Thing is, I'd like to weigh in and remind them to try and bind her if possible. Things may get heated with lives on the line. Just don't want to lead with it, with us closest to her. She probably won't appreciate our encouragement to take her out of the fight.
I kinda want the people who made the vote come in and say something about the fact brave heart is right there and our allies are on the other side of us. I don't know about immediately shouting at judge first.
[X] Do what the others tell you
-[X] If no instructions are forthcoming, just get away and stay away from the fight.
-[x] If appropriate, don't let them forget that they have a way to take her down non-lethally.
while I don't want us to go into the thick of the fight, we really shouldn't let Brave Heart have the initiative.
Cause her going first will likely get at least one of the MGs killed, even if it's not us.
If it's us, we get a second try to do something else, having more information.
She and us are currently the fastest at acting, so we should spur the others into action.
Brave Heart only has close combat options (and throwing her weapon), so getting her bound in place hampers her greatly.
What I'd like to do is:
-have Sun jump back behind the others, so she isn't in the crossfire (Moon can look there, so Sun knows where to go without looking herself)
-tell Judge to bind Brave Heart in place
-have Sun refresh her transformation to get her weapon back once we are in the back and safer than in the front.
-have Moon heal Ignition Sentinel
Seriously, we don't freeze her now, SOMEONE dies. And everyone else is either in shock, which I don't know about you guys, but shock typically stops a person for a couple of moments. You know how when someone freezes after discovering a corpse for a couple of moments? THAT'S shock. Sometimes they need to be spurred on hard.
Also, just standing between Brave Heart and the others, AKA being closest TO Brave Heart and deciding to stand there like an idiot? Great plan.
Adhoc vote count started by DarkKing98 on Oct 12, 2017 at 8:50 AM, finished with 1332 posts and 9 votes.
[X] Tell the others (mostly to Judge) to stop and restrain Brave Heart. Then run to the wounded MG and heal her.
- [X] If Brave Heart is locked down, ask them what to do and suggest just to run away, as long Brave Heart cant follow us.
[X] Do what the others tell you
-[X] If no instructions are forthcoming, just get away and stay away from the fight.
-[x] If appropriate, don't let them forget that they have a way to take her down non-lethally.
Seriously, we don't freeze her now, SOMEONE dies. And everyone else is either in shock, which I don't know about you guys, but shock typically stops a person for a couple of moments. You know how when someone freezes after discovering a corpse for a couple of moments? THAT'S shock. Sometimes they need to be spurred on hard.
Also, just standing between Brave Heart and the others, AKA being closest TO Brave Heart and deciding to stand there like an idiot? Great plan.
This time we might even get onehitted. Last time we were hit for 409 damage, on a bad roll from Brave Heart.
Now she has a new ability which doubles her damage against us.
(Blade of Judgement: +495 Base Damage, +14 dice, -100 threw her sword = 409 Total Damage
Primordial Sun: +65 Base Resilience, +3 dice, -15 turned her back, +15 sudden movement = 68 Total Damage Reduction
[X] Tell the others (mostly to Judge) to stop and restrain Brave Heart. Then run to the wounded MG and heal her.
- [X] If Brave Heart is locked down, ask them what to do and suggest just to run away, as long Brave Heart cant follow us.
[X] EXP Plan: I'm The White Mage Damn It!
-[X] Soothing Moonlight Level 8
Seriously, we don't freeze her now, SOMEONE dies. And everyone else is either in shock, which I don't know about you guys, but shock typically stops a person for a couple of moments. You know how when someone freezes after discovering a corpse for a couple of moments? THAT'S shock. Sometimes they need to be spurred on hard.
Also, just standing between Brave Heart and the others, AKA being closest TO Brave Heart and deciding to stand there like an idiot? Great plan.
Thx Darkking that is the exact problem with standing there. Every other option could make her to pay more attention towards us. BUT we dont pose a real threat to her. If we run she will chase and attack us, because she dont want to let us escape again. If we act we still wont be on top of her list, at least until she sees us heal another one, but then Judge will act and bind her.
