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Re: Face, meet fist. This is Akyu Quest!
« Reply #570 on: May 28, 2010, 11:22:58 AM »
>If she's not KOed, do so.

> You slam your fist down onto her back, sending her crashing into the ground. She looks unconscious.
> That went pretty well! You're really getting into this fighting thing. Your Brawling has improved to 3. Your Nerd Rage has improved to Furious Rage, improving damage and stamina boosts whilst in the stance.
> A low hum announces the opening of a portal behind you, in the storeroom. Shikieki strides out and immediately bursts into a coughing fit from all the dust and plaster in the air. She quickly makes her way out of the room and into the corridor.
> "*cough* Congratulations on your *cough* victory, participant Akyu of the Hieda clan *wheeze*. Your victory points have been recorded into the Tournament *cough* Record. The Exalted Administration of the Seven Heavens wishes you great success in your battles, and may you achieve glorious *cough* victory."
> She coughs a little more, then seems to recover.
> "That last beatdown really impressed... one of the, ahem, judges. She tells me to send you her approval, and to tell you that, and I quote, "If you keep beatin' 'em up like that, lassie, we'll make ye an honorary Oni fer sure!" End quote. Stupid girl knows full well we're not supposed to say things like that."

>Once we're satisfied that Reisen won't be a problem, get to Eirin's office. We need medical supplies.

> Will do if you've nothing to say to Shiki.

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« Reply #571 on: May 28, 2010, 11:46:02 AM »
>"Would it be bending the rules if you could tell me how my companions are fairing? And, what is my rank now?"

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« Reply #572 on: May 28, 2010, 12:49:49 PM »
>"Would it be bending the rules if you could tell me how my companions are fairing? And, what is my rank now?"

> Shiki winks at you. "You'll find out soon enough."
> A blue 62 glows softly on your hand.

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« Reply #573 on: May 28, 2010, 03:16:58 PM »
> "So far, I am enjoying this. A change of pace like this is really, well, enjoyable. Going from my usual work, to being highly active and engaging in combat with actual risks. The excitement, that rush of energy when things get going, I feel like this is the best time in my life, or lives really. I feel like I could have kept going, if she managed to keep going as well."
> Randomly give Shikieiki an energetic hug, and after doing so, if she says anything about just respond with "Sorry I'm feeling, hyper I believe is the proper word."

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« Reply #574 on: May 28, 2010, 09:07:12 PM »
> "Sorry but I've gotta get some medical supplies.  It feels like I got tackled by an oni through a brick wall..."
> Bid Shikieiki farewell and head for Eirin's office.

Apparently, Thomas the Tank Engine isn't one to take crap from anyone.

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« Reply #575 on: May 28, 2010, 09:41:54 PM »
> Randomly give Shikieiki an energetic hug, and after doing so, if she says anything about just respond with "Sorry I'm feeling, hyper I believe is the proper word."

> Shikieki looks at a loss. "I've... not yet had a contestant hug me before. Still, I appreciate the gesture."
> She pats you on the head.

> "Sorry but I've gotta get some medical supplies.  It feels like I got tackled by an oni through a brick wall..."
> Bid Shikieiki farewell and head for Eirin's office.

> "I'll leave you to your business, then. Good luck!"
> She takes a deep breath, closes her eyes, and stoically marches back into the storeroom. Soon afterwards you hear the low hum of the portal closing.
> Eirin's office is just down the hallway and to the right, you know you cannot miss it.
> You hear a weak pleading as you close to the office. Sounds like a fairy's voice.
> "No, no, not that! Please! Aaaaauuuuughhh!"

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Re: Face, meet fist. This is Akyu Quest!
« Reply #576 on: May 28, 2010, 09:43:47 PM »
> Yes.  THAT.
> Storeroom first, damnit.  We're in no condition to help anyone.  Unless it sounds like New Kid.

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« Reply #577 on: May 28, 2010, 09:44:57 PM »
> If its New Kid, Open the door and rage tackle her assailant.

Apparently, Thomas the Tank Engine isn't one to take crap from anyone.

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« Reply #578 on: May 28, 2010, 10:42:22 PM »
> Storeroom first, damnit.  We're in no condition to help anyone.  Unless it sounds like New Kid.
> If its New Kid, Open the door and rage tackle her assailant.

