Come on guys, fighting skill is important. We can't just neglect it and hope to depend on pure stats.
 
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Come on guys, fighting skill is important. we can't just neglect it and hope to depend on pure stats.
We're not neglecting it, but right now we need to get into a better headspace. Right now we could accidentally hurt Sparks while trying to Spar due to a flashback trigger. We started revving our claws while we had our hand on his shoulder for Yggdrasil's sake!
 
Come on guys, fighting skill is important. We can't just neglect it and hope to depend on pure stats.
It's been literally 3 days since the worst day of our life and everyone of our group is going through different levels of horrible trauma, you really think it is a good idea to train during this time when we just saw a sudden surprise just caused a rage reaction. Not to mention we seem to currently have a hard time controlling our self and our drills from time to time?

Yeah, doing any kind of real fighting right now just seems like really good way to make things worse at this current time with how jumpy we are.
 
It's been literally 3 days since the worst day of our life and everyone of our group is going through different levels of horrible trauma, you really think it is a good idea to train during this time when we just saw a sudden surprise just caused a rage reaction. Not to mention we seem to currently have a hard time controlling our self and our drills from time to time?

Yeah, doing any kind of real fighting right now just seems like really good way to make things worse at this current time with how jumpy we are.
5-6 actually, but yeah, I see your point.
 
5-6 actually, but yeah, I see your point.
The attacked happened on the very end of the month.

It's the third day right now.

3 days. 4 if counting the day of the attack itself.
[jk] Accidently trip over and fall into her boobs :V
Sadly(?) Verge is not a harem protagonist
@drexal15 So we know that the Count and Repulsa evoke ever burring rage in Verge; however can Verge focus past that immediate rage enough to connect that they attacked his village for messing up their mining operation in the area. I know Repulsa mentioned it, but I'm not sure Verge would have remembered that offhand comment because traumatic memories are tricky things. Basically does Verge in his current mental state have enough clarity to connect the two events or are they unrelated in his mind.
He can eventually do that.

Just needs some time, but yeah it's entirely possible. Just not really soon because every time he thinks about what happened there's UNYIELDING RAGE. Which kind of stops things cold.
Adhoc vote count started by drexal15 on Aug 27, 2018 at 1:48 PM, finished with 44 posts and 20 votes.
 
[X] Try some sparring with Sparks. The two of you need to get stronger.
[X] Headbutt.

As much as I want Verge to spend time with the spider babies or relaxing by digging, training is the best option for both Verge and Sparks right now. With Sparks losing an arm and Verge an eye, we need to get used to our new disabilities as soon as possible.
 
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[X] Try some sparring with Sparks. The two of you need to get stronger.
[X] Headbutt.

As much as I want Verge to spend time with the spider babies or relaxing by digging, training is the best option for both Verge and Sparks right now. With Sparks losing an arm and Verge an eye, we need to get used to our new disabilities as soon as possible.
Really?

You think it is a good idea for a pair of mons who have the mental faculties of teens at best, who just saw most of their family and friends all killed or enslaved after getting maimed themselves not even a ago week, is to spar and do martial training against each other? The same pair that I might add that are still very visibly suffering serve trauma and are a jumbled mess of nerves and stress who have a hard time acting how they want to right now.

You really think the best thing to do before trying to deal with any of the above and get it to a level where either aren't emotional wrecks or randomly lashing out at things when they feel threaten is a good idea?
 
Kind of overselling on that Iron.

Yes they most certainly have trauma from the event. However we have yet to see anything near as bad as your describing. Neither of them has done anything that would suggest they would lash out at random nor ae they a "Jumbled mess".

Plus Sparring was a thing they both did alot of before. Chances are it'll help calm their nerves abit and get rid of some stress that has built up.
 
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[X] Spend more time with the KoDokugumon.
We need to make sure our family is okay, and maybe even get Sparks to know them a little bit better. Some teamwork on our quest for revenge may well be the edge we need, plus they lost some brothers.

[X] Headbutt.

This is least damaging and shows that we have at least some control over the wrath that is within us rather than simply being an outlet for what ever Vrius data is within us.
 
Mainly just stating that none of the other options seem particularly good either, especially since they're red and generally entail some form of violence. We ain't exactly in the wild or back at the village after all.
Heck even the most controlled in the headbutt has got to hurt a little and I mean even without the drill of his revved up it's still giant, metal, and pointy.

Our little guy has really got to watch where he moves his head with that thing in mind, which is why I voted for the option that has him retaining the most control.
 
Kind of overselling on that Iron.

Yes they most certainly have trauma from the event. However we have yet to see anything near as bad as your describing. Neither of them has done anything that would suggest they would lash out at random nor ae they a "Jumbled mess".

Plus Sparring was a thing they both did alot of before. Chances are it'll help calm their nerves abit and get rid of some stress that has built up.
Ok, are we reading the same quest here?

AS we have very much gotten such things pointed out to us in the last few updates. As trauma and PTSD is has pretty much been a constant for Verge and Sparks in varying levels, with the spiders being the best off for the single fact we can't interact with them as much since they aren't as evolved.

"Nononono, No! I was supposed to wake up!" With a small grunt, you wrench your strangely thin limbs away from the piece of forestry to look at Sparks and are surprised to see him coming towards you. The crazed digimon reaches out with his remaining arm and uses the waxy appendage to grab the thick fur on your chest.