That is the most logical conclusion in this situation.
If we just stand there someone will die, we will die instantly and the others may be in the same condition as Sentinel if we are lucky. Either way there isnt even the slightest chance that this could go well if we just stand there.
Thx Darkking that is the exact problem with standing there. Every other option could make her to pay more attention towards us. BUT we dont pose a real threat to her. If we run she will chase and attack us, because she dont want to let us escape again. If we act we still wont be on top of her list, at least until she sees us heal another one, but then Judge will act and bind her.
That is the most logical conclusion in this situation.
If we just stand there someone will die, we will die instantly and the others may be in the same condition as Sentinel if we are lucky. Either way there isnt even the slightest chance that this could go well if we just stand there.
I'm honestly just waiting for someone on the other side to say that their plan says to get out of the way if orders don't come. Ignoring the fact that they'd be standing still for a few seconds at least.
I'm honestly just waiting for someone on the other side to say that their plan says to get out of the way if orders don't come. Ignoring the fact that they'd be standing still for a few seconds at least.
Pretty much. Also, I realized we might shock Brave Heart if the white mage plan wins. Because our heal was NOWHERE as strong as that yesterday.
Adhoc vote count started by DarkKing98 on Oct 12, 2017 at 10:44 AM, finished with 1336 posts and 10 votes.
[X] Tell the others (mostly to Judge) to stop and restrain Brave Heart. Then run to the wounded MG and heal her.
- [X] If Brave Heart is locked down, ask them what to do and suggest just to run away, as long Brave Heart cant follow us.
[X] Do what the others tell you
-[X] If no instructions are forthcoming, just get away and stay away from the fight.
-[x] If appropriate, don't let them forget that they have a way to take her down non-lethally.
[X] Tell the others (mostly to Judge) to stop and restrain Brave Heart. Then run to the wounded MG and heal her.
- [X] If Brave Heart is locked down, ask them what to do and suggest just to run away, as long Brave Heart cant follow us.
[X] EXP Plan: I'm The White Mage Damn It!
-[X] Soothing Moonlight Level 8
This is the one plan I see giving us a better than even chance of getting everyone out of this alive
Adhoc vote count started by Naron on Oct 13, 2017 at 3:03 AM, finished with 1337 posts and 10 votes.
[X] Tell the others (mostly to Judge) to stop and restrain Brave Heart. Then run to the wounded MG and heal her.
- [X] If Brave Heart is locked down, ask them what to do and suggest just to run away, as long Brave Heart cant follow us.
[X] Do what the others tell you
-[X] If no instructions are forthcoming, just get away and stay away from the fight.
-[x] If appropriate, don't let them forget that they have a way to take her down non-lethally.
[X] Tell the others (mostly to Judge) to stop and restrain Brave Heart. Then run to the wounded MG and heal her.
- [X] If Brave Heart is locked down, ask them what to do and suggest just to run away, as long Brave Heart cant follow us.
The moment she stops speaking, you are already moving; Rico floats to the side and you go the other way to get to where Ignition Sentinel fell down.
"Stop her! Judge!"
You dare looking through your sister's eyes and see Brave Heart charging... but Judge blinks and her eye starts to glow stronger before she raises her hand at the other girl. "Blue Soul!"
It stops her just a metre before you, her sword already raised. You flinch, never stopping to fly away from her even when you look back at the surprised look she gives you. The other two girls are only just snapping out of it... if Rico had not said anything...
But that is that and you are busy now. Keeping above the burning grass, you feel tears welling up by just looking at the poor girl.
Yes, she hurt the people in the helicopter... but lying there so broken, bleeding and hurting... no, this is not right, either. You raise your scepter and call out for your moonlight.
