The second Boshi's revived, he downs a Cup of Coffee. He then runs to (I13) and casts Static Overcharge on The Operator. Buildup 3. He retreats to (H14).

Move to O15, shoot the Operator. If Secretary1 still active, move to N14 and shoot the Operator instead.

Ziah aims an arrow at the first Secretary and lets it fly, hoping to hit something vital. If it's already dead, he shoots the Operator instead.

Auth needs to go as close to first as possible. Unless specified otherwise, he will have priority.

Auth takes a deep breath, and jumps into the air. The wings stitched into his coat unfurl, and flap, keeping him in the air. His halo glows brightly, causing all light in the area to look dim. He truly resembles an angel like this, and only partly intentionally.

Several beams of light appear over Omo, Boshi and Daskter. They appear from seemingly nowhere... but pale arms reach down from where the light seems to be coming from, gently attempting to wake them from their unconscious state.

uA: For All The Saints, Who From Their Labours Rest! O, may thy soldiers, faithful true and bold, fight as the saints who nobly fought of old! And win with them, the victor's crown of gold, so rise once more and we shalt hold!

Auth seems to have come up with that mostly on the fly, seeing as he doesn't have a reference or anything to look at.

For those revived, they seem to have standing by them some sort of spirit or angel or something, a translucent gold being standing with them. In their next few attacks, they'll be supported.

After waking up most of the downed units, waves to Omo. The whole being an angel thing hasn't settled as yet, but he needs her help.

uA: Miss Omorika! I need your aid.

A mana vial is carefully handed to her.

uA: Can you cast Null Somnum on me, please? I don't think I can get to Taeda in time without your assistance in that way...

Once Omo casts Null Somnum on him, Auth flies swiftly to G6, and lands on the Creation. From there, he takes a deep breath. Surrounded in a purple aura, conducted by the intricate black-and-red locks surrounding him, Valiance is fired at Taeda, which should heal all of her wounds, and encourage her to stand once again.

uA: Taeda! Are you doing alright?

It may take Taeda a little to adjust to the light... but once she would confirm that she's okay, Auth breathes a sigh of relief.

uA: Good... I think that's everyone.

Keiko rushes to L10, using her combined powers of her trait and First Aid, casts both of them on Irongutta! Actually paying attention, Keiko also backflips to K9 to avoid getting shot again.

Destiny runs to F10, puts a few cuts on the Attendant, and retreats to F11.

-Battle: The End of Creation-

Irongutta shrugs off what should've killed him without a second thought. His confidence soared. "Hah! I ain't so easy to kill, ya big squiggly git!"

Irongutta moves to I10, gaining the benefits of Unstoppable Force! He then basic attacks the Operator. As a cherry on top, he spends 4 MP to target the Operator with his Gitzappa Lens.

Brutishace meditates in his place to try to recover some MP.

αROUND ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY-ONEα
Chloe and Calibri discuss their spar. He looks her over quickly to be sure she's ready. There's no physical injuries, and she seems determined enough. He then promptly transforms himself into a variety of enemies. Chloe stares on in awe, even as Calibri adopts her form. She seems... giddy.

CHLOE: T-That's amazing!
CHLOE: Why... Why haven't I seen it before, though? I mean, it makes sense why you wouldn't use it in combat, but... that's awesome!
CHLOE: Think of the possibilities! We could like... to do something more mundane, prank Nia by making you look like me, and there's like, a world of possibilities from there...

She then takes a moment to ponder their options. Should she fight herself? Nia? Someone completely out of left field? She thinks for a moment, before finally making a decision.

CHLOE: I... well, since it's just between you and me, I think it'd made sense if you stayed... you!
CHLOE: I mean sure, maybe I could get practice fighting Dark Chloe, but I'd think that you and I fight fundamentally differently...
CHLOE: Plus, Dark You's tend to be weak to crouching in the corner and stabbing them from there.

CHLOE: ...O-Oh, um...
CHLOE: Should we f-fight with real weapons? I-I mean, it'd make sense, but I don't wanna die to a friendly spar.
CHLOE: If you think it'd be better, I'm all for it, but... yeah.
CHLOE: Maybe you could shape some... wooden blades or something? Something that'll sting, but not maim.