"Tell me this isn't real!"
Yeah, this is something that was totally dealt with in a meanful way in just a couple days. No way this issue isn't still lingering on Sparks after just 72 hours, no sure he is still complete fine and fit for combat training.

[] Try and chase after them. They could be trying to delete her.
Because seeing a rookie being chased by other rookies in town and jumping straight to thinking they might being trying to delete the rookie is sane reasoning.

"Raaaagh!" With a roar of anger you burst up off the mat and tears your rapidly spinning claws though the air... Only to pause a moment later as you realize that no one is actually there. The overwhelming rage and sadness soon fade away, leaving you vaguely detached once more. Your attention is soon brought to the only other rookie in the room, as Sparks wakes up with a scream of absolute terror.

"Verge! Verge where are you?! Don't-don't leave me!" The Candlemon struggles to sit up, but ends up falling off balance now that his other arm isn't there to help counterbalance things. He lets out a single sob before breaking down into tears once again.
In the morning, you're woken from your slumber by another *Poke* to your head.

"Psst. Psst. Hey. Wake up you guys."

Groggily your remaining eye begins to open to see who's talking, then you rapidly jerk up to a sitting position and narrow your eye at the speaker. Sparks snaps awake beside you and lets out a scream, his fiery head suddenly pulsing as he spots the other rookie.

He flinches back as your paws come up, thrusting his hands straight up into the air in surrender.

"Whoah, whoah, whoah! Wait I'm not here to fight!" The humanoid shouts, sounding slightly panicked. "I'm just here to say that breakfast will be ready soon. Frigimon wanted me to come get you guys and show you to the dining area.
Not to mention night terrors when both us and Sparks wake up screaming and/or attacking out of fear is not a good sign of mental health. Plus the fact that when someone came to wake us up the first thing we tried to do is attack them, it doesn't paint a good picture.

Then add in how every post after the village has seen Verge's mindset be more and more tinged with wrath and rage and it shows how his mental state is getting more and more violent and aggressive as it leads us down a path of a wounded warrior. Since all it takes is us flashbacking, getting surprised enough to just react to "danger" like we did in this last update or something similar and we could really hurt Sparks.

I mean there is a reason why pretty much any sane group that deals with possible martial action forces people to relax and unwind when they go through action or fucked up shit. An that is to make sure your people don't crack or gain shitty cooping measures that can lead to even worse shit down the road. Since mental damage unlike physical ones is a lot harder to both treat or even notice until something goes horrible wrong.

So yeah, is few days just trying to relax a little and get ours and our family's heads on a little straight really a bad idea? Because honestly a spending time recovering first and then hitting the mats will be a lot better for us long term, rather then rushing things here for likely little gains.
 
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Right! Time to do a vote count, see how things are trending in terms of votes.

@Ironforge @RomanceNinja
@ThatOtherSatori
@Zale
@Zwart Jaeger @Todorius @TempestK
@sidestory

I think that's everyone who's earned bonus points in the last pages.
Adhoc vote count started by drexal15 on Aug 27, 2018 at 5:33 PM, finished with 53 posts and 22 votes.

Adhoc vote count started by drexal15 on Aug 27, 2018 at 5:49 PM, finished with 59 posts and 23 votes.
 
More points into Spirit for me.

Also any chance we might be able to get a vote count here soon mate?
Sorry. Votecount up on previous post.
Adhoc vote count started by drexal15 on Aug 27, 2018 at 5:38 PM, finished with 54 posts and 22 votes.

Adhoc vote count started by drexal15 on Aug 27, 2018 at 5:48 PM, finished with 59 posts and 23 votes.

Adhoc vote count started by drexal15 on Aug 27, 2018 at 7:03 PM, finished with 63 posts and 25 votes.
 
Put mine into Agility please @drexal15

Also gonna call it right now that the town is not as safe as Frigimon believes and that it will come under attack by the Gloaming at some point or another

My reason for believing this is quite simple the attack on our village as well as the operation of the Gloaming that predated it

1. if the town truly was as safe or rather as strong as it was advertised then this safety/strength would be projected into the land surrounding it, effectively reducing the Gloamings presence due to the possibility of actions taken by the Host should the Gloaming attack/ be spotted,

Given that the Gloaming however is confident enough to have operations this close to a host city I doubt they truly fear the forces stationed at the town

2. the 'operation' of Gloaming is effectively unearthing champion-level digimon as well whatever else they can find from the metal empire, while actively 'recruiting' rookies into their service which leads me to the believe that they are currently building up their strength to at least overwhelm the cities defenders if not outright restart the war if they are also performing operations like this elsewhere

Which in turn means that we might want to consider raising our physical stats at least to 150 before we start pursuing something else outside of the healing/holy magic we have access to and/or getting Ardat as our new magic teacher
 
Heck even the most controlled in the headbutt has got to hurt a little and I mean even without the drill of his revved up it's still giant, metal, and pointy.

Our little guy has really got to watch where he moves his head with that thing in mind, which is why I voted for the option that has him retaining the most control.
Uh mate, you sure you voted?

As I can't see your voted anywhere here.
 
[X] Try some sparring with Sparks. The two of you need to get stronger.

[X] Bite

Let's not forget the drill on our head before we headbutt
 
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