(Soothing Moonlight: +2167 Base Damage, +51 dice = 2,218 Total Damage Healed
Ignition Sentinel Health: 2,288 + 2,218 = 4,506)
A pure wave of bright light gathers around the staff and pours down from the tip, bathing the poor girl. Something moves below the skin and the blood flows slower... and her eyes flutter as she looks up at you; the air still flickers, but... she looks so weak lying there.
She was so strong before, all of this just happened in one hit... just like that soldier... no, no. It was not Rico's fault, she had no idea this would happen. Your spell was a lot stronger than before, too... you can feel it now.
It is okay for you, though. The moonlight will never hurt anyone... you really do not want it to, either. But Rico's sunlight... it does hurt people, even if she tries to not hurt them too much.
You take all the feelings you get from helping and push them at your sister again, just to make sure she can take it a little longer. Just a little longer...
A quick look shows you that Judge is busy cutting down the burning grass around the other girls and rips deep gouges into the ground with her blue beams. Brave Heart seems to struggle against the blue light holding her in place... and the girl that looks like you is looking back at you. Huh?
You quickly take a deep breath and get back to what you were doing.
(Soothing Moonlight: +2167 Base Damage, +170 dice = 2,337 Total Damage Healed
Ignition Sentinel Health: 4,506 + 2,337 = 6,843)
The bleeding stops... mostly and her wings fold back from how broken they were before. You think the girl's eyes become a little clearer, too... and her ears twitch. Just like a kitty!
But you need another moment to catch your breath and... it feels a little weird, draining, to do this now. Not much, but you can feel the magic working through Ignition Sentinel... there is much more than before.
You risk another look through Rico's eyes... and see her looking at you flying over the other girl while everything in your direction burns and some fire already fades out.
And Judge and... basically everyone is looking your way. The girl that looks like Rico.... wait. Like Rico?
You take a look yourself and she looks like you again. Another look through Rico's eyes... and she looks like her. Huh.
Ah! No, getting distracted is bad!
(Soothing Moonlight: +2167 Base Damage, +77 dice = 2,244 Total Damage Healed
Ignition Sentinel Health: 6,843 + 2,244 = 9,087)
Your hand is starting to tingle a little, so you switch the scepter to the left and take another deep breath. It is really difficult to cast like that.
Actually... did Rico drop her scepter earlier?
Wait, really?
Yes, she did. At least... you look again and she does not carry it with herself. But why is Judge looking at you so funny? At least the other girl that looks like you seems happy about what you are doing right now. The cold girl... is watching Brave Heart, who still struggles.
"Let me out and fight properly!"
"Negative."
"You won't escape justice!"
For some reason, that has Judge look back at the other Magical Girl... but she does not say anything.
You get back to healing.
(Soothing Moonlight: +2167 Base Damage, +36 dice = 2,203 Total Damage Healed
Ignition Sentinel Health: 9,087 + 2,203 = 11,290)
There is still so much blood all over her... and it stinks really bad now, with how everything around her is still burning... but she looks much better already. Most of the injuries on the inside are gone and her wings are already folding properly. She lies there and continues to look at you and does not move aside from blinking... and closing her fists a few times and... you think you can see her wings shudder a little.
For some reason, the fire just ignores the girl herself... weird. Probably magic.
You look through Rico's eyes again to find Brave Heart still fighting with her prison; your sister detransforms real quick to get her scepter back... huh, now that weird girl looks like normal Rico.
She transforms again... and now she looks like transformed Rico.
And she is watching how your sister transforms, giving her a nod when she sees the weapon that showed up in her hand.
Judge is still watching you for some reason.
Speaking of, you feel ready for another spell now.
(Soothing Moonlight: +2167 Base Damage, + 64 dice = 2,231 Total Damage Healed
Ugh, the magic probably will not do anything against the blood on her clothes, or the tears or... actually, all those hits from Brave Heart basically cut all the clothes away except for a few strips caked in blood... urgh. Maybe you should not have looked that closely.
Her skin starts closing, though; all the cut bones and tendons and veins are back together, too.
