Author Topic: Return to the Barren Path (Read 77495 times)

Gappy · « **Reply #600 on:** July 31, 2009, 09:05:06 PM »

> "Don't recognize me? Remember the power pole? Electric cables? you taking a bite then going off into lala land? I heard you got into a spot of trouble right after. Something about returning to nature or similar. What happened?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #601 on:** July 31, 2009, 09:12:18 PM »

Quote from: Pesco on July 31, 2009, 08:53:59 PM

> We're here to check her meter.

>"What?" says Nitori, as she appears at the door. "Hey, you look kinda familiar."

Quote from: Mind-The-Grue on July 31, 2009, 09:05:06 PM

> "Don't recognize me? Remember the power pole? Electric cables? you taking a bite then going off into lala land? I heard you got into a spot of trouble right after. Something about returning to nature or similar. What happened?"

>"Oh yeah, that's why you look familiar," says Nitori. Then she slams the door. You hear it lock.

>_

Gappy · « **Reply #602 on:** July 31, 2009, 09:19:39 PM »

> "Right...what have I done to deserve that? I'm sort of here on business so let's try and get the pleasantries out of the way ASAP."

(let's feign innocence regarding the clothes)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #603 on:** July 31, 2009, 09:24:04 PM »

>Nitori doesn't seem to be answering. But you do hear what sounds like an engine revving up.

>_

Pesco · « **Reply #604 on:** July 31, 2009, 09:31:32 PM »

> FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #605 on:** July 31, 2009, 11:34:15 PM »

Quote from: Pesco on July 31, 2009, 09:31:32 PM

> FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!

>While there are no fires yet, that engine just started. It is rather loud.

>_

Zengar Zombolt · « **Reply #606 on:** July 31, 2009, 11:42:13 PM »

>Brace for impact

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #607 on:** August 01, 2009, 12:09:55 AM »

Quote from: Zengar Shishioh on July 31, 2009, 11:42:13 PM

>Brace for impact

>You brace for impact. In the meantime, the bay door starts to open. Yes, that engine is pretty loud.
>"What'd you do to her?" Mystia asks, nervously watching the door open."

>_

Zengar Zombolt · « **Reply #608 on:** August 01, 2009, 12:14:15 AM »

>"Let's say I helped her to do something that she would regret. But this is with me only, so everybody, stand back and run."

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #609 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:15:12 AM »

>hand Mystia the SDM deed. ~~You won't need it where you're going.~~ Just in case.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #610 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:29:51 AM »

Quote from: Zengar Shishioh on August 01, 2009, 12:14:15 AM

>"Let's say I helped her to do something that she would regret. But this is with me only, so everybody, stand back and run."

>"Oh, I see," says Mystia, clearly understanding the undertone of the whole situation. "Um, if there's anything I can do, shout and I'll see if I can."
>You give Mystia the deed. "I'll keep it safe," she says with a nod.
>The door opens fully, and a terrible machine rumbles out from the warehouse. It is painted green, with huge wheels on the front and smaller ones in the back. In front of it is a huge rotating sort frame, lined with knives, easily wide enough to devour several people at once. You can see Nitori in it's cockpit at the device's forefront, glaring at you as she turns the machine toward you. It seems to turn smaller rear wheels, meaning that it can take corners very tightly. It is without a doubt the most terrible engine of war that you could ever conceive!
>Nitori lifts a megaphone to her lips, as she straightens her slaughter engine and begins rumbling toward you. "You're gonna pay, jarkface!"

>_

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #611 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:33:29 AM »

>ha! ultimate non elemetal!!!

Zengar Zombolt · « **Reply #612 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:34:17 AM »

Idea!
>Check if Mystia's still holding the needles, and if she is, how large are they

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #613 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:42:00 AM »

Quote from: Rika on August 01, 2009, 04:33:29 AM

>ha! ultimate non elemetal!!!

>my ten thousad angles beat u

Quote from: Zengar Shishioh on August 01, 2009, 04:34:17 AM

>Check if Mystia's still holding the needles, and if she is, how large are they

>Mystia does still have the spare needles. There are ten of them. They are regular sewing needles that you looted from Alice's Storeroom, a bit more than an inch long.

>_

Zengar Zombolt · « **Reply #614 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:48:35 AM »

Balls, the needles are far too small.
>Can we jump over the blades unharmed?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #615 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:53:08 AM »

Quote from: Zengar Shishioh on August 01, 2009, 04:48:35 AM

>Can we jump over the blades unharmed?

>In theory, you may be able to. It would be a close call, and failure would cost you a lot more than your kidney. However, the problem with this is that there really isn't much to give a decent foothold on the other side of the rotating blades, nor much that you can reliably grasp onto. So even if you were to clear it, chances are you'd land on a bad spot and fall right back onto it.

>_

Zengar Zombolt · « **Reply #616 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:58:37 AM »

>Any possible uses for the Orky cuirass?

