraps her arms around Toast, using the hug to nuzzle up close to her. It seems she's a little teary-eyed...

MARRON: Man, i-if today was actually my birthday... it'd be the best birthday ever!
MARRON: This is... j-just as good as celebrating it with you, though!
[small][small]MARRON: Also, let me give you cooking lessons. You can give me... necklace making lessons in return, or something.[/small][/small]

...She seems to be content just staying there, actually remaining in hug status throughout the turn. Ette silently squees at the sight, putting aside her batch of cookies into the inventory to watch. 12 Sapfilled Cookies obtained! Simeon then offhandedly asks what happened here... but realizes that Omo said something about it last round. Miki then uses 60 Crafting Credits, 1 Processed Fabric, 1 Crystal Pen, 1 Speaker System, and 3 Wire Scraps to upgrade her weapon into the Elektromagie ][! To end the round, Brutishace cobbles together the Avenger Pistol using 3 Greatwood Logs, 1 Darkmatter Cluster, 2 Durasteel Ingots, and 2 Fresh Manabloom.

And with that, the update is complete! You have a feeling that Omorika is going to press onwards into the Bridge of the Fallen next round, so prepare accordingly! Go rally the NPC's. Maybe buy Omo a coffee. Do some last minute crafting. Equip light spells or healing, as god knows those'll be useful.

<OMOQUEST...>
Awaiting input.

Originally posted on 2018-07-31 01:01:00

Comet puts a point into SKI.

Originally posted on 2018-07-31 06:20:00

Destiny moves to the Bridge of the Fallen, getting ready to fight.
Alright, let's go. Let's hope the police don't come after me for tax fraud.

Originally posted on 2018-07-31 15:46:00

Boshi just sorta wakes up from his sleep, to find that he was not only extremely hungry, but the parasite in the jar. You swear you've never seen a happier Yoshi, despite being so hungry it's maddening. "(Aw HECK YEAH!)" To him, it's like the burden of imminent death was lifted from his shoulders. "(Thanks, Ven! Seriously!)" He looks around a bit. "(Now... how to repay ya... oh yeah! Hold on a sec.)"

He runs off back to the house, and notices the Seeker. It's about to have a bad time.

...The seeker gets sorta crushed under the weight of his guitar. Painful. Lone seekers are really a non-threat at this point.

It then gets eaten. And, as a Yoshi does, makes an egg outta the corpse. Apparently this one's live as he runs back and gives it to Venia. "(Here. Never gave one to ya back at the library, so I think this is at least some sort of payment. And yes, it's live. Don't go makin' a salad outta it, y'hear? Hahaha.)"

He then looks at the Parasite once more, and dances around the jar, giving it two middle fingers all the while and singing something that contains a lot of "gorilla you". This goes on for several minutes before he realizes that he has a library to liberate, and runs off. though not before he whizzes past the Cookie pile Marron and Ette made and taking a few cookies before going out just as fast as he came. A note sorta flutters down as he literally blurs in and out;
-Thanks for the cookies; Hat Kid'll love 'em for sure!
-B

---

Meanwhile, at the Library, Hat Kid pouts a bit. "Aw, ok..." She then meanders off back to the Collection. She stares at the Warhammer. It's seen what Hat Kid done to it's comrades. If it could sweat it really should be sweating right now. Her and her two clones move the display at (CC21) close to the warhammer. Say, (BZ21). They then decide to play with portals, and Hat Kid opens up a rift in time both above and below the display case.

It proceeds to do a Portal and continuously picks up speed until it's almost mach 1. Keep in mind that this is a giant display case we're talking about.

When it gets to this speed, Hat Kid stops time for a second, and orients the top portal to fly sideways into the lower portal while hitting the Warhammer. Her clones sorta just pick it up and stand it on end. When the flow of time resumes, the Warhammer was hit with the force of a thousand trucks. The rifts were quickly re-oriented in such a way that the display and warhammer enter the rift from the side, and carry their momentum and force it vertically downward.

From there, the portal loop continues when both portals are aligned vertically, this time both the display and the warhammer are falling into the portal at ludicrous speeds.

During this time, Hat Kid runs out to Outside the Library. And, with the help of her clones, times the movement of the portals to inch closer to the required area.

Once there, the bottom portal fizzles out of existence, and the display case and warhammer come crashing down onto the dirt below, probably spraying viscera and debris everywhere. This would normally be a problem, if Hat Kid didn't move out of the way prior to this.