She stands there waiting, performing practice swings with her sword. Her form is a bit sloppy- her feet aren't quite properly spaced, and she might not really be putting her back into those swings, but she's nimble enough. If he's ready, he could probably just say so, and they'd start sparring. But who knows? Anyway, Verdana decides to take a look at the center of the Snarl.

What he finds isn't anything that resembles a city- rather, it's a gigantic spinning nexus of bottles, inside a growing crater in the center of where Locaa used to be. Crimson energy leaks out of the hole, and gigantic bursts of bottles erupt from it on a probably fixed interval of a few seconds. Near the center of the spinning core, psychedelic energy spews forth. And of course, all the forms of energy from this nexus of death are being transformed into bottles. As he watches, the Snarl grows even more violent, spinning ever-so-slightly faster.

He then sweeps the scrying orb over Tabletopia. Sweeping through the various rooms of some of Tabletopia's high rises, it seems that there were plenty who didn't bother to even try escaping. Perhaps they were too old, were death seekers, or simply didn't care, but there's a surprising amount... even if most of the city is devoid of life, still. And then there's those on the streets below who didn't even get a chance to get on the ships, most of which are scattered civilians. For all Tabletopia had, they simply didn't have enough ships or portals for everyone.

EN then finishes her chat with Mari, disclosing what she is somewhat. She gets uncomfortably close, giving random parts of EN's body taps to see what they're made of. She shrugs, and pulls out a scanning device that differs from that of the party's. A green light envelops EN, and Mari takes a look at her arm-mounted console.

MARI: ...Huh, your design is pretty freakin' sophisticated.
MARI: I mean, there's some obvious design flaws that I'm surprised your creators never ironed out- okay, maybe some of those flaws are nitpicking, but what can you do.
MARI: You're... uh, pretty impressive.

MARI: A-Also, I don't think I'd be comfortable d-dating you...?
MARI: I... just, a robot feels weird, and... I-I dunno, it's hard to talk w-with other girls, sometimes...? J-Just like, when it's about... anything not tech-y?
MARI: Y-You'd think being a chick would help, b-but... apparently not.
MARI: sorry

---

Astrec hands a stick to Nia to upgrade to Tier 4, also taking 80 Credits. She... seems nervous.

NIA: Um, okay?
NIA: I'm... kinda scared of these mundane things you guys are having me upgrade.
NIA: Like, what if we double-end the universe by creating a stick singularity?
NIA: But here, I'll see what I can do.

He then tries to scan the Iti floating in the TV. Before he can scan them, they disappear in a small burst of electricity! All of them, in fact! Where could they have gone?

---

Venia asks Mari for some input. She continues looking over the schematic for Nia, pondering answers to the question of whether there's a way to cut out the Butterfly entirely.

MARI: Given that we're dealing with the Butterfly, no matter what we do, it'll be a boss fight and a half...
MARI: I mean, referencing the schematics for the Entropic Key, it seems like it'd work if you used it properly, however that may be.
MARI: If you want less practical options, we could go to wherever Xavier's keeping Nia now, and forcibly terminate their connection. Knowing him, he probably has a procedure set up to properly and cleanly remove it...
MARI: But yeah, we can't really do much unless we're right where she is. Or unless you use that key. That's a plot device right there, I'm telling you.

Venia then opts to scan Creation. The Codex updates! The entry seems... unfinished. She then opts to look up Electrophorus and the Xeno. Or at least, she tries. The console instead prints out an entry...

You have hit your maximum allotted lookups for entities for today's visit to Creation. We can't have you revealing all of the monsters this world has to offer, right? Feel free to browse other libraries, but don't expect anything else in terms of entities.

That's... annoying. Also, a look over Tabletopia was listed above, so there's not much to cover there. She then makes some purchases, spending 800 on Omorika's Assistant! Chaos weighs the money, and produces a bag from his pocket. He then puts the money into the bag... and tosses it down a hallway. Omo is hit with a sack of funds and a note, and if left pondering who to hire.

OMORIKA: ...Who's a scientist could I hire?
OMORIKA: Cypress is busy, most of us aren't technologically inclined, and I doubt there are many of us who'd take up the mantle...
MARI: ...Oh, hey. You're looking for a... scientist?
OMORIKA: That is correct, miss...?
MARI: ...
OMORIKA: ...
MARI: ...R-Right, I'm a "miss" now. Uh, it's Mari. Mari Elem.
OMORIKA: ...Miss Elem has a sister? I wasn't aware of this...
OMORIKA: Anyway, if you know of anyone willing to take up my position, tell them that I am willing to pay up to 800 credits for their hand in assisting me with-

Mari takes the 800 Credits.

