AUTH: Stand at (L9) and put the Sepultricide Aura down, eat Woodreaver Skewer, do mass reviving thing from there (Daskter + Marron) (will remove once speed posts if possible)

In the battle arena, Auth doesn't let any knowledge of anything happening nearby. He glides over to L9, and activates some of the Ordo he acquired from the use of Justitia to create a massive area of consecrated ground around him. Auth focuses, munches a Woodreaver Skewer, and manifests several more pillars of light around the arena. Daskter and Marron are enveloped by light, and Maria probably has something wacky involving Angels but I don't really know what her deal is so it's hard to say.

Auth stays put, this turn's actions complete.

AUTH: And how effective, do you believe, would be thoughtless automatons compared to us?
AUTH: A hivemind completely dependent on you, do you honestly think you have the ability to micromanage a hoard of goons in such a way to overcome us?
AUTH: Processing out the spark of life will minimise the effectiveness of your units. The answer, I think, is that your objective that you set among them is so fundamentally flawed that Iti with strong enough personalities are able to see through it. And I'd suspect that personality corresponds to strength, given how memorable Eliti are in comparison to anything else.

Auth reflects on this, momentarily.

AUTH: Your process is fundamentally flawed, I think. Fundamentally flawed in such a way that I sincerely doubt that you could overcome the inspirational and aspirational issues inherent to your creation process.

Auth shakes his head. The creation of strong characters requires a strong personality. It doesn't appear that WARE could just build weapons platforms, nor would that seem to be especially effective.

---

Alicia taps her staff (which it's unclear where she was keeping, given that it's bigger than she is) against the ground, and flips her glasses up onto her head, uncovering her eyes. They trace lines through the air between the massive sapphire geode at the top of the staff around the room and back to Nia... especially as frost starts to manifest around that sapphire.

ALICIA: Wow, that's pretty incredible. It certainly looks that way, that you're ice magic, given that the mana traces seem to stem from and go back to you instead of the formless aether they used to go to.
ALICIA: How the heck did you manage to do that? Become the element of ice? That's something pretty incredible!
ALICIA: Oh, did, um... what's her name... the water-lady...

Alicia clicks her fingers a few times, trying to remember. She'll probably be prompted to remember her name is Venia, and so I'll assume that's what happened.

ALICIA: Venia, right, did she do something like that too? I noticed some changes that certainly felt like water, but not in the same way I noticed that ice was weird.
ALICIA: Classic vampire weaknesses, I'm sure you understand.
ALICIA: I can tell you that whatever you did certainly had an effect out of the Thymefield, I just got here!

Alicia puts her glasses back down on her face, before turning to look at Hannah. She grins.

ALICIA: Hiiii~! You're Hannah, right? I think you spoke with Auth a couple of times so I remember.
ALICIA: Was it too loud? I kind of lose track of my vocal volume sometimes.

She comments this before Hannah introduces herself, but notably does not elaborate on how she knew.

ALICIA: Oh, yes, Dolphins? They're mean! But very human, you can see it in their eyes.
ALICIA: Must've missed the dolphin attack. Oh well.

Alicia closes her eyes for a few moments in response to Hannah's comment, and as she opens them they appear to be fading from a steel blue to her regular red.

ALICIA: I'd say something big's about to happen, yeah. Get ready for it, I think we're in for a shakeup soon.

House

Blacklight's reaction to Sakura's evident concerns and Adria's admonishment is... one of amusement!?

"Heh."

...If it's any consolation, that's the only vocalization he makes on the matter. After a moment, he shrugs at Sakura.

"In all fairness, I am simply aligning myself with them in the closing days of events here. I wasn't part of the group. Rest assured, the actual spherebreakers are heroic. (Mostly.) As for the matter of stopping you... I'd rather not, but I feel like people would distrust me if I just let you leave. And I can't have that yet- oh right your current condition."

He casts a simple Cure on Sakura. Again.

"There's probably a spare change of clothes in the inventory if you'd rather wear something not soaked with mud, and there's a water-based shower in the bathroom upstairs."

---

"..."

...Where has EN been, one might wonder? Maybe that will be answered soon if there's a sufficiently interesting event to intervene in.

---

Zone 6 - The Eclipsed Citadel

Bilequeens...

"Hm. Bilequeens are extremely durable and have difficulty moving. Notify someone higher up the chain of command if you feel it appropriate to do so. I am going in."

Lato locks and loads, then moves to investigate the apparent sign of Bilequeens in the sewers. It's a disgusting job, but someone has to do it, and hopefully the fact that the thymefield's creator is otherwise occupied will grant Lato some leniency in disposing of this infestation. But first, she needs to see what she's dealing with.

---

Battle in the Sphere - Heart of the Sphere

I'm not sure how this fits into the action order, but it should fit somewhere. Maybe the others have a guide?

Calibri gains an expression of concern as he notices the incoming attack that the butterfly has in store. Or Ware, maybe. Hard to tell. Hopefully, he can endure.

"...By the light of Ordo... I sure hope this works. Let's get rid of these eliti and get this phase over with."

Calibri follows the plan, moving through the S17 thyme vortex to the H18 thyme vortex, then moves down to K22 and basic attacks the Wolf.

...

And then does it again because Chloe.

After that sick combo, he retreats to I22 and pops Ascendancy, spending his remaining 1 duration of StubbornOrdo to generate a Pulchritude Aura.

"We are safe here."

---

Sphere Waiting Room

"Are you sure this will work?"

"...Not at all."

Lato has apparently decided to fry eggs on Verdana's head (albeit in a frying pan, not just cracking them into his hair like a barbarian). His head is emitting a lot of heat to facilitate this happening. They at least had the good sense to move away from anything flammable, but still.

<BATTLE:HEART OF THE SPHERE>

Berg consumes a Panacea, moves to V14, and double attacks Devotee5!

He then throws his arms wide open to accept the crimson blade.

cA: I do not fear you.

cA: I will never fear you.

cA: I will stand here, take your power, and show it to be worthless.

cA: For as long as I have people to protect, I WILL NEVER DIE.

cA: NOW COME ON!

Once Daskter is revived. they summon a Veteran All-Out Rocketeer.

Basic Attack: Piercing
Magic Attack: Light

Battle: Heart of the Sphere

"I can give you a bit of energy," Venia says. "And if you play nice for a minute-I can throw in a free wolf pelt. Follow my lead!"

There is a plan to help CHH kill the wolf, but it requires a turn order. Loosely inscribed here, please see posts for details. Unless otherwise specified, Adria's turn orders go first.



The Sapsqueal Behemoth tosses CHH the "Banned from Twitch," giving her 16 MP on top of buffs.