She then loots the corpse. Because of course she does.

---

Right on cue, Boshi re-appears at the Library Entrance. "(Hey, how's my girl doin'?)" He wraps Hat Kid in a warm embrace, like he was a loving parent. At least it's biologically impossible for that to happen, so. She hugs back.

"(I brought cookies!)" He shows her the cookies he swiped from Marron's cookie pile. You swear you've never seen Hat Kid happier in your life. "Yay!~" She nibbles on a cookie gleefully. It soon devolves into her devouring the cookies because they're just that good! Boshi decides to try one for himself. He becomes stunned for a moment; he realizes that these cookies were GOD TIER. Needless to say he eats a third of the cookies and leaves the rest for Hat Kid, who proceeds to climb back on Boshi's saddle. They proceed to march back to the library, taking the Grand Hall Outlook route. Boshi tells Hat Kid about the fact that he's safe; the parasite's gone from his body thanks to Venia. Whatever happiness Hat Kid had before was probably multiplied tenfold, seeing as she embraces him in a several minute long hug.

Once they reach the quiet balcony, the duo take a bit of time to rest at the balcony. Maybe a minute or two. "(Man, what a view. It's be great to stay here for a bit if we didn't have to get moving soon.)"
Meanwhile, Hat Kid's gone all starry-eyed at the view. Well, until they had to pull away.

They walk up next to Omo, ready to move forward. "(Well, we're ready.)" Though he was concerned about one thing. "(But, please, be careful, miss Omorika. I don't think Lucid will take too kindly to us waltzing into the office. So don't get mad if we throw splinters at you during the fight to wake you up, okay?)"

And with that, they move forward to the Bridge. And then they taunt the Iti. "(Hey ya flyin' bozos, come get us!)"

Originally posted on 2018-07-31 16:07:00

Character
Because why not I start reading the Geo Book [Red] it seems interesting.

I then replace my tie with the Soldier's Journal.

Zone 2
I open our inventory, around the Warhammer (Trickster). I capture the Iti without touching it! I place the Warhammer at the Area: Bunker.
To those who wants to do experiments, here's an unwilling test subject.

Originally posted on 2018-07-31 16:31:00

I look at the shaking thyme crystals, and decide I have a completely logical plan to make them safe.
I'm going to turn the thyme matter crystals into thyme matter crystals!
er........ let me rephrase even though that phrasing was entirely intentional.
so right now, something about the structure of these crystals is causing shaking, and possibly allowing Lucid access to their location? however, the crystals are still made of thyme matter. and if forming crystals from this proportion of thyme matter to other stuff results in crystals lucid can control (as opposed to if these crystals where made with a specially manipulated crystaline structure, in which case just melting down and re-cooling would also work(if they where specially made my method would still work, it would just be more effort then necessary)), then all it should take to make them safe is mixing in another crystal type. let's say... gaia crystals, we have a lot of those.
So I melt down these two crystal types using a undefined amount of normal wood, and mix them together, before letting the resulting new mineral crystalize again.
(Fun fact, a mineral is something made of one or more elements, and a rock is something made of one or more minerals. as such, the question of whether something is talked about as a rock or a mineral is based on how well they mix together, but technically speaking all minerals are rocks.)
I give the mixture a few seconds to, well, mix, then use a bit of SP to create a trigger-scorpion blade as a point for it to crystalize around. I then repeat the process until all inventoried crystals are converted into safe slightly-more-gaia-like thyme crystals.

Originally posted on 2018-07-31 17:22:00

After scanning the Reclaimers, Simeon hurries up to follow behind Omo to the Bridge of The Fallen.

Originally posted on 2018-07-31 17:28:00

Emerald, of course, presses on to the Bridge of the Fallen, sprinting ahead to take point, trailing an open umbrella crackling vaguely with electricity behind him. Maybe craftpost..?


Originally posted on 2018-07-31 18:49:00

Venia looks at the Yoshi Egg, and all composure is gone. "Eeeeeeeeeeeee I get a baby yoshiiiiiiiiiiiiiii aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa thankyouthankyouthankyou!"

After some more thorough adoration of the egg, she sticks it in a relatively generic incubator for Yoshis (after of course using the multiversal google to determine how to care for Yoshis), and re-focuses on happenings.