MARI: Sold.
MARI: So, when do I start?
OMORIKA: ...I'm not sure if you're qualified-
MARI: gorilla, I am wearing a lab coat. A LAB COAT. There is not a single woman aboard this vessel who is more qualified for this job!
OMORIKA: There's nothing stopping anyone from purchasing a lab coat-
MARI: Thank you for the position.

Mari marches off with the credits. Omo seems lost for words.

OMORIKA: ...I feel like I just lost the party 800 credits.
OMORIKA: ...Oh well.

Assistant hired? Anyway, she then researches the Quickpour Flask and gets Nia to work on the Bloody Scarf for 82 total samples.

---

Toast and Marron sit together. She quickly shapes her arm slightly to reduce its bulkiness and probably lethality. She then laces fingers with Marron, still staring out into space. She idly asks if Marron will remember this when they return to Sussui.

MARRON: ...I don't know.
MARRON: I hope we do, otherwise we're gonna find some dumb way to end the world again.

She laughs a little, before going back to staring out into space.

MARRON: Hey, um...
MARRON: W-What should we do when everything goes back to normal?
MARRON: I mean, not that we're guaranteed to remember, but... it'd be fun to talk about.

---

<THE END OF CREATION, ROUND FIVE>
i just
what
what even happened
93.6% HP to 34.3% in a single round
that's 59.3% HP removed
i don't even know
...Anyway, if you can keep that insane damage up, the Operator is pretty screwed. Maybe tend to Chloe and Nia, as the former likely has a concussion, and the latter is suffering from general mental pain.

"W-well, I'd like to finally have that picnic. We always seem to be interrupted before we can go through with it..." Toast rolls her eyes, though smiling, "Then, maybe later, you could teach me how to cook! Since... well, you're really talented when it comes to that. That, and burritos are the only thing I can make."
She shifts in her spot a little.

~~

[>TOAST: COMBAT OPERANDI - HIT WONDER]
I feel I can't do the attack justice by describing it, so instead, I will provide you with a flavoury lead up. Then, I think the attack should speak for itself.

Toast has an Attendant deposited in front of her. She looks at it. It looks at her. Frankly, it could nearly one shot her. Easily two-shot her with a convenient counterattack. Alternatively, it could just finish her off after The Operator acts. Her standing there is likely to be detrimental to her physical health in the near future.
Yet, despite that. Despite this vast disconnect between the durability of the Sorceress and the attack power of the Attendant, Toast takes a step toward it.
"Kiri asta kao vi. That means 'out of my way'."
Translators note: That is not the correct definition of what Toast just said.
She looks at the Attendant. The Attendant looks at her. Frankly, it is most likely unresponsive, and at best unwilling to move. She can now say she attempted politeness, now for a different approach.
She shifts her footing, ever so slightly.
That single motion causes the ground to quake beneath her.

~~


~~

FOR THE UPDATE ABOVE:
==BATTLE==
Nezira moves up to G4 and casts Proximity Burst on the Operator.

Her Fallen moves to J8 and basic-attacks the Operator with Wing Swipe enabled.

Her Restorer remains where it is and heals Bass with Restoration, casting from HP.

---

FOR THIS UPDATE:
==BATTLE==
Nezira moves first in the battle, going down to I7, downing a Mana Vial, and scanning the Operator to apply Analyzed as a bonus action, before activating Echo of Providence and casting Radiant Singularity on the Operator's tile. (32 whole MP, wow.)

Anyway, her Fallen moves down to L11 and Wing Swipes the Operator once more.
Her Restorer moseys on over to M10 and also attacks the Operator.

==OUT-OF-BATTLE==
Nezira does a few things.

In the Chloe-conversation that was deferred last turn...

Nezira looks pensive when Chloe starts talking about the Terminals and God.

"From what I know, I don't think there's a fully omnipotent, omniscient religion-style God of the entire multiverse out there, but there's definitely some pretty powerful benevolent forces out there."

She looks happy when Chloe summarizes her magic explanation back to her, and starts nodding when Chloe starts thinking out loud about using it.