Venia waits for Future Keane to grant her Zillycharm, then moves CHH to T21 via Hope Rides Eternal. Venia steps to X21, uses Blessing to cast Pow Hammer on Projection4 from that tile, continues moving to U19, purging her Ordo to set up the Ascendency Aura on that tile, and then finishes actually moving at R21. She then Kickstarts her Heart for still more Ordo and uses her special moves to finish shoving CHH to O20.

Venia then waits for most of the above turn order before taking a shot at either Wolf, a surviving Blossom, or failing either of those things being alive, WARE. And then drinks the Ainfini.

---

Shop

Venia makes a few extremely interesting purchases.

She moves to the Temmie Shop and uses the Relic Coupon on the Chairheir's Promise.

She then stops by the lab and spends 50 of the 90 Flux on the Butterfly Muzzle. She uses it immediately, yes. On WARE. Who is basically the Butterfly in Ire's skin at this point. Will anything happen...?

Venia also burns all remaining samples. IF she has to, she burns 80, then 50 Samples for the White Thorn, which will be detailed/created below, followed by its Enhancement, and then after that purchases as many Crystal Energizers as Samples will allow.

Venia then uses the Reverse Autoclave on all 25 Fluxtainted Metal to convert them into that many Sanctified Alloys.

Finally, Venia asks Chloe to scavenge/create Order Singularities.

---

Venia Makes A Few Adjustment

A pair of Venia's maids approaches the Airship. Let us assume Time Bullshit is involved here. She looks up to Cedar and Twig. Neither speaks-but Venia's voice emits from them.

"... I do not have much time to explain, but the final battle for the Sphere is about to begin. I realize that what we may have may not be enough. So ..."

Venia deposits a pile of resources, mostly Ordo-related.

"I'm going to handle production of the materials we need, but I may need a few extra hands to speed things along. If you need help I'll tell you what to do-it's mostly just muscle. I'll hander the... Weirder stuff. Care to lend me a hand?"

[BATTLE]
First, MirrorJOE burns 10 HP for 1 Buff Level from Undergrowth, spends 8 GP on Glacialstem for +32 CNT, 4 GP on Cinderfruit for +8 DGE, and 3 GP on Tornadopetal for 1 MOV, then moves to F8 grabs the catch continues to J11 and Swift-casts Terraform. H18 becomes Fortified, replacing the door that used to be there! H8 becomes Lava, just because! The 2 remaining Terraforms are spent making Abysses into Mana Wells or putting Fortified tiles under someone who didn't stand outside of Sublime Heaven range or something.
For his item action, MirrorJOE uses a Searing Bomb on I10. Of course, there's nothing on I10, and also, we have no Searing bombs. One might say MirrorJOE's item action this round is hallucinatory and doesn't exist. it remains to be seen if this is the right kind of not existing
finally, MirrorJOE casts double illusory trap to 'somewhere inside an aura' and retreat to K10.

After the Thyme Vortexes form, MainJOE burns 20 HP on Undergrowth for +2 buff levels, Alter-realities Empowered->Enlightened, spends 2 GP on Manabloom for +1 Buff Level, a final GP on Cinderfruit that maxes it out(and, due to a minor bookkeeping error, should only give +1 damage relative to the currently listed amount), 3 GP on Tornadopetal for +1 MOV, 4 GP on Celefruit for +8 DGE, and 4 GP on Glacialstem for +16 CNT.
He then takes the Thyme Vortex Express to H19, activating Reality Lens - Endless Farming to place a Farm Sign at I20, and swift-casting Terraform, putting down Power Wells below the positions of various people who are attacking Wolf (Calibri, Bauhaus, Irongutta, Asha, Hexagon in that order.).
MainJOE then moves to L8, Taps Seeker3 if it's still alive, and spends his full action to cast Double Illusory Trap (destination unspecified) with a lovely 11 Buff Levels.

[WORLD]
[Craft1]
Alright, so the plan is simple. People will simply eat these baubles. like candy. This is absolutely a successful method for transferring knowledge of magic into people, at least technically. I say technically because the baubles will be inside of them! Hopefully it also actually works. But. JOE is wise to the nature of people who are not the incarnation of a farm. They don't like eating things they can't digest. So he has to DISGUISE the baubles! As food! After some thought, he settles on one type of food specifically: Hotpoints. You see, even an unmodified Hotpoint has a seed you don't want to release while it's in your mouth, meaning that people who eat his modified hotpoints might not notice the inedible Bauble inside them.
Now, granted. This does leave everyone who uses the Knowledgepoints with an inedible bauble inside them. Hm. maybe he should make them into lolipop-style things that people just hold in their mouths-TOO LATE! While I was discussing the downsides of this nearly-flawless plan, JOE went ahead and implanted the baubles into hotpoints, then commanded the hotpoints to seal back up. Ah well. If the inedible bauble is Really a problem, they can just drink some Void Liquid, which is totally a safe liquid to drink because it doesn't dissolve organic things.