> It kind of does sound like New Kid. Fairies... sort of all sound the same - high-pitched and squeaky, but, after the time you've spent with her, you can somewhat tell her voice apart - she has the slightest of accents, similar to Cirno's.
> Working yourself up into a rage at the unknown horrors that are being inflicted upon her by an unknown assailant, you bust open the door to Eirin's office...
>... Whatever you were expecting to see, it was unlikely to be this. New Kid is tied bodily to a comfortable-looking chair, blindfolded. The Lunatic Princess Kaguya herself is lazily leaning over the back of the chair, her face next to New Kid's. She is holding a long, speckled feather in her right hand, and is slowly moving it up and down New Kid's neck. Each movement elicits a moan from New Kid, and a grin from Kaguya.
> Kaguya looks up at you, irritated. "And who are you? I suppose you've come for the fairy?"
> New Kid orients her head in your direction, having heard the door open. "Sir? Is that you, sir? I... I resisted, sir! I resisted the torture! Just like you told me to!" Tears are streaming down her cheeks.

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« Reply #579 on: May 28, 2010, 10:53:05 PM »
>"Among other things."
>Close the distance between the two of you quickly and latch onto her before she can danmaku us up. "Please surrender and this will be much easier."

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« Reply #580 on: May 29, 2010, 01:53:25 AM »
> "I'll be perfectly honest with you though, it sounded a lot worse on the other side of the door."

Apparently, Thomas the Tank Engine isn't one to take crap from anyone.

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« Reply #581 on: May 29, 2010, 08:04:43 AM »
>New Kid! How did your bladder fair? Your new name better not be Skirt Soiler.

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« Reply #582 on: May 29, 2010, 07:41:20 PM »
>"Among other things."
>Close the distance between the two of you quickly and latch onto her before she can danmaku us up. "Please surrender and this will be much easier."

> "Ah-ah-aaaaaah." Kaguya makes a smug grin. "Any closer, and the fairy gets it." She very slightly touches one of New Kid's wings with the feather. New Kid lets out a silent cry.
> "If I stimulate the nerve endings just right... Well, let me put it this way, she won't be in any position to cry, let alone talk."

> "I'll be perfectly honest with you though, it sounded a lot worse on the other side of the door."

> "Few know this, but fairies are the most ticklish creatures in Gensokyo. I've experimented on dozens of fairies, developing the most efficient means and methods. What can I say? I'm a perfectionist at heart."

>New Kid! How did your bladder fair? Your new name better not be Skirt Soiler.

> New Kid is drooling a little, but otherwise she's perfectly pristine.

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« Reply #583 on: May 29, 2010, 08:48:02 PM »
>Stop for now. "Unfortunately, you're going to have to deal with more of those faeries very shortly. And they are not likely to be as generous as I am. It would be best if you simply stepped away and gracefully surrendered. Afterward, we would leave you in peace."
>Inventory

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« Reply #584 on: May 29, 2010, 10:45:24 PM »
> Forgot earlier:

> Encountered move: Lunar Danmaku. Complexity: N/A. Bullets similar to that of rabbits, with the additional natural power that Reisen possesses. They have been customized to allow for better control during firing, allowing even such stunts as being fired around corners and over cover. They are capable of being tuned to only strike a certain type of object, automatically directing themselves away from other objects. At the apex of control, they can be programmed with simple commands that they follow quickly and ruthlessly to completion.
> Encountered move: Lunatic Eyes. Complexity: N/A. Reisen is capable of manipulating, amongst others, wavelengths in range of visible light, allowing her to reflect and refract light through a localised "lens." Typical uses involve magnification of distant targets and periscopic vision.
> Abilities expanded: You can now use Tiger Rends Prey, a highly aggressive stance that gains speed, damage and accuracy in exchange for defense, control and technique.
> Abilities expanded: You can now use most weapons without penalty. Exotic weapons are still outside of your capacity.

>Stop for now. "Unfortunately, you're going to have to deal with more of those faeries very shortly. And they are not likely to be as generous as I am. It would be best if you simply stepped away and gracefully surrendered. Afterward, we would leave you in peace."
>Inventory

> "Fairies? Fairies? I hope you realise what foolish things you speak of. The little pests are nothing more than flies to be swatted aside in the pursuit of greatness!"
> To accentuate her exclamation, she gets out a small, downy feather and strokes it across New Kid's ear. New Kid tenses considerably.
> Items of note in your inventory:
> Gauntlets
> Rapier
> First Aid Kit
> Mirrored Sunglasses
> Money pouch with 30 money
> You hear a crash in the distance, and an incoherent attack cry that sounds like one of Cirno's, immediately followed by the stomping of booted feet in the corridor to your left and around the corner.

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« Reply #585 on: May 29, 2010, 11:03:59 PM »
>Well, if she wants to be swatted.
>While she is trying to hassle New Kid, move to strike Kaguya in a soft spot. She ought to be exposing something from that chart.

