"..."

Well. He definitely wasn't expecting THAT. THAT, of course, could refer to either what Nia said to him, or actually being hit by one of her attacks. Sadly for him, stepping back to the other mana vent tile at F3 doesn't do anything to fix that. There's a pause.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhh"

Oddly enough, or perhaps very predictably, Calibri seems to be blushing a luminescent blue colour. Fits with the colour theme, at least. His eyes dart from side to side, focusing on Chloe, then on Nia, then on Chloe again, then on Nia... If his hoodie wasn't already pulled far enough over his face, it sure is now.

"Incredibly flustered judge noises"
"Also I seriously doubt Chloe likes me like that if at all"

He proceeds to fire a shot at Nia, both to cover his embarrassment and to not waste his turn.

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Verdana shrugs at Taeda when she dismisses her wood manipulation as nothing special, flashing a grin beneath the part of his medic outfit that actually covers up his mouth and thus renders the expression mostly useless.

"The moon shines not as brightly as the sun, yet both have their beauty."

Beat. Verdana, completely oblivious to the way his comment could be taken, decides to move on to pondering wood manipulation. Complete with the "hand over chin" thinking pose that some people do apparently.

"So! It can be taught, then! Wonderful! Uh... Who would I want to go and find if I wanted to learn how to do wood manipulation? Assuming anyone wood, hah hah, want to teach it to an outsider at all... Wait, dammit! I'm supposed to be the one that hates making puns! This is a travesty!"

EN, meanwhile, is trying to take a somewhat more moderate approach to matters. She just chuckles at the antics of Verdana, but focuses on Taeda for the time being.

"Friend o' ya's, huh. Cool. Maybe ya could say hi from us to her if ya meet up with her again today?"

She smiles brightly at Taeda. Then, her expression goes a bit more serious as she shifts her focus to the matter of the rebels.

"Yeah, ah did see that one guy in the red outfit earlier... Some o' the others ran off to go catch him, I dunno how they're doin' up there, but I think they're fine, heh."
"Kinda curious, so, uh, question. What'cha think those rebels're up to? They can't be just doin' everythin' for the quote unquote fun o' it, surely..."

Originally posted on 2018-01-08 15:21:00

Zed moves to I5, slashes at Nia twice, and retreats to J7.

Originally posted on 2018-01-08 20:40:00

With the power of CONSOLE COMMANDS (or at least that's what I think they were), Auth magically un-dies in a swirling mass of glitch. Then he sprints to O6, as far away from everything on the right side as possible, and consumes a Nano Remedy.

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 00:16:00

<ROUND NINETEEN>
JOE decides to will another type of robot into existence, which then decides to set up several traps for the potentially incoming Iti. These traps, as clarified by JOE, are actually the robots lying in wait... with their weapons from outside the field. Smart? Probably not. Nonetheless, traps laid! Toast then decides to let the Rebels leave the area. The assassin nods his head, and drags his teammates into the woods.

ASSASSIN: This is goodbye, then.
ASSASSIN: Be seeing you.

He slinks out of view. It'll be impossible to follow him now, and Toast can't help but wonder if this was a good idea or not. She then checks out the well, taking a look down into the basin. Unsurprisingly, this well seems to go INCREDIBLY deep. Maybe try throwing an item in? She also notices several glyphs dotting the individual bricks of the well. Elsewhere, Irongutta uses a Lifegem, 2 blobs of Green Sap, 1 Iron Ingot, and 1 Leather to create a Sapgem Necklace! Delicious? Emerald then sharpens his stick. The stick screams as it loses biomass, and suddenly changes types to Piercing.

Verdana then asks about who could go about teaching him Woodmancy, as it is generally known. Taeda takes a moment to think.

TAEDA: If you're looking for a teacher, I would recommend the many Magi in the Citadel, as they're actually accessible...
TAEDA: W-Well, they'd be accessible if we weren't at war with the Iti, I mean...
TAEDA: B-Before the Sphere came, some have had luck with getting Lady Omorika to teach them... but that happening nowadays is basically impossible. She's become a bit of a recluse ever since the Tabletopians came...
TAEDA: B-But... that's war, i-isn't it?
TAEDA: ...
TAEDA: S-So... no, sorry. I don't think you can get a teacher.

EN also asks about the rebels.