[Craft2]
you know what, this 'Keane' kid has great ideas. We should add Arms to the Fridge. JOE walks past the conflict occuring in the house and into the kitchen. First, JOE removes the current contents of the fridge(the ice cream), places them on the counter, and uses the Stasis Projector on them, because the fridge is going to need to be unplugged in order to perform this completely reasonable upgrade. Second, he also takes everything off the dining table for the moment. Third, he unplugs the fridge and lugs it onto said dining table. being sturdier than the house itself, this table is perfect for Advanced Crafting Techniques.
The first order of business is an AI core. giving the fridge arms it can't use is a waste of an upgrade! But that's obvious. the second order of business is making arms. This one's a toughie. It's a fridge, so the arms obviously need to be mechanical, but unfortunately, the inventory contains no motors under 'electronic'. Wanna know why? Because there's only one set of motors in existence. apparently.
JOE deinventorizes a MK-2 Modular Cinderplate: The only item in the entire inventory which unambiguously uses a motor(Chainknight's Plate probably does as well, but is ambiguous. I looked through the full list of all Weapons, Player Weapons, Armor, Player Armor, Trinkets, and Player Trinkets.). He proceeds to take it apart and remove all the Servos. He then takes another copy of the Cinderplate and takes it apart as well, because why not. He then leaves this all set out and walks back out of the house, because this next step is going to involve lava. See, Lava is hot. This makes it good at melting things, like metal. So, JOE heads to the Central Labs. They're already very destroyed and partially on fire, so he won't make things much worse, right?... arriving in one of the craters, JOE casts blockmelon so the lava won't burn his arm off; fills a smaller crater with a mix of iron, gold and durasteel, lies down with one arm dangling into it; and then terraforms all the air in the crater to be lava. Needless to say, the high temperatures involved quickly melt the metals(well, technically Irons melting point is hotter than lava is. but it should still get pretty malleable.). JOE, having 3 divine shields, is unharmed, but the molten metal glops around his arm. He then removes the lava and waits for the metal to cool, meanwhile repeating the process with his other arm.
Once the metal is cooled, he has a problem, namely, he cannot use either of his arms. Luckily, he has a solution: He dies and respawns, then destroys his corpse.
advanced crafting techniques
Now with two metal lumps with a hollow section the size and shape of his arms, JOE carves away at the metal until it becomes somewhat arm-shaped, and adds hinges, and so on. For the fingers, instead of the magma metal, he uses one of the many gauntlets in the weapons section, and carefully installs the only motors in the world^{[citation needed]}. Upon returning to the house (arms visibly in tow), JOE uses some wire scraps and bits of joltwire and also a Crystalline Conduit to connect the motors to the fridge's power supply and AI Core. He also makes sure to structure the arms so the shoulders can rotate- rather than weld them to the fridge, he welds a mount to the fridge, puts the arms into the mount, inserts another two motors, and welds the mount shut.
(he also attaches several fluxfuel cells in a corner of the fridge's interior and wires them into the systems. It wouldn't do for the fridge to have arms, but not have enough power to use them.)
...And with that, the deed is done! The Fridge... now has Arms! It doesn't have legs, or eyes, but those are irrelevant. Arms are where it's at. With arms as strong as these, it can probably use them to move, like in the game Getting Over It which totally requires a non-implausible level of strength. Whether it will use this newfound Arms to suplex Sakura into the nearest sun, however, remains to be seen.

Battle: Heart of the Sphere

After Chloe's movement, Irongutta activates his special with a resounding war cry! Using the airway to move to B16 and then G23, he raises Magnolia skyward to use Bouquet of Thorns eastward.

Remiel acts after Keane, attacking WARE.

If the missiles can actually hit anything, they do so. I assume not, so in that case, I guess they just sprint towards WARE and do a silly dance.

Bauhaus moves to I20, and basic attacks the Wolf with Greatsword.

<ROUND 345>

Keane continues fighting the good(?) fight. Overcoming the impossible, he uses the power of HEIGHT and SIMPERY to resist the consecutive fatal blows of the Anti-Marron Newspaper. It bounces off his pecs, which he totally has. Adria then implies a bit of a relationship between the two of them. Sakura pipes up.

SAKURA: Hey, EXCUSE you!
SAKURA: We've known each other for like, maybe an hour?
SAKURA: Don't mistake me for someone with garbage taste in men.
SAKURA: Besides, he's like a... human? Something like that. Can't even hold hands properly.

While Keane's ego might've just been bruised, there's more important matters to deal with. Chaos has """piledrivered""" Sakura. This sin cannot go unpunished. Keane marches towards Chaos, a menacing glint in his eye. A stream of red light pours from his eye, maximizing just how menacing he is. Chaos, though he has ample opportunity to run away and ruin Keane's plan, is busy recharging his phone. It ran out while he was watching a video about how to piledrive things.

Keane promptly hits Chaos with a massive shoulder tackle. Chaos barely budges.

CHAOS: hey wai[t] hold on
CHAOS: jus[t] go[t][t]a...

Chaos's phone finishes charging. It has a battery life of approximately one minute at maximum, so it doesn't take too long.

CHAOS: okay [t]hanks bruv

Chaos takes into account the force of Keane's impact, using it to calculate the trajectory he should be launched in. Given that he hasn't eaten lately, his percentage is at about 200%. After double checking his calculations, Chaos is launched into lower Sussui orbit. Sent around the entire planet, Chaos careens through a Tabletopian warship, sinking it as he orbits.

Soon enough, Chaos begins to descend around the airspace of the Eclipsed Citadel. Triple checking his trajectory, a grim realization falls upon him. He's going to slam directly into Calibri, thus toppling the Chaosdog tower. A grim expression crosses Chaos's face. He must make the ultimate sacrifice. He angles himself as he rapidly descends upon Calibri, kicking him with the force of five suns, give or take five. Chaos manages to perfectly slot himself into where Calibri once was, while Calibri is sent into the atmosphere like Chaos just was before.

Chaos has become the basis of the Chaosdog tower. This is his burden now. As to whatever happens to Calibri... well, Chaos is sure he'll understand why it had to be done, right? Besides, if the Chaosdog tower fell, that'd cause untold devastation to both Sussui and his profits. He'll understand. Surely, he will.

Finally, back over at the house, Keane checks up on Sakura. He helps her up, and checks out her injuries. Besides some fairly minor bruising, she's fine. On a scale from one to ten, how much does it hurt?

SAKURA: U-Um... less than the roundhouse, and more t-than that time Plana beat me up?
SAKURA: I-I don't know! I haven't r-really been battered until like, this month...

Her HP's pretty low, looking at it. Might wanna patch her up.

---

Hannah and Adria go about their days. Still in the Sphere's Break Room, Hannah ponders what she could even say. Nia, who was pondering just a post ago, finishes her neural calculations. Words spill out of her mouth.

NIA: You gotta, after you apologize to her... maybe break it to Maria what happened to her dad?
NIA: If Venia brought it up to Maria, I'm sure that the revelation would ruin their relationship...
NIA: I-I think... someone needs to bring it up, r-right?
NIA: Venia's scared to do it... and we can't just leave her in the dark, can we?
NIA: I-I don't know if this is a good idea o-or not, though...

Nia's poor braincell is exhausted, thinking about emotional things like this. In addition, Hannah can't help but feel like something terrible is about to go down. Nia shivers, despite being ice itself.

NIA: T-The butterfly...
NIA: I-I can... f-feel it watching m-me...

Meanwhile, down a floor or seventy, Adria acknowledges the mud-splattered princess. Her pity pounds the Princess's already dirtied, bruised, and piledriver'd ego. Sakura can forget about returning to her previous, posh lifestyle. To return to the city would likely be an awful idea, if not suicide. Her lineage and crimes against the people in this time of need would likely ensure a fatal fate.

SAKURA: H-Huh? People l-love me, though!
SAKURA: But... I guess those peasants would try to beat me to death the moment I stepped back into the capital.
SAKURA: I-I'm royalty, t-though! They can't s-stop me! T-They can't deprive me of my home!
SAKURA: And t-that thing you did to me w-was a fluke! It won't happen again!