Herasy · « **Reply #617 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:59:12 AM »

>Quadruple back somersault over that death machine and then land with the amazing grace and flair of Rinnosuke's [Manly Sign]

>Twistkick Mcflip

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #618 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:59:37 AM »

>alternate battle plan: Throw something in to screw up the inner wheels to prevent rotation and punch Nitori in the face

>inventory

Gappy · « **Reply #619 on:** August 01, 2009, 05:02:48 AM »

> "Hey, hey, I help you out, and this is what I get?! What on earth did I do to deserve THIS?! If this is about the rumours I heard about you running around in your birthday suit, I had nothing to do with that!"

> Run around the machine and flank it from behind. It must have steps for Nitori to get up to the cockpit. Find them and climb.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #620 on:** August 01, 2009, 05:25:25 AM »

Quote from: Zengar Shishioh on August 01, 2009, 04:58:37 AM

>Any possible uses for the Orky cuirass?

>It'll give you some protection against being stabbed and slashed about the chest and torso, but it's probably not got the strength to really keep you from being eaten by a bloodshed engine.

Quote from: Herasy on August 01, 2009, 04:59:12 AM

>Quadruple back somersault over that death machine and then land with the amazing grace and flair of Rinnosuke's [Manly Sign]

>Twistkick Mcflip

>If you could do that, you wouldn't be in this mess to begin with.

Quote from: Rika on August 01, 2009, 04:59:37 AM

>alternate battle plan: Throw something in to screw up the inner wheels to prevent rotation and punch Nitori in the face

>inventory

>Your Inventory Contains
>Aspirin
>Ibuprofen
>Heal Brand potion.
>Antacids
>Cough Drops
>Electric razor. (disassembled, out of power)
>The Clothes on your Back
>Cement Boot (In Rumia's Possession)
>Plastic Doll Bits
>10 Spare Needles (In Mystia's possession)
>The Doctor's Hat (Worn as Hat)
>Meiling's Star (Worn as accessory)
>Orky Cuirass (Worn as armor)
>Deed to Scarlet Devil Manor
>Straw Broom
>Chip Bag Mask
>Assorted Stainless Steel Parts of Something Mechanical
>The Autobiography of Malcolm X
>Frozen Frog (Partially thawed)

Quote from: Mind-The-Grue on August 01, 2009, 05:02:48 AM

> "Hey, hey, I help you out, and this is what I get?! What on earth did I do to deserve THIS?! If this is about the rumours I heard about you running around in your birthday suit, I had nothing to do with that!"

> Run around the machine and flank it from behind. It must have steps for Nitori to get up to the cockpit. Find them and climb.

>"I saw you do it!" Nitori shouts back. "Don't try to lie to me!"
>You can see a ladder leader up to the cockpit, but that would involve running around the machine. You try to, but Nitori simply angles it toward you again. You'll need a more open area for this to work, or to get around it some other way.

>_

Zengar Zombolt · « **Reply #621 on:** August 01, 2009, 05:33:05 AM »

>Cement boot tiem.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #622 on:** August 01, 2009, 05:38:52 AM »

Quote from: Zengar Shishioh on August 01, 2009, 05:33:05 AM

>Cement boot tiem.

>You take the Cement Boot from Rumia, who is hiding behind you presently.

>_

Zengar Zombolt · « **Reply #623 on:** August 01, 2009, 05:40:21 AM »

>"Everybody get as far as possible!"
>Get that bitchin' motor stuck with the boot

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #624 on:** August 01, 2009, 05:53:50 AM »

Quote from: Zengar Shishioh on August 01, 2009, 05:40:21 AM

>"Everybody get as far as possible!"
>Get that bitchin' motor stuck with the boot

>You tell the others to flee. Mystia and Kaguya needed no encouragement, having already fled. Rumia withdraws as well, now.
>You take the Cement Boot in hand, and toss it into the blades. It bounces around the rotor a bit, making some awful noises, before it is shuffled into a sort of screw in the back that collects it up, and seems to draw the boot toward chute leading into the bloodshed machine. Then it catches; and with a loud metallic groan, the blades shudder to a halt!
>"Ah hell!" Nitori shouts, "I'll just have to run you over!" Though the blades aren't that much a threat anymore, she still seems capable of her newly declared course of action; and is getting quite close.

>_

Zengar Zombolt · « **Reply #625 on:** August 01, 2009, 05:56:52 AM »

>And now that we have stopped the blades, we can safely climb the machine from the front

Pesco · « **Reply #626 on:** August 01, 2009, 05:57:14 AM »

> Lay the smackdown on her kappa ass.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #627 on:** August 01, 2009, 06:03:39 AM »

Quote from: Zengar Shishioh on August 01, 2009, 05:56:52 AM

>And now that we have stopped the blades, we can safely climb the machine from the front

>Well, not safely, but plausibly. You set about doing this, damn near getting run over in the process. The rotors you use as a foothold shift perilously under your weight. But for the moment, you think you can get to the cockpit.

Quote from: Pesco on August 01, 2009, 05:57:14 AM

> Lay the smackdown on her kappa ass.

>You dive for the latter, catching onto it from the foothold you had secured! And you find...that Nitori locked it. She gives you a baleful look from the cockpit.

>_

Zengar Zombolt · « **Reply #628 on:** August 01, 2009, 06:05:16 AM »

At least she can't attack us there.
>Get moxious

Pesco · « **Reply #629 on:** August 01, 2009, 06:10:05 AM »

> Rain Zimbabwean protest mob justice upon her door.