----<||0||>----

"Omorika, uh. You know that this is totally a trap, right?"

Venia asks, once she rejoins Omorika.

"Uh. You, just, uh. It's an enclosed space filled with 'bait' you can't destroy safely that it fully intends you to enter. It's a trap. Perhaps, uh, one we can't, erm. Bypass. But. It's a trap. It, it can't be, uh, it can't be anything else."

Venia takes a deep breath and sighs. Oh, the look on her face-its like the prospect of going into the office is equivalent to going into hell.

"...We have got to deal with it. No questions. But, uh. Yeah. Please, whatever you do, don't rush in ahead of us. It's kind of, uh, dumb, to uh, treat you like a kid. Probably, erm, unfair, too. But, uh. Yeah. Uh. Trap. Big trap. Dumb, it's dumb but, uh, it'd be the worst thing to spring it alone..."

Venia moves to the Bridge of the Fallen and Prepares for Battle.

----<||0||>----

Meanwhile, Yung Venuz and Chaos are greeted (separately) by Mr. Krabs with a bag of money. "This causes me immense existential torment!" He says, cheerily, as he makes purchases:

-All 4 units of Coffee (100 Credits total)
-2 Units of Pick-Me-Up (100 Credits total)
-3 Units of Chairian Brew (120 Credits total)
-2 Units of Mana Vial (80 Credits total)
for a grand total of 400 Credits spent.

Originally posted on 2018-07-31 19:03:00

Initially taken aback by Marron throwing herself on her, Toast relaxes, wrapping her own arms around her assailant's body. Then, a warm smile plays on her face as she rests her head on Marron's shoulder. She speaks to Marron in a quiet voice.
"I think would enjoy that. Maybe I could teach you some magic or something?"

~~

When Toast eventually recieves her scarf from Marron, she equips it and puts a point in SPC. The physical weakness can be set to Slashing.
Before she departs from the house for the nth time, Toast heads downstairs to the lab, researching the following:
Blaster
Elemental Gear (Light) (20 s)
Improved Cooling (30 s)
Ygg Vessel
Tea Leaves (30 s)
Roots of Life (50 s)
Shock Therapist
Capacitor (10 s)
Total: 140 Samples.

While she's down there, Toast also notices the Perception Filter. How could she not, really. It's really offputting. She puts a coat over it. One from the inventory. Slightly reassured, she heads back upstairs, and starts towards the Bridge of the Fallen on the other side of the map. Marron and Ette presumably accompany her.

Originally posted on 2018-07-31 21:29:00

The Man moves to the Bridge of the Fallen and gets ready for a fight because everyone else is.

Originally posted on 2018-08-01 00:01:00

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[color=#3333CC]Considering the obvious fight signals coming from the Bridge of the Fallen, Keiko immediately heads there. Considering her abilities, it wouldn’t be hard for her to create something walkable for the party to go across, but she scopes out how hard it would be for somebody to just… jump over the hole. It’s technically only one tile wide - jump from CK31, move across CL31, and land at CM32 - so it doesn’t seem too insane to think it’s possible.


Originally posted on 2018-08-01 02:31:00

Brutishace gets comfy with his gear and heads over to Omorika's location. He carefully pulls out his Avenger Pistol and keeps it at the ready, checking for danger as Omorika advances.

"Oh yeah, about the robe size- a robe's a robe. I'm in no position to be picky."

Originally posted on 2018-08-01 23:07:00

Irongutta grabs a cookie off the plate silently watches the display of affection between Toast and Marron. He tentatively takes a small bite of the foreign delicacy. Surprised by the sweet taste, he hastily shoves the rest of the cookie into his mouth and grabs a few more while getting up from his seat in the kitchen. "I, er... 'eard some of the others mention somethin' about an airship 'round 'ere? Think I'm gonna take a little look-see fer meself." Irongutta spoke between bites, probably spraying crumbs everywhere.

Making his way down to the basement, he takes the portal to The Hangar. His breath is immediately taken away at the sight of the Airship before him. Irongutta almost felt electrified at the beautiful sight. "She's... she's a beaut alright." He sniffled, walking over and placing a large green hand on the mostly-repaired hull of the ship. "Poor thing, who did this to ya? Don't worry, I'll fix ya up good an' proppa."

Regaining his composure, he took note of repairs that already seemed to be made. "Seems we gots more than enuff to finish 'er hull. Ooh, an' someone started paintin' 'er red! Somebody's got good taste."

