DEPLOYMENT 7: Get Off My Damn Lawn!

[walking_nuke]

[ACTION - A (In and Around Goldberg Street, Morning, OPEN TO ALL)]

[Well, it could definitely be a lot worse.]

[At first, upon seeing the giant ants, crabs, and praying mantises popping up everwhere, Balin tries to defend Goldberg Street the best he can; he's not the type to take chances, especially with how unpredictably dangerous Mayfield's "

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-Guess who's helping. And not just with guns alone.-

Let's go, Fengalon! "Inspire"!

-One of the crabmen that had been blocking her bullets gets a nice bolt of lightning for his trouble.-

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Yep. But the spoils were real. I collected my gems from the place the mech supposedly "died".

[walking_nuke]

[Balin pulls his head back slightly in surprise.]

Huh. Them gems ain't like universal ammo, are they? You can't use 'em for any Arcana you got?

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They can only use the Arcana of their respective Guardian, and only the attack spell if one exists.

[walking_nuke]

Well, damn.

So'a only way to build up a good reserve is by mowin' targets down with'a Arcana in'a first place.

[This might be one of the few times in which Virginia will have a chance to do just that, Balin realizes.]

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Yep. That's the one drawback.

[walking_nuke]

Guess that's what you'll be doin' today, huh?

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Can't pass up a good chance.

[walking_nuke]

I'd offer'a help, but, ah ... with'a way'em gems work, it don't sound like there's anything I can do.

'Sides, I didn't get today off.

[His expression sours as he glances over at the holes in the ground left by the ants.]

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Just watch my back.

[walking_nuke]

[But Virginia, you're not wearing that dress from Homecoming anymore!]

Rear guard? Heh, I can do that.

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-Pervert-

Alright! Here they come!

[walking_nuke]

[Balin loads a fresh round into his shotgun's chamber with a pump of the forend.]

'Bout as persistent as'a Bane ...