Before Sakura can do anything brash, a drone flies over and picks her up, throwing her down on a newly placed chair rather harmlessly. Adria offers to tend to Sakura's injuries, provided she sits still. Though "sitting still" is not on her to-do list, said list is re-written the moment the stash of wine downstairs is brought up.

SAKURA: Oh, there's wine here? Finally, something worth... y'know, sticking around for!
SAKURA: Give me a glass and I will happily sit still.
SAKURA: Give me a few more, and maybe I could be convinced to not make your life a living hell, y'know?
SAKURA: I will escape, one way or another. Keane here will make sure of that.
SAKURA: So, let's negotiate! Alcohol. Me. LOTS. Then I'll be "good".
SAKURA: And don't worry about me. I can hold my drink.
SAKURA: Far more than you could, anyway.

Is that a challenge? Uh, maybe it is? Or maybe it's another ploy to escape. Who really knows?

---

Auth asks WARE just how effective he thinks mindless automatons would be against the Spherebreakers. WARE sighs as Projections crawl forth from his throne, like a truly horrific infestation of highly explosive murder wasps.

WARE: Well. I'd say we're about to find out.
WARE: Not a single soul will survive this strike. Then perhaps, I'll create something new out of your remnants.
WARE: Process whatever life remains in your shattered bones out, and create something without a will to break.
WARE: Perhaps, your mind will be replaced with a clone of myself?
WARE: Yes. Not a mindless entity, but the second greatest mind this world has ever known.
WARE: Just like how master blessed the Sleuth with a greater purpose, so shall I grace your worthless corpses.

Meanwhile, Alicia must ask. How did Nia become the elemental concept of ice? When Alicia ponders the name of the water elemental, Nia immediately interjects.

NIA: Yeah! Venia did a thingy!
NIA: I still don't know how the thingy works, but she made me into the queen of ice.
NIA: Sure, I almost died or something, but that's like, a pretty minor bullet point since I didn't.
NIA: Maybe I've had a bigger effect on the element because I'm Nia.
NIA: Perhaps my energy is simply too much to contain~

Ever so quietly, Nia continues her plan to transform the chemical structure of ice everywhere into Chibi Nia's. If you observed a piece of ice in your local household under a very, very powerful microscope... nothing would be different. She's barely even gotten started on morphing the ice on Sussui. Give her another thirty years, then maybe you'll notice a difference back in this reality.

---

Blacklight cures Sakura, and offers her a change of clothes. Upstairs, there's probably something she could steal. Also, there's a water-based shower upstairs. The princess pouts, then winces as she looks down at her dress. It's totally ruined at this point. Not even the royal tailor could fix this mess. Sap doesn't exactly wash out.

SAKURA: A-As if I'd accept whatever rags you could provide me!
SAKURA: But... a shower does sound acceptable.
SAKURA: It's no hot spring, but I suppose I'll just need to make do with whatever you peasants make use of for cleanliness.
SAKURA: ...If you follow me in though, I will kill you.

Not that she'd be able to follow up on that threat, of course. But first, there's something more important. ALCOHOL. Whoever's in charge of serving that better hurry up! It's already been like, a single processed post! Such slow service! Imagine not keeping a bottle in your room at all times. Pathetic.

Down in the sewers of Seatopolis, Lato locks, loads, whips, naynays, and moves out to hunt down the swarm of Bilequeens down in the sewers. The tunnels are prohibitively small for anything much bigger than a pistol- if someone were to charge in here with a longsword, they'd be hard-pressed to do more than a few stabs. Still, for someone of Lato's caliber, it should be possible to use her usual heavy rifle. A grenade-loaded Fumo Lato happily leads the way down the tunnels, the sound of explosions guiding them. Anyway, eventually, Lato finds herself in a situation like... this!



The tight tunnels have aided in remaining undetected, but it won't be long before something sniffs Lato out. What to do? Take aim against the Queen, or assault the Seekers? Range might be an issue down in these caves. At the very least though, Lato still has a Fumo Lato following her. Perhaps it'd be worth using them as a tactical grenade? On the other hand... they're too cute. don't do this to them

---

Bergilmir accepts the Butterfly's incoming strike! WARE hesitates for a moment.

WARE: There is a fine line between bravery and stupidity.
WARE: Then, further down the line, far, far past stupidity, there's "suicidal".
WARE: Do you need help? While I will not provide this help, know that there is help out there.
WARE: Assuming of course, you live to survive your instincts.
WARE: Even if you survive, know that this doesn't make you brave.
WARE: It makes you a fool.

Venia decides to make a few purchases. With the Relic Shop Coupon, she obtains the Chairheir's Promise! She then throws 50 Flux at the lab to obtain the Butterfly Muzzle! This will fly off towards the Butterfly at the end of the round, just in case anyone's still talking to WARE this round. 360 Samples are shoved into the Elemental Sniper, setting its damage to truly ridiculous heights. The Reverse Autoclave is then used to purify 25 bars of Rosetainted Metal, and Chloe grabs 3 Order Singularities for Venia.

She then throws 130 Samples at a certain special project. Dragging Cedar and Twig along with her as construction crew, Venia takes A LOT of random materials and throws them at the Airship. This adds the Hallowed Plating, the Spherebreaker's Air Flag, and the White Thorn! It also upgrades the Rangefinding Sensors up into the Hyper Rangefinding Sensors, and the Aero-Gravcore into the Heavensward Core!

CEDAR: ...You're cutting it close with these upgrades, aren't you?
CEDAR: But regardless. I'm... glad I could help.
CEDAR: May you succeed against the Butterfly.

Twig bows once, before resigning himself to the front of the ship. The wind is inexplicably far stronger over there. It's more dramatic.

---

JOE continues to commit crimes against crafting. To begin, he disguises his baubles as Hotpoints, dubbing them as Knowledgepoints. This finishes the crafting process, giving him five of them. Though, swallowing the bauble itself... that's a choking hazard! Spitting them out would probably be a good idea.

He then decides to upgrade the house's fridge. He takes an AI Core, an MK-2 Modular Cinderplate, his own disembodied arms, and a variety of other materials to give the fridge arms. Fleshy arms. Fleshy noodle arms. Unless JOE's secretly buff, in which case it has fleshy beefy arms. The fridge is now truly a sight to behold. It can now defend itself! I mean, it could, if it could see. It lacks eyes. Or legs. But still, it has arms!

y tho

---

<HEART OF THE SPHERE, ROUND 13>

The Butterfly recedes back into WARE's skull. The thymium din of WARE's beady eyes sputters and flickers, going dark completely. A cackling rumbles not from WARE's mouth, but from deep within his skull. It splinters and cracks, the damage rolling across WARE's entire body.

