==> Zurahe: Be kind of a badass.
You've been pretty much doing that all your life- this is going to have to get a little more specific.
==> Zurahe: Be kind of a badass musicallyThere we go, that you can handle- especially since the trip doesn't seem to have damaged your A.V.E.S. any. Thank god too, because you really do hate the way imps shriek when they attack en masse. Totally ( Read more... )
==> Zurahe: Be kind of a badass musicallyThere we go, that you can handle- especially since the trip doesn't seem to have damaged your A.V.E.S. any. Thank god too, because you really do hate the way imps shriek when they attack en masse. Totally ( Read more... )
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You figure, it would probably be for the best if you introduced yourself first before joining in, so she doesn't accidentally take your head off with that thing.
need a hand there, Stranger?
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You almost do take his head off, unused to having anyone join you mid-battle instead of being there from the beginning like most of your sessionmates tended to be. Still, you manage to redirect The Righteous over to an imp near him and raise an eyebrow in confusion. It's not a troll, but one of those weird aliens, and you wonder how something so pink-and-squishy-looking managed to handle The Game. Regardless, it's not your fault if he gets himself fucked up in the long run, so you just shrug.
but I'm not gonna sto~p you~
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allow Me to assist, then.
Not that you're exactly a combat monster - that was always what your sessionmates were for - but you figure you can pull your weight well enough in a fight like this.
Besides, when you've got a mostly-invisible knife as your weapon of choice, it always makes for some curious commentary from the people you're fighting alongside. It's the little things that keep you able to maintain your professional attitude.
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You only half pay attention to how he fights, and while you wonder what's cutting when he doesn't seem to have a knife in hand, you really try not to pay it too much mind. Instead, you focus on keeping your eyes on the rapidly-dwindling imps and try to remember the multicolored blur beside you is in fact an ally and not an enemy.
Crazy aliens and their flashy clothing- not even troll Gaga went that nuts.
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This is totally a thing you can do.
==> Attempt the highly dangerous x2 REMIX COMBO.
HELL YES.
HELL
FUCKING
YES.
==> Now be the angry runt troll.
You are now LYNDIS BRYSE. What will you do?
==> Lyndis: Explore.
This is easily done, now that you have your trusty if not particularly pleasant or cooperative crow steed, which you have named Marty McFly in tribute to that cult classic, In Which A Young Troll With An Unsatisfying Life Becomes Embroiled In Time Shenanigans Regarding A Flying Four-Wheeled Transportation Device And Endangers His Own Existence In His Own Past, But Ultimately Changes Both His And His Ancestors' Circumstances For The Better In The End, Which Culiminates In A Lightning Strike That Returns Him To His Improved Present Where He Becomes Embroiled In Further Time Shenanigans In A Teasing Sequel HookYou don't actually like the movie that much; you just did it for the pun ( ... )
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That's easy- most of these imps don't even present a challenge anymore, even with as far back on your Echeladder as you've been knocked. Only the big ones take you more than a hit or two to take out, and even then, that's because you're toying with them. You can hardly wait to clear the gate and get to the next area, where the imps are sure to put up at least some semblance of a fight.
==> Hear some idiot.
You barely hear him the first time- but the second time has you looking up, searching for where the voice is coming from as you dodge a few strikes carefully. Whoever it was had almost thrown off your rhythm, and you can't say you like that. You're tempted to ignore him, but you're pretty sure he's already seen you looking.
==> Zurahe: Be appalled.
'Appalled' doesn't even begin to cover it- just what does that jackass think he's doing, riding one of the consorts like a goddamn hoofbeast? Granted, it wasn't like you hadn't planned on doing the same- but you'd planned on asking ( ... )
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That other troll seems kind of pissed about McFly, for some reason, but you're not particularly put out by this. Consorts who try to peck your face off just because you got ripped out of your own session and dumped at the base of the tower they're hanging around for no good reason? Yeah, they deserve what they get.
In McFly's case(and quite a few others, come to think of it, but you only needed the one trusty steed), this was the business end of a chain-flail square between the eyes. It's the only way they'll learn!
RIDING
WHAT THE HELLS IT LOOK LIKE
==> Lyndis: Blast a few more imps out of existence.
There is an unexpected benefit to fighting from on high. The weight on the end of your chain-flail only gains momentum as it heads downward; it's just blasting through imps. That and the level-grinding you've been indulging in since you got your bearings has you maybe seven or eight rungs up your echeladder already!...not that you really understand much about what the fuck an echeladder is yet, or ( ... )
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You are in complete shock right now, and aren't really sure just how this kid's own consorts didn't kill him before he got pulled to this session. You decide it's enough playing around though, since you want to strike with this mood while it's hot, so to speak.
==> Bring out the big guns.
If it means you get to rant your heart out at this jackass that much quicker? Gladly. The Righteous and the Wicked go back into your Sylladex, and a few notes later, Demon's Kiss falls into your hands, strings thrumming. You slip backwards away from a swing and duck under the backhand, fingers taking their places on the strings.
looks like I've got du~mber fish to fry~ bo~y~s~
The bassline is slow and booming, and all around you, imps start slowing down. Not all of them, but enough to make a difference when your fingers shift, slide up and pick up the pace and the faster you play the faster you move. You're not feeling generous enough to use any of your buffs on the jackass abusing the consort- and you'll ( ... )
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You have to admit, you are rather impressed. You also have to admit that having battle music playing is rather cool, but god knows you'll never say it out loud.
You are not going to try joining in just yet. Just in case it might end with an axe thrown at you, or something.
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==>Zurahe: Wonder what the fuck that is.
You don't have to wonder- you know it's another one of those weird pink human creatures. This one at least, seems to be a little more sensibly-dressed (in terms of color at least) than the last one. You're still not entirely sure what the point of all those colors is yet, but you don't really care enough to ask. As long as it doesn't get in your way, you won't have a reason to pitch a fit (and maybe an axe) at it.
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