Irongutta, using 5 Iron Ingots from the inventory, attempts to finish repairs to the Airship's Hull.

Originally posted on 2018-08-01 23:15:00

<ROUND SEVENTY-SIX>
To start, Marron throws THREE crafts into the inventory; the Starcrystal Scarf, the Soldier's Journal, and the Wyvern Plushie.

Comet tosses a skillpoint into the first five letters of 'skillpoint'. Boshi then murders a Seeker that's guilty of the heinous crime of standing near a house. He smacks it, eats it, and then eggs it. He then ninja-claims a bunch of cookies for Hat Kid. Speaking of Hat Kid, she decides to gravity splattity the the Trickster Warhammer, killing it! 2 Samples fly out of the corpse, as well as 3 Durasteel Ingots. Hat Kid picks them up, and tosses them in the inventory. They then reconvene at the Quiet Balcony for a brief recess, whilst also telling Omo to exercise caution.

OMORIKA: Believe me, I know to be careful.
OMORIKA: I... I fear that I may lose my calm at any moment, however.
OMORIKA: As I inch ever closer to Lucid, I feel this powerful urge to simply go and smash the damned crystal.
OMORIKA: Please exercise caution as well, Boshi. Protect the child.

Elsewhere, Daskter decides to take a flip through the red Geo Book. It details the exploits of a demon overlord and his penguins, and their zany adventures through a place called the 'Netherworlds'. There is absolutely nothing to suggest that the book would be magical, or relate to Geo Tiles. Weird. He then swaps gear. JOE then decides to melt down all the Thyme Crystals, using 8 Uniform Wood as fuel. He mixes them with 8 Gaia Crystals, and ends up with 8 Throwlem Crystals! What the hell is a Throwlem? Maybe somebody knows. Whatever it is, the crystals have (apparently) become passive. Simeon then scans a Reclaimed, and doesn't actually seem to get a Codex Entry. Annoying, but alright. Venia then takes a moment to ensure that Omo doesn't rush ahead.

OMORIKA: I'm acutely aware that what's ahead may be a trap.
OMORIKA: Unless something should happen, you won't need to worry about me rushing forward.
OMORIKA: I might be moderately disgruntled, but I'm not unreasonable. Even if my instincts want me to rush onward.

OMORIKA: Ah, I've been meaning to ask a question.
OMORIKA: You... seem to go 'um' a sizable amount. Do you perhaps have a lisp of sorts? Perhaps we could hook you up with a speech therapist, or something of the like.
OMORIKA: Apologies if the question is offensive. I have a curiosity.

Venia sends Mr. Krabs to go and harvest some items with MONEY. He spends 400 Credits to get 4 Coffee Cups, 2 Pick-Me-Ups, 3 bottles of Chairian Brew, and 2 Mana Vials. Toast then spends a quick moment with Marron, as she whispers to her a question.

MARRON: That'd be better than necklace making, eheheh...
MARRON: Let's do it tomorrow morning, or something. That'd be nice.

Marron and Ette follow her downstairs as she does some research. Marron, not really possessing the mindset for this, watches on idly, mostly befuddled. Ette is equally useless, staring at the Perception Filter. Toast ends up spending 140 samples to research the Elemental Gear Light, Improved Cooling, Tea Leaves, Roots of Life, and Capacitor. Toast then tosses a coat over the Perception Filter, breaking Ette's trance. The group then heads to the Bridge of the Fallen. Chloe notices the group pass by, and she follows them to the Bridge. Irongutta then decides to slap 5 iron onto the hull of the Airship, completing the Hull! It looks kinda weird and definitely not seaworthy, but that doesn't matter as it's totally airworthy!

Then, several people arrive at the Bridge of the Fallen. Destiny, Boshi, DCCCV, Emerald, Venia, Toast, The Man, Keiko, and Brutishace. The wind howls through the breach in the wall, the scent of decay wafting through. Fortunately, it doesn't seem like there's too much in the way of resistance, but the piles of Chairian bodies around the entrance are disquieting. However, it does seem like Marron and Chloe are both sufficiently horrified by... something. Marron ribs Chloe, trying to minimize her trembling.