WARE: Give yourself to me.
WARE: Embrace the end that's been waiting so, so long.
WARE: Y<0>U CAN'T RESIST ANYM<0>RE, CAN Y<0>U?
WARE: Y<0>UR P<0>WER ALL BUT SPENT.
WARE: H<0>W FEEBLE Y<0>U MUST BE.

Sparks of crimson brew behind WARE's eyes, before igniting into a furious red that casts shadows of all in its way. His throne rips and shatters, unfolding and twisting into a horrific set of wooden angel's wings. A triangular frame binds them all together, a circular hole present in the center of the construction. WARE's previous set of energized wings destabilize and warp behind the frame. They swing downwards once each, before fading out of existence. A new wing soon comes into existence where it once was, providing constant lift. And of course, WARE has a little stool to sit on still.

WARE: IT'S FINAlLY TIME.
WARE: THE B<0>UNDARY WILL BE SHATTERED.
WARE: THE ENERGY THAT CAN CHANGE THE UNIVERSE. ALL MINE!
WARE: WE SHALL BE REUNITED <0>NCE M<0>RE!

The raw power of the Charge Points funnel into the frame. Rosen light flickers in the circular hole for a brief moment, existing for only a few brief moments. What could be its purpose? The Butterfly laughs.

WARE: THIS IS THE BEGINNING <0>F THE END, SPHEREBREAKERS.
WARE: THE REUNI<0>N IS ALREADY IN M<0>TI<0>N. Y<0>U CANN<0>T ST<0>P IT.
WARE: N<0>W, I SHALL USE THE LAST <0>F THIS VESSEL'S P<0>WER-

Holy chains form around WARE, binding them to the spot! They ensnare the wooden wings, while one shoots into the third eyesocket present in WARE's forehead. WARE's eyes go dim as the Butterfly's eyestem is ripped right from the forehead, out into the open. Though still connected to WARE's body, the Butterfly is unable to make any sort of witty remark at the situation. It only emits a low, bone-shuddering groan.

A quiet, gentle voice drifts from WARE.

CHAIRHEIR: ...
CHAIRHEIR: T-There's no time...
CHAIRHEIR: I cannot atone for w-what I've done to e-everyone, but...
CHAIRHEIR: ...Kill me. It's the only way forward. It's... what I deserve.
CHAIRHEIR: I won't blame you. Go forth, and win this war, fought eons ago.
CHAIRHEIR: Before it comes back.

...WARE is now properly vulnerable. You might be able to end things this round if you're careful. Just... don't die during this final assault, okay?

For above doc

Act after Bauhaus. AFAIK this is the last hit on Wolf in the turn order.
Purge Flux Mutation with the Status Purger. Move to J21, Basic Attack Wolf. Vitalstrike. Shardstorm (apply Blind to target and Focused to any hit allies). Spawn missiles on free tiles.

If there are.. really any available targets left for the Hexamissile, it'll hit one. Otherwise it'll try to get into a Ascendency Aura.

If for whatever reason Hexagon somehow isn't in a Ascendancy Aura at the end of the turn, self-Ordo with MP and immediately use it to make one.

RP for 346:
MAN I REALLY NEED TO STOP POSTING EARLY IT'S A BIT OBNOXIOUS

QUOTE (Irecreeper @ Sep 22 2022, 09:37 PM)

Adria then implies a bit of a relationship between the two of them. Sakura pipes up. SAKURA: Hey, EXCUSE you! SAKURA: We've known each other for like, maybe an hour? SAKURA: Don't mistake me for someone with garbage taste in men. SAKURA: Besides, he's like a... human? Something like that. Can't even hold hands properly.

KEANE: Wow, Miss Adria, presumptuous much?
KEANE: I don't think it's even been an hour. Maybe twenty minutes, tops.

As Sakura backhandedly insults him, Keane raises a finger in protest, then puts it down again.

KEANE: ...I was going to contest being an example of garbage taste, but I don't have a good answer. Well played.
KEANE: I don't think I've actually dated any guys, so I wouldn't know what garbage taste entails in men. For all I know I'm one of them.
KEANE: ...What a terrifying thought.

Finally, Sakura guesses if Keane's a human.

KEANE: Nice guess! Close, but no dice.
KEANE: I'm 100% bona-fide vamprobabilitant, born and raised!

Keane pounds his chest twice, as if to emphasize this point. Not coincidentally, two clear, bright chimes ring through the air.

KEANE: Or, in clearer terms, a luck vampire.
KEANE: Got the works; fangs, (he grins, exposing his fangs), ability to drain luck, on-sheer-technicality-not-a-bat transformation, and hypnosis (hypothetical).
KEANE: Also if you drive a wooden stake through my chest I'll probably die. Mostly because that's what normally happens when you drive a stake through someone's chest, but still.
KEANE: ...Sorry, I'll shut up now.

QUOTE (Irecreeper @ Sep 22 2022, 09:37 PM)

Meanwhile, down a floor or seventy, Adria acknowledges the mud-splattered princess. Her pity pounds the Princess's already dirtied, bruised, and piledriver'd ego. Sakura can forget about returning to her previous, posh lifestyle. To return to the city would likely be an awful idea, if not suicide. Her lineage and crimes against the people in this time of need would likely ensure a fatal fate. SAKURA: H-Huh? People l-love me, though! SAKURA: But... I guess those peasants would try to beat me to death the moment I stepped back into the capital. SAKURA: I-I'm royalty, t-though! They can't s-stop me! T-They can't deprive me of my home! SAKURA: And t-that thing you did to me w-was a fluke! It won't happen again!

Keane slips behind her silently, standing as tall and imposing as possible. Despite the quiet show of solidarity, he looks extremely unimpressed, and almost... uncomfortable?

QUOTE (Irecreeper @ Sep 22 2022, 09:37 PM)

Before Sakura can do anything brash, a drone flies over and picks her up, throwing her down on a newly placed chair rather harmlessly. Adria offers to tend to Sakura's injuries, provided she sits still. Though "sitting still" is not on her to-do list, said list is re-written the moment the stash of wine downstairs is brought up. SAKURA: Oh, there's wine here? Finally, something worth... y'know, sticking around for! SAKURA: Give me a glass and I will happily sit still. SAKURA: Give me a few more, and maybe I could be convinced to not make your life a living hell, y'know? SAKURA: I will escape, one way or another. Keane here will make sure of that. SAKURA: So, let's negotiate! Alcohol. Me. LOTS. Then I'll be "good". SAKURA: And don't worry about me. I can hold my drink. SAKURA: Far more than you could, anyway.

KEANE: You can count on me, Princess.
KEANE: I'll fetch the wine.

