Sakuya Quest 9 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Rather that going behind the tree, circle around her to behind her, getting into a position where we can deliver a solid kick to her lower back to help propel her forward.
> Then deliver said kick, resuming time the instant before it lands.

[Monarda]

Wow, Meiling would be surely proud.

[Hello Purvis]

>Wait for her to get as close as we can confidently let her while still able to stop time safely, then stop time and take shelter behind the other tree behind us from her, then resume time.

> Rather that going behind the tree, circle around her to behind her, getting into a position where we can deliver a solid kick to her lower back to help propel her forward.
> Then deliver said kick, resuming time the instant before it lands.

>You decided to take the offensive, letting the youkai draw close. She raises her stinger as she does. Then you step out of time.
>You note that the youkai in green is approaching from the other side, though a bit less recklessly as her companion.
>You set yourself up, then deliver a kick, giving her minimal time to dodge. It catches her precisely as you like, and sends her sprawling downward and ahead. She doesn't quick crash into the tree, but rather hits the ground and some underbrush heavily.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How long are her sleeves?
> Is the ground dirt or rock?
> Has her dress flopped to the ground?

[Hello Purvis]

> How long are her sleeves?
> Is the ground dirt or rock?
> Has her dress flopped to the ground?

>She has full sleeves.
>The ground is dirt, thus trees and greenery. There's probably some rocks in it.
>Yes, she is laying on the ground.

>_

[Monarda]

>What about her companion ? What is she up to ?

[Hello Purvis]

>What about her companion ? What is she up to ?

>Her companion cries out, after she processes what happened, and is definitely coming faster.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How loose are the on-the-ground woman's sleeves?

[Hello Purvis]

> How loose are the on-the-ground woman's sleeves?

>They are not tight, but they are not super loose, either.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> In our experience, if we shove a knife hard into the ground, how difficult is it to dislodge?

[Hello Purvis]

> In our experience, if we shove a knife hard into the ground, how difficult is it to dislodge?

>That really depends on how hard or dry or is actually clay the ground is. In this case, the ground is a bit dry, if you shoved a knife deep enough, it would be difficult to dislodge assuming this person has human strength proportional to her size.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How many knives do we have, again? (On mobile, sorry)

[Monarda]

> How many knives do we have, again? (On mobile, sorry)

>18

[Hello Purvis]

> How many knives do we have, again? (On mobile, sorry)

>18

>He's right, hoss.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Stop time.
> Begin plunging knives hard into the ground through the grounded woman's outfit to pin her to the ground. Stick one on each side of both of her wrists, a couple of each side of her torso, and one on each side of each of her thighs.

[Hello Purvis]

> Stop time.
> Begin plunging knives hard into the ground through the grounded woman's outfit to pin her to the ground. Stick one on each side of both of her wrists, a couple of each side of her torso, and one on each side of each of her thighs.

>You do your best to pin her down, driving knives as deep as you can into the time-stopped and unresponsive earth.  By the time you've plunged two beside each of her wrists, it is getting difficult to keep time frozen.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Forgo her sides and pin down the legs as best we can, then.

[Hello Purvis]

> Forgo her sides and pin down the legs as best we can, then.

>You manage to drive in one more on her right side. It's getting hard to breath now.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Get one on the left side.
> Resume time.

[Hello Purvis]

> Get one on the left side.
> Resume time.

>You start working one into her left side, but you cannot hold time back any longer. It comes rushing back to as the dagger suddenly sinks into the soil with markedly less resistance. Still, your eyes are swimming and  you're fighting for breath as the youkai in green closes in, your own stance and balance remarkably off from the sudden shift and bending over to put the knife in place.

>_

[Monarda]

You overextended a but too much.

>How far is she ?

[Hello Purvis]

>How far is she ?

>She is several yards away.

>_

[Monarda]

>How fast can we recover balance ?

[Hello Purvis]

>How fast can we recover balance ?

>Hard to say, you're also gasping for air.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Do we have any idea how visible we are to Flan?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we have any idea how visible we are to Flan?

>You do not. You imagine she can at least see something or other, if not the details of your predicament.

>_

[Monarda]

>Instead of stopping time, can we just slow the time flow ?

[Hello Purvis]

>Instead of stopping time, can we just slow the time flow ?

>You can, but this is actually more difficult; rather like how trying to sneeze slowly is much harder than just sneezing. Right now, though, you some time to rest.

>_

[Monarda]

>How is the other assailant coming at us ? Straight into us, on a flank maneuver or from above ?

[Hello Purvis]

>How is the other assailant coming at us ? Straight into us, on a flank maneuver or from above ?

>She is coming from the front and left, about on your level, maybe a few inches higher due to floating.

>_