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« Reply #586 on: May 30, 2010, 09:36:46 AM »
>Well, if she wants to be swatted.
>While she is trying to hassle New Kid, move to strike Kaguya in a soft spot. She ought to be exposing something from that chart.

> The chair with New Kid in it is facing the door of the room, and Kaguya is behind it, completely hiding most of her body, barring her head and shoulders. There are some targets there.
> You rush towards Kaguya, who gives you a sour expression, and, with an expert flick of her wrist, runs the long feather along New Kid's wings.
> New Kid screams out, and trails off into a soft moan. She slumps in the chair against her bindings, her breathing shallow.
> Meanwhile reaching over New Kid, you throw a punch to the side of Kaguya's neck, who twists and tries to block, but fails to fully catch your punch. She feels surprisingly light, and is flung sideways into a cupboard, smashing glass and wood.

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« Reply #587 on: May 30, 2010, 09:48:13 AM »
>Welp, no change of it ending well now. And we tried so hard.
>Close the distance, grab her by the hair if she's moving, and try to knock her out.
>If she is not moving, assess her condition while staying out of the way of any potential counterattacks.

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« Reply #588 on: May 30, 2010, 01:13:50 PM »
>If she is not moving, assess her condition while staying out of the way of any potential counterattacks.

> She's just lying there, covered in dust and splinters. Her voice sounds out weakly from under the wreckage.
> "I am the princess of the Moon."
> Kaguya stirs a little.
> "My body is immortal, and my blood is noble."
> She weakly pulls a plank of wood away from her face.
> "I have commanded over a thousand rabbits, and yet these hands have never seen work."
> "Unknown to toil." She starts pulling herself out of the wreckage. "And unknown to labour." She slips, and lands heavily against the wall.
> "So as I pray: Help Me, Eirin!"
> A bright blue flash emanates from Kaguya's body, blinding you briefly. You quickly regain your sight to see Kaguya up again, a confident smile on her face. She has adopted a weak fighting stance, centre of balance completely off and full of openings. And yet, nothing but confidence washes off her.

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« Reply #589 on: May 30, 2010, 01:30:37 PM »
> "Crap."
> List of known defensive stances.

Apparently, Thomas the Tank Engine isn't one to take crap from anyone.

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« Reply #590 on: May 30, 2010, 03:59:17 PM »
>This time, rather than hit her,  try to restrain her. And hope the faeries heard the shelf being busted up.

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« Reply #591 on: May 30, 2010, 04:37:49 PM »
> "Crap."
> List of defensive stances.

> Eagle Hides Talons. This stance sacrifices all offense for a defensive boost and the opportunity to counter all melee attacks to the upper body and abdomen. Not very effective at lower body defense.
> Meiling's Tower. This stance seems to have no offensive capability whatsoever, so it's likely that it's defensive. Unfortunately, you still do not know what it actually does, yet.
> At your level of expertise, you can develop your own customized stance on the fly to suit your needs.

>This time, rather than hit her,  try to restrain her. And hope the faeries heard the shelf being busted up.

> You pace towards her, preparing for a grapple. Seeing your advance, Kaguya steps forward slightly and makes a punching motion to your midsection, despite you being more than two meters away.
> You are nearly blinded again by a bright blue flash as she completes the motion, and you feel yourself being lifted off your feet by a heavy impact straight to your gut that sends you flying right out into the corridor, through the screen door on the other end. Your flight is abruptly stopped by a wooden table, which you hit bodily and send toppling over. You hear the sound of crashing glass all around you.
> That really hurt. You hit the table at an awkward angle, and, although you don't think you broke anything, it's gonna get very sore, very quickly. The initial impact hit you like a ton of bricks, and you feel bile rising in your throat.

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« Reply #592 on: May 30, 2010, 04:53:08 PM »
>Get back to our feet. If Kaguya isn't bearing down on us, try to work out some of the soreness.
>Did we register this technique enough to identify it?
>"Very impressive, majesty. It is a shame we are on opposite sides."

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« Reply #593 on: May 30, 2010, 09:47:10 PM »
> Are we able to devise a stance that gives equal coverage to all areas?  If not, go for Eagle Hides Talons.

Apparently, Thomas the Tank Engine isn't one to take crap from anyone.

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« Reply #594 on: May 30, 2010, 10:07:11 PM »
>Get back to our feet. If Kaguya isn't bearing down on us, try to work out some of the soreness.
>Did we register this technique enough to identify it?
>"Very impressive, majesty. It is a shame we are on opposite sides."

> She's standing in the middle of Eirin's office, looking at you through the hole you made. She's admiring her handiwork.
> It came too fast, and you were unprepared for it. It's hard to tell even what to look for, but you do know that the reach on that attack was extreme - two metres, easily.
> Kaguya curtseys.