Disappearing into the house, Keane returns with the wine and several glasses, as well as a table. He sets the table down next to Sakura's chair, filling a glass and handing it to her, before placing the Princess Special on the table as well. Hopefully, the cake looks good enough that Sakura won't immediately equate it to the Atrocity and refuse to take a bite.

QUOTE (Irecreeper @ Sep 22 2022, 09:37 PM)

Blacklight cures Sakura, and offers her a change of clothes. Upstairs, there's probably something she could steal. Also, there's a water-based shower upstairs. The princess pouts, then winces as she looks down at her dress. It's totally ruined at this point. Not even the royal tailor could fix this mess. Sap doesn't exactly wash out. SAKURA: A-As if I'd accept whatever rags you could provide me! SAKURA: But... a shower does sound acceptable. SAKURA: It's no hot spring, but I suppose I'll just need to make do with whatever you peasants make use of for cleanliness. SAKURA: ...If you follow me in though, I will kill you. Not that she'd be able to follow up on that threat, of course. But first, there's something more important. ALCOHOL. Whoever's in charge of serving that better hurry up! It's already been like, a single processed post! Such slow service! Imagine not keeping a bottle in your room at all times. Pathetic.

KEANE: ...You sure about the clothes thing, Princess?
KEANE: I think we've got several dresses in here...

Keane shuffles through the inventory, studying the three dresses in the inventory- the Transcendress, the String Maven's Dress and the Biowitch's Dress. He points a finger away from Sakura and Adria, and light bursts from the tip of his finger, displaying the Transcendress and the String Maven's Dress as holographic images.

KEANE: The blue one has some magical abilities, and I think it works with the 'beatmap' weapons in some capacity?
KEANE: The red one apparently is slightly Thymefield-resistant. I don't know how much that will change for you, though...
KEANE: There's also a Droplet cosplay with included jetpack and a dress made entirely of glass. You can probably understand why I excluded those.

Beat.

KEANE: We might also have access to a hot spring, if you're up for breaking and entering in the Endless Gardens.
KEANE: The spring at the Old Pass might not be cleaned up yet...

Keane flips through his incomplete copy of the Project Thymium novelization. I don't think he's realized the baths are in the middle of Rose Cult territory, and also horribly tainted with Thyme Matter.

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Keane and Kalis Blood Adventure + Blood Adventure 2: I Loved It When Chloe Said "It's Chloe Time" And Then Chloe'd All Over Those Guys: Final Cut

A timeclone of Keane appears at the Altar Isle in the Whispering Library sewers. There is also a Kalis there, for some reason. Also Hexagon. Look, just... don't question it, k?

For reference: Keane's blood is blue alcohol. It's pretty bubbly, like weird champagne, and tastes kinda like soda.

Keane and Kalis both place their hands into the Altar, harvesting not one but two Keane and Kalis blood vials. Hexagon then switches out for Kalis, harvesting two Keane and Hexagon blood vials. It's nice to have spares.

The Keane timeclone rewinds to the house, then strolls up to Chloe.

KEANE: Hiii! I'm Keane- the new guy?
KEANE: Venia asked me to harvest this spooky altar thing, and I legally have to do what she says because she's richer than me.
KEANE: Buuuuuuut, I also need some blood before we break it. F-from you, specifically.
KEANE: The altar has magic properties, or something? The blood it takes from somebody is infused with their abilities, and I'd like to see if the effect could be extracted from the blood itself...
KEANE: Y-you're okay to say no, by the way! I won't blame you!

If she accepts, Keane and Chloe travel to the Altar, and harvest 1 Keane and Chloe blood vial. Then they destroy it, and harvest its Flux.

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BATTLE: HEART OF THE THE HEART OF SPHERE THE SPHERE HEART THE SPHERE THE OF

As Ire speaks to the party, Present!Keane quietly pops special. Venia feels herself boosted with Empowered9.

Then, after Venia makes her grand speech, applies Purging, and hits WARE with everything she's got, Present Keane immediately raises the Bancannon, Quickfiring at WARE, and then dispels his Chronology as a free action, disappearing into the timestream to become Future Keane.

Future Keane- now Present Keane- jets to R16.

KEANE: You heard Miss Praefortis! We're in the home stretch, don't falter now!

To celebrate the occasion, Keane produces the Internet Destroyer from the inventory and drinks it. And then immediately regrets this choice.

KEANE: *retch*
KEANE: oh god, that's toxic
KEANE: it tastes good at first but the immediate aftertaste is awful

In order to avoid immediately throwing up, Keane consumes his entire luck stash, applying Lucky19 (and Kritzkrieg) to himself. Finally, he levels the Bancannon and attacks WARE again as a full action.

In The Final

BATTLE ORDER: DO THIS FIRST

JOE

DESTINY

AUTH

TEAG

CHLOE: move to Range1 of Echoss

XAVIER: Move to (Q9). Use Eul's Scepter twice on String 2 (1 Stasis each, 2 instances, kill). Retreat to (P11). Teleport Godhands where they would be useful for beating up WARE.

DROPLET: Cheer On Xavier

XAVIER 2: Bloodthorne WARE.

KEANE

KALIS2

MONIKA: Move to Q20 via Vortex, use a Critmas Cookie on Venia, Creation's Understanding to increase the value of Empowered Venia has from 9 to 12, the Lucky from 10 to 16, and give Venia Enchant:Thyme, apply Special to Venia.

CALIBRI

ECHOSS: Load Chloe into gun with Cobalt Butterfly. Move to (L8). Bonus Action Pow Hammer String 1 (2 Duration, kill). Alter Reality Enlightened to Empowered. Move to (N9). Load Orderlancer w/ Item Action. Focused Shot WARE for a Purge. Chloe lands at (N13).

VENIA

KALIS1

BERG

MARI-AS-NIDRA: Move to (F19). Last Dream String 5 (+1 to gauge). Very Sheepy String 5 (+1 to gauge, kill). Swap Prismatic to Earth.

IRONGUTTA

CYPRESS: pop Creationmeld Clone to copy buffs projection 1 to Maple, then Special to suck all buffs from Projection 1 to Bass (Safety+Guardian) and Beech (Lucky+Evasive+Empowered)

ZAHILA: get within Range 1 of WARE and attack

THE OTHERS (NPCs like Maple and Marron should use specials liberally)

ASHA: Act Last

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Adria watches the transformation in silence. What the hell was she looking at? What was she even facing? I mean, she knew what she was facing, but with such malicious talk and acts coming out of her opponent she can't help but feel... a semblance of genuine fear.

That same fear she felt just a few days ago. She tenses up, eyes flinging wide open, and readies herself for the worst.