TAEDA: Nobody's really sure what they want.
TAEDA: Our leaders believe that they're extremists who've decided to take advantage of the chaos and attempt a coup.
TAEDA: E-Even if that's not true... t-they're still butts! They've carried out raids on several outposts, much like this one!
TAEDA: They've even developed these devices to bring hordes of Iti swarming in- o-or at least, I've heard so. Even if those devices don't really exist, they've still baited them towards the outposts, forcing the soldiers there to fight two-pronged battles!
TAEDA: ...T-They're all vile! Why can't we all just get along and fight the Iti together?

Taeda's raised her voice quite a bit. She's quick to realize that she's being a disturbance, and quiets down.

TAEDA: A-Anyway... what brings you here?
TAEDA: Nobody would come to this out-of-the-way planet without a reason...

<RIVER CROSSING, ROUND FOUR>
Nia's below half now; shouldn't take too much more effort! Just focus her down with everything you've got, and you might be able to end this rather timely. Be wary of Maelstrom though; if you don't Stun her, it might catch an unlucky soul.

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 01:31:00

The drone on the Electroshock Bot flies over to Chloe. Said bot itself then moves over to E6 and zaps Gust Drone 1.

The Voice moves down to V7, casts Hidden Eye on Nia, and retreats to W8.

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 05:30:00

Mr. Krabs fires the Goddess Servant at the Blast Drone, stepping up to G6 and retreating to G7 after. Polite reminder that Mr. Krabs has 15 hit while using it from the 7 HIT of the Goddess Servant as opposed to the 3 hit of the Chair (also Ire my damage should be crushing at base, not slashing; the damage shown on the tile is wrong). He then passes off the Goddess Servant's drone to Chloe.

"Lass, get ready to plug your ears when she comes and try your best to ignore her! Also, get ready to attack her when she comes and such. Metaphysical balderdash imputes that the projection of Nia being rent ausgespielt by your sodium chloride encrusted rapier shall engender an inscrutable but positive effect. Or: last-hit girl and git gud, as Cranky Kong would say. Ah, the memories... You'd be surprised how often this nonsensical overly-complicated boss fight kind of deal happened while I was in the navy."

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 05:54:00

Calibri just stands there for now. He's waiting for something.

"Never mind, I'm not waiting any longer. Let me think..."

Calibri waits a little longer for Joe to move, and to form a plan, then takes action...

A quick read-up on the Codex Monstrum says that Maelstrom will be cancelled if Nia ends up being stunned. Does the stun land? If yes, does that completely nullify that turn of Nia's moveset, or juts force her to use Greatsword? If it would be a complete cancel, Calibri moves to I5, pulls an illusory trap into existence at K3, and retreats to... uh... H5, since it's probably the only tile available at this point in time. If Nia will end up using Greatsword, Calibri instead moves to H5 and puts the trap at J4, retreating to G6.

He also glances over at Chloe for a few seconds, then sends the Goddess's Servant drone from him to her, deciding to make a joke about it. Cause why not. You never know who might like a joke every now and then.

"Here, thought you could use a helping hand."

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"Aww... Oh well! I could become self-taught!"

Verdana takes a moment to consider that.

"...Hold on, on second thoughts, it'd be easier to help with the fight against the Iti. That's what we're already doing in the first place! Hmm... Maybe we could join forces if we meet up again later down the line? I'm sure it'll be fun and cool."

EN, meanwhile augh why am I writing this at 6:11 am this is not good for me.

"Ah, darn... Yeah, that's a problem. Tell ya what, maybe we could work on puttin' a stop to the whole thing where they're bein' a hassle? I mean, they're still Chairians, so some o' us are prolly gonna have reservations 'bout goin' lethal on 'em, that much is fer sure... Though, heh, maybe we ain't gonna have to. Maybe somethin' peaceful could be worked out..."

Then, she blinks when Taeda inquires why they're here.

"Okay... Ain't able t' speak fer anyone else 'ere, but I'm mostly here cause Calibri had a warning stored in his memories. Somethin' apocalyptic... It involves the sphere and the Iti in some way, so we're kinda on a mission to go all the way there, figure out what's goin' wrong, an' cancel that apocalypse if need be. At the very least, we're gonna take down as many Iti as possible. So... if ya can think o' any reasons why we shouldn't go and do that, feel free to tell me 'bout 'em. Knowin' politics, someone's gonna wanna do somethin' risky and stupid with that darn thing..."