It is... a little exhausting now, but you can manage. One more!
(Soothing Moonlight: +2167 Base Damage, +55 dice = 2,222 Total Damage Healed
Another wave of light rolls out from your scepter, mending the broken skin and remaining cuts and... you know you are done. It is pretty hot and you are sweaty and your other hand tingles, too... but this is okay. The girl's ears flick a few times and her tail curls, then she slowly sits up and arches her back. The wings fan out and you quickly get away from the flickering air, this looks dangerous.
Then she gets back up into the sky, giving you a quick nod and... is that a smile?
Whatever it is, it is gone in a moment and she flies over to the others; you follow her at a distance.
When you reach them, Ignition Sentinel touches down while the magic around her falls away, revealing an older girl with long, black hair and a cute kitty-hoodie. She sighs and turns to you with a lightly wider smile. "Thank you, young lady. I owe you one."
You just smile back... twice, the girl that looks like you does it, too. "Good to see you back, Igni... I thought you were a goner."
"Hey, Moon?"
Judge is still watching you with curiousity and you have no idea why. Was it something you did?
You look at her and she points at your scepter. "When did your magic get that strong? You needed several shots to heal a bunch of civilians just yesterday and Igni takes a whole lot more punishment than that."
Now everyone is looking at you again... uhh, is there a Rico you can hide behind?
No, she is looking at you, too. This is really not what you wanted... still, you have no idea what or why it happened, so you just shake your head at Judge. "I... I don't k-know? I mean... it just got stronger, I think..."
There is a shock of hurt... oh. You quickly push past the older girl and hug your sister, not caring for the rest.
Rico is hurting because she hurt someone... oh, what to do? You give her as much warmth as you can, but this will not help forever. It will be okay...
No, it won't.
You breath out and hug her tighter; it does not matter that she makes your suit all wet with tears, it does not matter that all the girls are staring at you now... your twin is more important.
"What happened just now?"
"Oh, sh-..."
The first voice was... your own, you guess? The second was Judge trying to say something, but stops herself and sighs. "First kill... and I don't think she meant it."
"Oh."
"Ouch."
You ignore them.
. . .
Line Break Recognised . . .
It takes a long while until Rico calms down. The other girls talk quietly, but leave you be until you let go of your sister. Even Brave Heart is watching you... oh.. oh... she looks really bad. The fire went out, but her dress is all burnt and her skin...
"You okay now?"
Judge is looking at both of you... and Rico gives her a shaky nod. You hold her hand and poke with more warmth, just in case.
Then you look around for a moment and make your decision, raising the scepter at Brave Heart. "Soothing Moonlight."
"What are you-"
Another wave of light spills out from your weapon, basking the hurt Magical Girl and making her prison of light almost invisible for a moment. You ignore the other you calling out.
(Brave Heart Health: 1,280 ---> 2,250)
"-doing?!"
Now even Brave Heart gapes at you, mouth opening and closing a few times while her skin becomes a creamy white again and all the red burns go away. Her clothes are still in tatters, but... you can not really do anything about that.
"W-What? Why? We're enemies!"
She reminds you a little of Anastasia... always mean to you, even when you never wanted that.
You changed her, so you can maybe change this, too. That is why you shake your head. "I don't want anyone to hurt."
Rico squeezes your hand a little tighter before pulling you back from the older girl, then you look at the others. "Um... what do we do now?"
Ignition Sentinel is watching you with interest while Judge comes over to pet your head. "You. I like you, Moon."
You blush a little while the skeleton-girl looks over to the others, then to Brave Heart. "Let's get going, someone will pick her up in time."
. . .
Line Break Recognised . . .
You walk in silence for a while, out of the grass and over some kind of field, Ludger always by your side. Brave Heart did not even say anything when you left, she just hung there...
"So, I guess we made it?"
It is so weird that this girl looks just like you, but no one says anything about it. She even sounds like you... you think.