Adria moves to (H9) and tosses a Nanopaste at Kalis2. She accelerates Kalis1's Mending to heal him as well. She then quickly upgrades her barrier using Further Mutation: Barrier Spines, suddenly becoming much tankier. She also dumps her Special on Irongutta at long last.

She will also keep Unknown Organ and Barrier Spines as carryovers, if applicable.

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Respite

Hannah can't help but worry as Nia suggests breaking to Maria the truth. Was that really the only way...?

HANNAH: Is... a-are you sure there isn't another way!?
HANNAH: Nia that was her father! I can't just... j-just... tell her and expect her to be okay with it!
HANNAH: M-maybe I could tell her he was gonna hurt Venia or something, but... gaah, I don't know!

Alicia then responds, somehow knowing Hannah's name before she even said it.

HANNAH: W-wait, how did you already...?
HANNAH: ...Wait, hold up. Are you able to, like, see through Auth's eyes or something?
HANNAH: That's... kinda wild.

Then, as if right on cue, WARE's Final Calamity attack rocks the Sphere, and Hannah finally understands why she should fear the Butterfly.

...And yet, she doesn't. Not noticeably, anyhow. She... scoffs?

HANNAH: ...That's its power, huh?
HANNAH: Impressive, I guess.
HANNAH: ...But, I bet that power's all for nothing on their end.
HANNAH: All that talk about being the creation of someone powerful, but I bet it was just an idiot on a power trip.
HANNAH: All that talk about there being no timeline where the reunion doesn't end up wiping everything out.
HANNAH: I'm not as timeline-savvy as Adria and even I know that doesn't say a damn thing. There's practically infinite timelines. There has to be at least one that succeeds.
HANNAH: But even if that were the case... that there are infinitely many timelines that are destroyed...

HANNAH: Hmhm, I'll leave that as a surprise. Wouldn't want Mr. Omnicient Butterface to know for sure, right?

Hannah seems... confident. Is it misplaced? Probably. Or maybe she simply doesn't feel the need to be afraid.

After all, if you end up failing and dying, it's better to go out swinging.

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drinking contest

Adria rests her hand on her hip as she addresses Keane. She seems disappointed.

ADRIA: Oh? That blush of yours gave it away pretty clearly.
ADRIA: Though, I guess the feeling isn't mutual between you two, so I suppose that's also something...

Keane then mentions being a vampire of sorts. Adria blinks, and quietly mumbles to herself.

ADRIA: If I had a credit for every vampire in the party, I'd have two credits. Which isn't a lot, but it's fascinating that there's multiple different types out there.

Then, Sakura tries to convince Adria that the princess is actually very powerful. Adria sighs. She's never had to deal with someone as bratty and spoiled as this. Not even any child she's taken care of was this bad.

But if it's sass she's dishing out, then sass she shall get.

ADRIA: I'm more than sure your electricity would do nothing of note to me. Shock-proofing is required in my field, after all, and there can be some nasty ones... not to mention your physical technique is lacking.
ADRIA: But, fine, if you're that confident in yourself, see how far you get after this...

Adria rolls her eyes with that last sentence. She doesn't believe Sakura's bluffing one bit.

And then the topic of a drinking competition surfaces, with Sakura directly challenging Adria's ability to hold alcohol. Adria raises an eyebrow as a glint forms in her eye. Jackpot.

ADRIA: Hm... you know, it's been some time since my last drinking competition.
ADRIA: ...W-well, not considering last night's escapade with... three, four-times length candy corn liquor? That hangover was unpleasant... but.
ADRIA: Alright. I accept your challenge!

Once Keane brings the wine, table, and glasses (and cake but that's not as important) out, and Sakura either gets her drink poured out for her or she does so herself, Adria pulls up a chair a fair distance away and pours herself a fine glass of wine. And a slice of cake because why not. She sits cross-legged as she swirls her wine a touch.

ADRIA: Begin.

Adria starts off slow, sizing up her opponent and balancing her wine and cake intake appropriately. She's surprisingly elegant in her mannerisms, cutting bits off her cake and taking small sips of her wine, as if to intimidate her foe. If the need arises, though, she'll start slamming drinks like an alcohol-for-brains dwarf.

...Except, something causes her to stop mid-drink. A rather loud beeping. As if she knew exactly what it was, she gently sets her glass down, deadpan, and pulls up a display. It's a deep crimson instead of its cool light blue. It's a warning message. And a significant one at that, as it causes Adria to go pale with worry instantly.

ADRIA: Uhm... uh... h-how do I say this...
ADRIA: I-I don't think... I don't t-think an escape or alcohol o-or change i-in wear is the least of y-your concerns anymore...
ADRIA: ...
ADRIA: Ugh, screw it, WARE's straight up deleting the planet in a minute, okay!?
ADRIA: Sorry we'll need to continue the competition later bye

Adria immediately shimmers out of existence, leaving no trace, other than her glass and cake.

The Rocketeer uses First Strike Attack against Ware.

The Physician uses Sap Drain against Ware, and heal Daskter.

Daskter moves to I13 and tries to basic attack Ware

Acting last.
Asha switches to Guard Stance, moves to M22, and uses Mirage Storm: Duel on Strings7. Switching to Blunt Stance in the process, she converts the movement to Collapsed, effectively stunning it twice. She continues her movement to P23, guards, then uses a violent Pocket Throwlem on the Strings8, collapsing it twice for the kill. She finally retreats to O24.

BATTLES - BAD PURPLE MAN

Star activates Shadow Blend and flies to (J20). They switch Sol Ultima to Star form and attack Asha for healing purposes. They then self-Infinisyringe and use Leyline Stride to teleport (from the Crop Sign) to (I24), where they vibe in the Thyme Matter.

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BATTLE ROLEPLAY

As WARE is silenced by the Butterfly Muzzle, Star whips around to the Chairheir's voice.

STAR: ...you cannot, die yet
STAR: not before you tell us why you created us. Why you freed us.
STAR: We are going to save you

Destiny moves to J18, then uses Whirling Blades to K17, L16, M15, M14, M13, N13, O13, O14, O15, P16. Destiny then Armorpierce Technique attacks WARE. They retreat to Q16.

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Crya hands over WARE's Wooden Axe and the Ditto Pod to Nia for upgrading, alongside 300 credits. She busts 50 more credits to get Sleuth to scan Droplet.

Battle: Heart of the Sphere

(Venia waits for Echoss, per turn order).

Venia briefly looks at the once-Chairheir Ire.

"Kill you... Now that's quitter talk." Venia says. "You have mistakes to make up for and dying is not a magic redemption ticket, Ire."