"Yep, you did use it with the sword beam! From what I've seen happening while I've been here, I think some quirk of the Thymefield lets people learn magic faster as it relates to the specific spells available to us (so my hypothesis is you managed to learn it as quickly as that because Sword Beam is a spell we know, and that spell fulfilled the function of 'Sword Beam'), but even so, that still means you learned a spell and were able to cast it! That's an important thing, and means you can learn and cast other spells -- so yes, you are, (or at least have the potential to become), a wizard!"

Nezira's eyes light up when Chloe mentions Marron's blood magic.

"Marron has a sort of blood-magic like thing? Ooh, that does sound interesting. I should ask her about that later."

Her eyes light up even further when Chloe asks her to teach her magic.

"Wow... sure! I'd love to teach you magic! We should probably leave it until after everything finishes up here in the station, given it looks like things are going to be wrapping up soon, but as far as I'm concerned, consider that a thing that'll happen!"

Nezira smiles back at Chloe, happily.


Meanwhile, Nezira walks up to the Operator out-of-battle.
"Hello there. I don't mean to distract you from your work, of course, but I've been thinking. A lot of the people in here seem really interested by all the things in this station, and might want to try and come back here in the future. Unfortunately, it seems like the only way to get here right now is to crash things, or at least make conditions bad enough that existing down there on Sussui is infeasible. That... might create problems for you, given if people start to try and intentionally break things to come back, it'd be a huge headache for you and a problem for reality. I'm not sure what you think about this, but would you be averse to figuring out some sort of infrequent access method for here so people don't start breaking things to try and come back? Or would that be a problem itself for some reason, or disallowed by the terminal or Creation itself? I don't know what you can and can't do, of course -- you do -- I just wanted to see if you had any ideas about that."

FOR ABOVE UPDATE:
Pope Bill moves to G6 and casts Last Dream on the Operator!

--

FOR CURRENT UPDATE:
Pope Bill moves to H10 and casts Last Dream on the Operator again!

RP: Mari

Venia's expression deflates at the news, however hard she tries to keep herself composed otherwise. "... Ah. I, understand. Kill it with the key, or find Nia's body and disconnect them manually. OK... I, I was, hoping for some other manner, but I guess that's just not on the table..."

Venia pauses. "... I think I'm running out of time to do something important, so I'll have to cut it short, but I have one more question. Nia is basically being bossed around by Xavier at this moment in time due to... I honestly don't know. Forced shutdown, or something? Do you know? And if so, or even if you don't, what could we do to stop it, prevent it, and otherwise keep Xavier from using Nia? He's rampantly paranoid of us, and, well, the last time Nia got 'really' possessed was when Xavier ordered her to try to kill us... And when the Butterfly's attempts at killing us failed, it got pissy and tried to total Nia instead, which left her in a wreck, which probably makes Xavier assume the worst... Its like this horrid interconnected spiral and I'm terrified of when it'll start next."

Once she receives the answer, Venia walks away, thanking Mari for the time and really just being there at all.

RP: AT LONG LAST THE MIND READING

Venia gathers up Nia and Chloe. "... It's time to, do the thing. Unfortunately, Mari didn't have any new information; unless we have some way of finding and getting to Nia's body to disconnect her manually, we don't have much choice in the matter," Venia says. "Before you ask, I don't know of any method to do it in the Thyme Field, and I'm not sure if I could find one out before its too late."

Venia braces herself as she takes the girls to the designated point on the ship-AC19 to AE17, a secluded, if cramped ship corner ironically devoid of prying eyes for being in the observation room. Venia feels like she's been rehearsing the procedure and how to start for an extremely long time, playing out every situation in her head. Now was the time to set it all in motion. She explains the whole setup to Chloe and Nia as above.

"... Nia, by god, I swear that this whole terrible thing with the Butterfly, and Xavier, and everything else, that it'll all end OK. You've... Basically saved my life. I have to repay that, and I will, come hell or high water, however many false-god things I have to kill, maim, destroy, or whatever else I need to do."

Venia takes a deep breath, does a last-minute checkup of the area to ensure there's no unwanted interlopers.

Once all exposition, covered above, has been settled with, and assuming no massive flags are thrown or the like, Venia uses the Golden Dream Ring upon Nia...

---

...And assuming nothing happens immediately as a result of the activation or anything pertinent pops up to stop Venia, Venia will try to find both the Chaos Butterfly's position in Nia's Mindscape and the position of the largest, tallest structure in the Mindscape, as well as anything else immediately out of the ordinary. If the Chaos Butterfly isn't visible, Venia will move towards the structure.