"Affirmative. Brave Heart was found and UES-presence in this sector has been recalled."
You stare at the cold girl over that; the big gun she had on her arm before is gone now... but the antenna is still there. The others give her looks, too... how does she know that?
"Huh... good to know. Keep an ear out, okay?"
The other you says that without a care... then she... uh... wobbles for a moment and there is someone completely different there. She is older now, and her hair is all black and smooth.
Then she turns to walk backwards, looking at you with a wide smile. "Anyway, I'm Mirror Memento. My partner over there is Iron Memento."
The cold girl does not say anything, she just turns her head back and forth to watch everything she can. Judge smirks and high-fives Mirror before detransforming, too. "Heh, good to see you ladies again. What's Igni doing here?"
The other quiet girl is walking a little bit away from everyone, but she looks over when Judge mentions her. She is a little weird...
"Ah, that."
Mirror smiles at you and Rico now. "Iron has some gear to listen in on UES-communications, so she heard about you two and that they were coming in force. Our boss told Igni to come help out just in case... not that it did much good."
Now Mirror gets a look from Ignition Sentinel, the kind of look your big sister gives Rico when she is rude.
"Data about Magical Girl Brave Heart was updated accordingly; she has never used this technique before."
"Nah, I'm not so sure 'bout that one, Iron. She's probably never met anyone who survived it before... makes sense no one knew."
Judge seems pretty... unconcerned with all of this, now that you think about it. However, she is now looking at you, too. "Mind telling me what's so special about those two? I mean, sure, Moon's healing power grew pretty quickly, but you had no idea about that two hours ago."
The three new girls look at each other for some reason and stay quiet. But there is a small creek coming up and Ignition Sentinel has you all sit down for a break. Ludger sits with you at first, but then he goes running after a rabbit and some crows.
Your stomach rumbles quietly... right, you had no breakfast. Uh, it is probably noon by now, so... is it okay to ask for food?
Rico does not care much, she just slumps next to your and holds her tummy. "Ugh, I'm hungry..."
But then Mirror gives you... something. You are not sure what it is and it does not taste very good, but you do not mind right now. The older Magical Girl smiles and pats your heads. "Sorry, us girls in the field have to make do with that kind of stuff. Still better than nothing."
Judge and Iron are talking quietly with each other... huh, no one is still transformed. You just drop your own transformation and thank Mirror for the food. Rico does the same.
When you are still nibbling on the stuff, Ignition Sentinel gets up and stretches, then sits down next to you. Judge is still busy, but Mirror stands between you and her for some reason. The older girls look... curious?
"Just to make sure those transmission were no fake... you two are Vescovi's siblings?"
Huh?!
You just stare at the older girl. Wait, big sister is someone they really really dislike, right? If they know and do not like her... will they hurt you because of her?
Rico shuffles around, but Mirror quickly raises her hands. "Sorry, we just needed to know if it's true... you're not in trouble, really."
"Our leader wants to talk to you, though."
"Igni! Stop pressuring them!"
The two look at each other... and you do the same. Rico is scared and so are you. But... Mirror said you are not in trouble.
"I'm just saying what Knight wants, nothing else. How about you stop putting words in my mouth?"
"But they're children, Igni. You have to be careful what you say."
"We all were their age before and I'd have pretty much liked people to tell me what's going on up-front."
You tune out the two bickering girls and look at Rico. What do you do about this? You can not just say yes... um... how does Bianca do this again? You did listen to some of her business calls before, so... ah, right!
"Um... excuse me?"
You are a little too quiet, but the two stop arguing and look back at you. Rico takes over, she probably thought something like you did. "Uh, can we think about it for a bit?"
Both look at each other, then Mirror smiles and gives you a nod. "Sure, we won't make you do something you don't want."
Oh, that is good.
"But... um... what's your leader's name?"
You can not help but ask. The other girls seem ready to get going again, too... but they do look back when you speak up. Ignition Sentinel shrugs and tells you a name before turning back and walking over to Judge and Iron. "Abyss Knight."