"... I suppose your internment with the Butterfly is a different matter entirely, but I have a few tools to help out there. I already have the pinnacle of the Entropic Key design-the Revelation's Ruin, where the old Rosen Order's ideals and the innovations of the future combine! Plus the refined technique to purge influences like the Butterfly from the body and mind without killing the host... And last but not least, something to replenish your flagging strength, if only a little."

Venia "uses" the Chairheir's Promise as an item action, flourishing it openly to WARE. Her voice resonates with Pulchritude.

"Two months ago, another version of you within the mind of your past self asked of a group of people like us for a promise. You said, 'Will you come and save me?' You asked them to free you from the Chaos Butterfly-and free the people that you tormented under his thrall-and free the Universe from his mad designs! And those people said they would! And others somehow heard your plea too, so far away... And we have come and heeded your call! Our word has been given! We are here to save you-and save all that is from this false god's deranged reunion! And if we have to destroy the Psi Godmodder to do it, then I for one wouldn't even blink at the idea!"

"This was our promise! We are here to heed it! Now, prepare to pay that favor back!"

Venia moves to T20, preparing another Separation.

"Even the Butterfly knows better than to mock our efforts now! It fears us! And I know it's still there-let me give you another taste! Behold, the pinnacle of the Purge, the Divine Division-Separation!"

Venia unleashes her Separation Northwest-a gigantic blade of pure Pulchritude ripping outwards, plowing through the Seeker horde and smashing WARE with the very tip. As a baseline-it does (60-62) * (1 + .45 (Empowered) + .6 (Ordo)) damage, enough to instantly annihilate all the Seekers in her path... But as WARE is Entropic, and his body now little more than a Chairheir-shaped Chaos Butterfly, and WARE has been inflicted with Purger beforehand by Echoss, that becomes (60-62) * (1 + .45 + .6 + .4 (Purger)) * 2 (Entropic bonus), voids WARE's AC and inflicts Armorbreak6. And has +5 CRT. This dispels her Ordo, and also restores 20% of the damage dealt from its innate Vampiric.

"... But wait, there's more!"

Venia then offloads her entire stack of SP from her previous roll of the Ainfini on WARE to use Phantasmal Force eleven times, her Soul manifesting to beat the tar out of WARE for eleven panels/uses-the first hit does (34) damage, while all other hits deal the capped (36), all given the Purger multiplier. This also applies Blind4 to WARE gives Venia her Snowfell Star special Buffs, minus the Empowered. She uses one special shove to move Remissile4 to (R20), retreats to (S20) and uses Kickstart My Heart one more time.

"Spherebreakers! Now is the time! Throw everything you have at WARE! Make sure the Purge takes effect! Free him! Finish this!"

Meanwhile, after all the turn order nonsense, the Sapsqueal Behemoth rushes to W13 and uses the Phoenix Up to revive Maria at V13.

"I'M BACK! I'm back! I am back now! I did not get owned, Mister Chaos said that's called "bad why-fie." I don't know what a 'why-fie' is but that's why I was gone and I did not get owned, that's what Mister Chaos saaaaaid!... Mister Chaos's evil clone person I'mma beat you up!"

Maria then flies to S14 and bombards WARE with all seven hits of her basic attack, which still probably doesn't do much damage and doesn't apply fancy statuses, but is still decent damage.

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Mariaaaaaaaaaaaa

Maria hears the word 'royalty' and springs up. "Wait a minute-I'm royalty, i'm a princess, I have a pretty crown so everyone knows!" She says, pointing right at the tiny-but-very-real crown. 'Are you also a princess? ... I know I'm a princess but I love princesses, I wanna meet all of the other princesses!"

It is questionable if anyone would ever believe Maria is a real princess unless otherwise informed, even with the crown. Will Sakura believe?

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Other

Venia uses the Golden Hammer on... Nothing In The Way To The Factory, the only non-Thymebent Achievement left, causing it to turn green and granting the party some Samples, but more importantly ensuring 100% Achievement Completion.

Aww yeah platinum trophy here we go

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[BATTLE -incomplete]
Moving before anything that kills or attacks WARE or Seekers (which I think just means anything), JOE moves to L17, Crop Signs N17(the existing Crop Sign should be absent both due to proposed special changes if those are indeed meant to be active, and because WARE terraformed the whole battlefield.), and fires the Elemental Sniper at WARE twice. He then Swift-casts Terraform (Power Wells to: T20, OTHER WELLS PENDING KNOWING WHO'S ATTACKING WARE. N25 becomes Fortified), attacks WARE, cherry energies WARE with his two remaining free Cherry Energies, and activates Royal Insurance to warp to N24, retreats to N25. If the Creation Spirits there survive to the end of the turn, he'll cherry energy them.

MirrorJOE also swift-casts Terraform, (Power wells to: L8, OTHER WELLS PENDING.), moves to K11, cherry energies WARE as many times as possible, moves to H8, Warps to F8, Godblossoms Projection1 just to see if godblossom works on anything, retreats to H8, and Warpmelons to I9.

[WORLD]
[flux]
JOE does generic flux extractions on an exhibition remnant(statue), a Scalefused Scale and a Roseblight Log. these are generic because the duty of doing those extractions just kind of fell to me due to my earlier enthusiasm.
[FLUX]
He then does decidedly less generic flux extractions on such illustrious targets as 'the giant eyeball that's sticking out of WARE' (piped into a bottled bottle instead of himself; like an eyedropper, the trick is to squeeze the bottle, apply a straw between it and the target, and unsqueeze to create a vacuum!), the Watched gauges which are at 300% each for some reason (This is hired by enlisting Keklechaos3. As a beautiful plant, he is naturally within the domain of the god of Farming! plus Keklechaoses are already capable of rapid replication, thus allowing Keklechaos3 to create the keklechaos equivalent of a dandlyon's seed to float up and harvest some flux from the Watched!), and the red x0 describing how many stone roses we have (it's red, it has flux! this is harvested by throwing it in a blender which isn't a gun, and then pouring the paste into our flux counter.)

[?]
It seems like we should obviously be attacking that wooden frame or whatever the butterfly is doing. I'd've put it in as an elemental sniper usage for the mirror image but it's not a Strictly mechanical action and the last time I tried one of those (last round) there was a complaint... I also don't know if people are just not doing that because the final battle's final phase probably is statted on the assumption of no interruptions, or because of some other reason. So I guess this is... an attack on the frame if it happens to be the case that those are okay and desirable? and otherwise a confused note.

<BATTLE: HEART OF THE SPHERE>

Berg moves to T11, Basic Attacks String 4, drinks a Yggcrawler Nectar, and Basic Attacks String 4 again!

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