MARRON: S-Scared? P-Pathetic!
CHLOE: I-I think it's fine to be s-scared! B-Besides, y-you're shaking, too...
CHLOE: E-Especially in the face of those...
CHLOE: T-Those...
OMORIKA: Defilers. Corpsetakers, to be specific.
CHLOE: T-Those Corpsetakers! Y-Yeah! They're... eugh.
MARRON: I-I'm not scared! You're just imagining things!

Chloe forces a knowing smile, causing Marron's face to warm up slightly.

MARRON: O-Okay, maybe I'm scared a-a little!
CHLOE: Just t-thinking about those eight legs, the way they move...
CHLOE: ...The way they taste... oh word, it was...
MARRON: ...Wait, you're scared of SPIDERS? Really?
MARRON: And here I was, thinking you'd have reasonable fears.
[small][small]MARRON: Also, is there a story with the taste or-
CHLOE: Yep.
MARRON: Do I want to know?
CHLOE: No.[/small][/small]
CHLOE: W-Well... w-what's scaring you? I won't judge, don't w-worry...
MARRON: T-That's a secret! Fortunately, they're... a fair distance away from us.
MARRON: At least I have that going for me.

Marron lets out a sigh of relief as she watches some dead Chairians shamble ahead of her, standing guard for the Defilers across the bridge. Meanwhile, Omorika cautiously observes the area around her. Specifically, her eyes float to the Chairian bodies around the group.

OMORIKA: Query.
OMORIKA: The Defilers have risen several Chairian Corpses to aid them. What has caused them to ignore the bodies next to us?
MARRON: T-They're stupid, I guess?
OMORIKA: I seriously doubt they'd ignore such easily accessible vessels. In addition, their state of rotting leads me to believe-

Marron shrieks as she witnesses one of the bodies get up, purple sap dripping from its mouth. She's frozen with fear as the other bodies rise up, devoid of armor but still armed with the weaponry they had in life.

MARRON: gorilla! I gorillaING KNEW IT!
OMORIKA: Oh.
OMORIKA: That's... u-unpleasant.
OMORIKA: Prepare for combat!

The undead hordes shriek as several Iti begin to converge on the area! Omorika, teeth gritted, surveys the approaching forces.

OMORIKA: It'll be nigh-impossible to push through as long as the Defilers are still standing. Too many reinforcements. Too many potential dangers.
OMORIKA: Eliminate them, and we'll be able to make it across!

- = S T R I F E ! = -

<BRIDGE OF THE FALLEN, ROUND ONE>
The objective of this battle is simple; kill all four Corpsetakers! Of course, doing the simple isn't simple, as there's a whole gauntlet of enemies between your faction and most of the targets! In addition, there's some flanking undead near your spawn, and wide abysses in the way of your objective! Fortunately, with some clever play, you can eliminate the former quickly, and abuse the latter with certain effects! Just be wary- it seems like there'll be plenty in the way of aerial reinforcements for the Iti. Don't expect them to let up until the Corpsetakers are all taken care of.

<OMOQUEST...>
Still awaiting orders. Someone please do this. Timing is now seriously off for when I wanted this to finish.

Originally posted on 2018-08-02 01:34:00

Destiny looks around to see the holes in the bridge.
Well this is quite annoying, I can't use my daggers properly without falling to my death half of the time since I can't fly anymore. Hmm...
Oh, right, the XK-9. I should use that.
Destiny pulls out the PDW in CS:GO fashion.

Destiny spawns at F12, moving to J12 and firing at Reclaim10 before retreating to H11.

Originally posted on 2018-08-02 01:51:00

Emerald spawns at G10 and runs to K10, consuming 3 cookies on his way, Guarding. "Hey Marron, these would be a great time for that rifle I made you! Just knock 'em into the crystal abyss things!"

Originally posted on 2018-08-02 02:16:00

Boshi smiles as Omo tells him to protect Hat Kid. "(I won't let anyone down!)"

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In-battle, Hat Kid winces at the sight of the undead. Thankfully they're not the scariest thing she's ever seen. Same goes for the spiders. Boshi, meanwhile, stays resolute, like always.

Boshi spawns at (G10) and moves to (K12). He then slams his guitar down onto Reclaimed10, creating a reverb that covers the entire battlefield. And it's not like a metallic reverb, either. Rather, it sounds like a nice, peaceful acoustic guitar that's pleasant on the ears.

The melody for Beatmap users is MOBILIZE -> UNIQUE -> ATTACK.

Originally posted on 2018-08-02 03:05:00