...
Not good. Not good at all. At least no one looks at you right now... you feel so scared and lost.
Those girls are all from Yggdrasil!
. . .
Line Break Recognised . . .
You try not to attract any attention over the next few hours. Everyone is walking and walking and walking... but you think Iron is looking a few times. Judge comes over to talk to you, too. Rico talks with her while you think.
It does not help, you have no good idea what to do. Night fell and you can feel the moon's light take away your tiredness somewhat.
There is a small fire in the big shelter Iron just... made appear out of nowhere. You sit inside and it is pretty warm and they even have beds now... this is nice, actually. Ludger rolled up right in front of the fire and is already sleeping.
But you still do not know what to do.
Ignition Sentinel and Mirror went out to patrol the area... and the other Magical Girls are untransformed. You are still a little confused how Iron can be so cold when she looks so pretty.
But... you can not really think about it.
What do you do? If you stay with them, it would be really mean to just have them help you and not go talk to their leader. But big sister said to not talk to Abyss Knight at all; there has to be a reason for her to say that.
But if you leave... what do you do? You know a little about living in the wild, but... can you really do that? Maybe Judge can tell you a place to go, she did say something about that...
And you have Rico sitting in front of you, with your hands wrapped around her. She still looks really pale and you know she hurts from what happened... so you hug her closer and try to make a decision. Your feelings whirl around each other... what will you do?
[] Stay with them (agree to meet with Abyss Knight)
[] Leave (gather your things and learn where to go)
[] Do something else (write-in)
[] EXP-Plan
-[] Write-in what to buy
-[] Save it
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+5xp Nipped This Fight in The Bud
+20xp That Could Have Gone Wrong Really Quick
+10xp Saved a Life, I am The White Mage (only Eva)
+10xp Fair is Fair (only Eva)
+5xp You Are VIP
EXP gained: 30 + 50 = 80
Total EXP: 150
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(Unlocked Character Sheet lv1: Magical Girl Mirror Memento)
Also, fuck. We need to leave. And I'd really rather have a ton of Flight to get out of here and run away from everything else we'll probably need to run from as well.
Its not as useful for combat right now as it could be, since Moon actually has less Health than Sun does (Moon has more Resilience than Sun, but that isn't relevant to The Aegis).
As for using it to ease the mental pain that Sun has right now, I'm wary of trying to do so, because the pain is so intense right now that sharing it between them might make both of them dazed.
Right now I'd actually rather just save our EXP. Maybe get Advanced Connection soon.
As for using it to ease the mental pain that Sun has right now, I'm wary of trying to do so, because the pain is so intense right now that sharing it between them might make both of them dazed.
Right now I'd actually rather just save our EXP. Maybe get Advanced Connection soon.
I am not sure, actually. Neither of the twins actually did much, aside from watching the big girls duke it out and then nursing them back to health. You did not try to fight and there was a certain amount handed out for being there.
+5xp Nipped This Fight in The Bud +20xp That Could Have Gone Wrong Really Quick
+10xp Saved a Life, I am The White Mage (only Eva)
+10xp Fair is Fair (only Eva)
+5xp You Are VIP
Its not as useful for combat right now as it could be, since Moon actually has less Health than Sun does (Moon has more Resilience than Sun, but that isn't relevant to The Aegis).
As for using it to ease the mental pain that Sun has right now, I'm wary of trying to do so, because the pain is so intense right now that sharing it between them might make both of them dazed.
Right now I'd actually rather just save our EXP. Maybe get Advanced Connection soon.
The emotional pain is going to be impairing judgment here, so I'd prefer to clear it fast. Rico is barely capable of reacting to ANYTHING at all and THAT impacts Eva's ability to do anything because she's taking care of Rico
So it actually reduces pain instead of just redistributing pain? That makes it much better than the description makes it sound. The wording of the ability's description gives it a "this ability is a double edged sword" vibe.