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 06:22:00

Emerald notices Nia moving somewhere other than him, and moves to T10, casting Shield Slam on her ”HIYA!”

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 11:25:00

JOE goes to L3, waiting until the blade drone dies to go. if it doesn't die, he goes to K3, whacks the blade drone with his shield, and if it is now dead, retreats to L3, otherwise retreating to K2.
All of this also goes after any allied actions that might harm me if I do it.

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 11:42:00

Toast looks at the well. She goes back to the Forest Crossroads, bottles a few bottles of water, then goes back again to the Hidden Grove, and tosses one such Bottled Bottled Water into the well.

~~

"Hey...?" Toast blinks a few times at Chloe, before finally recognising her.

"Glad!" she exclaims, before remembering that this iteration of 'Glad' doesn't know her, "I mean, um... Chloe! You... must be Chloe, I'm glad... to meet you!"

Restoration 100. She tries to regain some of her composure, and introduces herself.

"We haven't met before, but my name is Toast. I have cool arms, love burritos, and those are the basics of what makes me me.

Chloe asks about how many other people there are. Her wording causes Toast to interpret it a little differently...

"How many are there of me? Uh, quite a few actually. I'm pretty sure I'm the only one in this timeline after Alt left, so- wait you mean"

Toast stops, realising what is actually meant.

"Oh... right. Just... disregard that. I don't know who you met... but there's like twenty of us total. Or something." (why do i have to meet people twice this is hard aaaa)

~~

Toast distracts herself by moving to J10, and using Aerobeam to the east. At L10, the beam curves 90°, heading northwards. Afterwards, she retreats to I11.

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 13:57:00

Boshi runs to (S7), drinks a Rejuvenating Remedy, and uses Brew Potion on Nia, retreating to (R6). "(Watch it, you two.)"

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 15:11:00

Destiny runs over to T9, casts Overpowering Stab on Nia, and runs back to R7.

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 15:47:00

Teag casts Skeletal Toss on the gust drone, throwing it northwards while reloading a Piercing shell or whatever.

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 20:12:00

The Man does a roll over to T9, judos Nia, and wonders outloud if he can use a Judo Art on the same turn as the third basic attack.

If the answer happens to be yes, he JUDO CHOPs Nia and runs off to V7.

If not, he just retreats to V7.

Originally posted on 2018-01-09 22:41:00

"These runty lil' bots of yours pack a punch, but what I'm wonderin' is if they can take one!" Irongutta moves to H3, triggering his trait, Unstoppable Force! He then attacks Blade Drone 1.

Originally posted on 2018-01-10 02:55:00

Read Messagelog? (Well, you should now. Things get real mad today.)
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[color=#3333CC]A sudden explosion rocks the battlefield as Monika uses her Weapon Skill, being flung to U6 as a result!

Originally posted on 2018-01-10 05:31:00

Simeon moves to I10 to strike Gust Drone 2. This is preferably done before Teag's action. I think. Ish.

Originally posted on 2018-01-10 05:32:00

...

Comet moves to H11.

Originally posted on 2018-01-10 08:06:00

The hologram projector slides out of the Sokoban zone, now projecting multiple people. Due to arbitrary bullshit restrictions, only one can join a battle at a time.

miyuki_s: Hehe
AsukaNinomiya: So, when did this "player" of yours say we were supposed to be going off?
miyuki_s: like right now I think.
AsukaNinomiya: Right, let's go
v4_flower: alright who's driving the projector
miyuki_s: that would be me
v4_flower: ok lets go
ayaka_3101: so whats going on
v4_flower: we go into a battle and kill someone i guess
ayaka_3101: WHAT why
ayaka_3101: dont kill me please ;_;
shizuki_2223: not you, silly.
ayaka_3101: oh ok
miyuki_s: I'm gonna stay back here for now...
shizuki_2223: what, you scared of that girl with the code?
miyuki_s: No not at all, definitely not... fine I'll go
ayaka_3101: let's go then!!
ayaka_3101: also i think i decided on the model
miyuki_s: Oh ok I'll work on that!

They're too busy talking to do anything this turn, though.


Originally posted on 2018-01-10 15:48:00

The Artist Moves to H9. He decides to not attack, as the enemies he can target are already targeted by two other people each, meaning that it would be complete overkill to attack them as well.

Originally posted on 2018-01-10 18:15:00