> Are we able to devise a stance that gives equal coverage to all areas?  If not, go for Eagle Hides Talons.

> Stance developed: Marble Bulwark. Complexity: 2. The user of Marble Bulwark prepares to defend every vulnerable part of her body with both arms and legs. The stance sacrifices attack power and the ability to counterattack due to the concentration required to maintain a strong defense. At Complexity 4 the user no longer receives penalties whilst in this stance.

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« Reply #595 on: May 30, 2010, 10:13:24 PM »
> Observe Kaguya before making any moves.
> If she goes to attack, get into Marble Bulwark.

Apparently, Thomas the Tank Engine isn't one to take crap from anyone.

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« Reply #596 on: May 31, 2010, 09:04:23 AM »
>How big is that table we knocked over? Ideally big enough to cover most of our body, but light enough to lift perpendicular to floor. Regardless, use this as cover. If able to lift, mounting a feinting bull-rush to unseen uppercut would be good. Throwing the table at the last second as Kaguya winds up, ducking underneath the table as it (probably) flies back to a mean uppercut. Provide additional beatdowns after a success.

>Other options: A handy dandy shout for mystical information and shock may provide opening. Chuck heavy-ish at the Princess. Get New Kid out of there.

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« Reply #597 on: May 31, 2010, 09:40:57 AM »
>Really, we just need the faeries to be attracted by the noise.
>Recall what we know about Kaguya's immortality. Does it allow regeneration before she dies? If so, does it take place quickly? If she does die, how long would it take to kick in?

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« Reply #598 on: May 31, 2010, 10:02:54 AM »
> Observe Kaguya before making any moves.
> If she goes to attack, get into Marble Bulwark.

> Kaguya is walking out into the corridor. You hear a shout of "YOU!" down the corridor to your left. Sounds like Cirno.

>How big is that table we knocked over? Ideally big enough to cover most of our body, but light enough to lift perpendicular to floor. Regardless, use this as cover. If able to lift, mounting a feinting bull-rush to unseen uppercut would be good. Throwing the table at the last second as Kaguya winds up, ducking underneath the table as it (probably) flies back to a mean uppercut. Provide additional beatdowns after a success.

>Other options: A handy dandy shout for mystical information and shock may provide opening. Chuck heavy-ish at the Princess. Get New Kid out of there.

> You quickly scuttle towards the table and lift it by bracing your shoulders against some of the table-legs, the tabletop in front of you, perpendicular to the ground. You're not quite strong enough to throw it with any degree of precision, but you can try to use your charge's momentum to shove it at Kaguya.
> Table in front of you, you charge out of the room, shouting as you do, right back out through the paper screen. Your view is strongly obscured by the tabletop, but, with the aid of your kiai, you can see a strong concentration of energy around Kaguya. It looks almost humanoid, and two heads taller than her.
> You shove the table at Kaguya, who gasps and cowers, covering her face. With your enhanced senses, you are no longer blinded by the blue flash, and you see the humanoid shape crouch down and take the table on its shoulder, splitting it clean in half, before lashing out with an impossibly-long-ranged roundhouse kick to clear possible hidden attackers, which you block neatly, thanks to Marble Bulwark. Despite this, the force of that kick is absurd, and it lifts you off your feet and launches you down the corridor.
> Not one to lose an opportunity, during the brief moment that you are in range of Kaguya when you are lifted off the ground, you strike at her with your leg, hitting her square in the chest and toppling her over. She yelps at the sudden attack.
> You find yourself flying down the corridor when, all of a sudden, your flight is abruptly halted by something soft. The yell of "Whoa!" suggests that it's Cirno. Both of you crash into the wall at the end of the corridor. That didn't hurt too bad - Cirno mostly broke your fall.

>Really, we just need the faeries to be attracted by the noise.
>Recall what we know about Kaguya's immortality. Does it allow regeneration before she dies? If so, does it take place quickly? If she does die, how long would it take to kick in?

> You know that Kaguya is immortal, and the legends passed down the Hieda clan do give a detailed history of the events around it, but you do not know the specifics of how her immortality works. Eientei prefers to keep very tight-lipped about the whole deal. Regardless, considering what Shikieki mentioned about unnecessary violence, killing an opponent would have very serious repercussions. Whether they get better or not afterward is unlikely to be a good excuse.

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« Reply #599 on: May 31, 2010, 10:34:07 AM »
>Stand up, assess what Kaguya is doing.
>Presuming she isn't beating up other faeries, or about to do so to us, ask, "Who's your friend?"