---

RP: Creation

Venia looks awkwardly at her scanner. Its been modified to allow for typing, so... Venia attempts to type in directly below the "Hello World" in the bio, with the following text (perhaps not in this format):

Hello, Creation. My name is Venia Praefortis, of the Spherebreakers. You are quite marvelous... If only the conditions we've properly met in were more favorable than these. -V

---

The Quest for PHAT L00T

Venia's Hat looks a bit miffed by the newfound popup, but does not let that deter it in the slightest. It? Him? Her? They? I'unno.

It attempts to look up 'Flux > General Information' and 'Altar Garden Projector' in the database.

Battle: The End of Creation

Venia's concentration seems to break a bit upon seeing Chloe and Nia both go down.

Nonononononononononononono-wait no this is a duel, they'll be OK, but...

"AUTHOR! ETTE! Revive Chloe and Nia!" Venia says, considerably and still obviously distressed, before turning to THE OPERATOR. Again. What is she even doing?

---

Venia waits to move until Terry and Nezira have made their moves so any hitches in the plan take a hike. (Everyone else should too, really.)

Venia moves to L11 and swings her key at THE OPERATOR. Venia follows up with Phantom Menace: Soulclaw, her spirit manifesting to take a quick, simple cut at Venia's target before vanishing into the ether. Venia then uses another Elemental Blaster (attuned to Light this time). Venia's hat finishes with a small ping before backing up to L10.

Echoss moves to J11. He preps his Stimpack from his Trait for use on himself as he uses Hidden Rock on THE OPERATOR, with a bonus Multiform Technique stab thrown in for good measure. He then passes his page on to the adjacent Toast.

Another anime girl shows up and takes Tsukiko's place. Tsukiko still does stuff, just that she's not fighting anyone.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19Z0...#gid=1171945277

Terry uses Skeletal Toss to yeet Attendant1 to F14, via aiming his fist at it, then launching a magical spectral fist rocket at it.

The Man stays where he is, and uses Heartpiercer on Attendant 1! A third time!

"Focus fire, focus fire!"

(Also Operator has 33% DGE for what it's worth)

I walk to L8
Conscripts move to J9,L9 and M9 respectively.
Skirmisher moves to M8

I begin the barrage of fire with the Command Banner. (Direct Hit)
The Skirmisher fires electrical slingshots. (Elemental Slingshot that is the electric variety)
The Conscripts ends the barrage with a hail of slashing bullets.
All of them are fired against the Operator.

Damage Buffs:
+ 20%(Coordination)
+ 30%(Formation)
+ 10%(Command Banner)
+ 10%(Slashing Weakness)
Total = 70% Damage Increase

Both Chloe and Nia were downed in the same turn. While Boshi remained unaffected (albeit a bit more pissed now), Hat Kid shuffles further away from the Operator out of fear. Partly because of his scary form, and partly because he seems content with killing everyone.

...She feels an unnatural pounding in her head... which is strange, given the fact that The Operator hasn't targeted her with any of his moves...

Boshi, meanwhile, plops Hat Kid down. "(This guy's dangerous... stay here. I have an idea.)"

Hat Kid was too slow to stop him from executing his plan; drinking a "Fizzy" drink and nuking The Operator into oblivion.

...The unnatural pounding grows harsher... a red text box appears behind her, the white text unable to be properly read from afar...

---

Immediately after Nezira's move, or when there's an opening in the barrier around the Operator, Boshi drinks a "Fizzy" Beverage, moves to (J13), and uses the Shockwave Chamber directly on The Operator's head.

This has the benefits of Empowered4 and For All The Saints' +70% damage. Though Boshi is gonna take a LOT of damage...

As Packo sees Nia fall down before him, he enrages again as he starts walking towards the barrier that protects the Operator.

"You are going to revert whatever thing is supposed to have killed me down there on that planet and you are going to do it now!" Maybe, at this point, is it even worth to disclose him the truth?

"... I don't like you." He says to the Secretary as he walks around him. He seems to have decided that he's not worth the time anymore. Meanwhile, he turns his clothes upside down, increasing SHP.

"You are toast!" Packo screams as he tries hitting the Operator as hard as it can.
_________________________

Packo casts Overload, moves to M14, and tries whacking the Operator.

brut use twin serpents on slenderman and put a mine (not lazy coming later)