Author Topic: Nue Quest 9 - Ascension: A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 34645 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #450 on:** January 05, 2012, 10:46:03 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 05, 2012, 09:36:29 PM

> Keep moving forward at the same clip, and angle ourselves a bit upward as well.
> After about a second and a half of upward movement, dive back down (while still moving forward). Hopefully we ultimately end up close to eye level: if/when an eye comes into ourrange, stab at it with the sword.

>You keep moving, angling upward. The horn passes just under you, almost tearing at the cloth of your dress!
>You then descend at it's face, and have a clear shot at it's face. Stabbing at it's eye, you force the behemoth to jerk it's head back to keep away from the blade, and force it to move away from you.
>You can see some lights just behind the behemoth as it moves, is that danmaku fire?

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #451 on:** January 05, 2012, 11:42:57 PM »

> Here's hoping it's danmaku fire.
> Press the offensive! Pursue its head wherever it jerked to, and swing the sword at its nose. Unless we find ourselves in range of an eye, in which case, stab at the eye again instead.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #452 on:** January 06, 2012, 12:04:25 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 05, 2012, 11:42:57 PM

> Here's hoping it's danmaku fire.
> Press the offensive! Pursue its head wherever it jerked to, and swing the sword at its nose. Unless we find ourselves in range of an eye, in which case, stab at the eye again instead.

>You hope and press the offensive, following it's head, and swinging at it's nose. Your sword his home, smacking into the leathery hide at it's nose. You aren't sure if you really hurt it, or even damaged the skin much, but it continues to draw away quickly.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #453 on:** January 06, 2012, 12:22:30 AM »

> Keep following and try stabbing the nose instead.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #454 on:** January 06, 2012, 12:35:46 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2012, 12:22:30 AM

> Keep following and try stabbing the nose instead.

>You follow, stabbing at the behemoth's nose. it continues to swing it's head to and fro away from your weapon, and you manage to catch it a few times. Then suddenly it reverses direction and comes barreling toward you!

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GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #455 on:** January 06, 2012, 01:37:46 AM »

>Fly directly away from it, matching its speed.
>Suddenly slow down while rising slightly.
>As it passes under us, grab hold of one of its horns.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #456 on:** January 06, 2012, 03:18:35 AM »

>You move back, then upwards!
>The behemoth starts to pass under you. Rather than doing so blindly, it tosses its head as it goes by and sends a speeding horn coming at you from the left!

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #457 on:** January 06, 2012, 03:48:59 AM »

> Keep speeding upward, since our momentum is moving us in that direction anyway. As long as it's passing under us, it won't be able to come at us if we're too high.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #458 on:** January 06, 2012, 03:59:02 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2012, 03:48:59 AM

> Keep speeding upward, since our momentum is moving us in that direction anyway. As long as it's passing under us, it won't be able to come at us if we're too high.

>You keep going upward, and the horn, followed shortly by the behemoth, passes under you.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #459 on:** January 06, 2012, 04:03:13 AM »

> Look back down. Who's going where and doing what?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #460 on:** January 06, 2012, 04:08:40 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2012, 04:03:13 AM

> Look back down. Who's going where and doing what?

>You look down, and see that the behemoth is still moving, resuming a track northward. Byakuren is a short ways away to the south, as are the Hakutaku and Mokou close together. You think if anyone fired on the behemoth, it was the latter two.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #461 on:** January 06, 2012, 04:20:04 AM »

> Where did Mamizou vanish to?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #462 on:** January 06, 2012, 04:24:24 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2012, 04:20:04 AM

> Where did Mamizou vanish to?

>You look around, and a little ways off to the west; it seems she didn't follow you after the behemoth at all.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #463 on:** January 06, 2012, 04:54:59 AM »

> Fly over to Byakuren.
> "You okay?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #464 on:** January 06, 2012, 05:00:38 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2012, 04:54:59 AM

> Fly over to Byakuren.
> "You okay?"

>You make your way over to Byakuren. Mokou and the hakutaku move that was, as well.
>You reach her first, and ask how she is. "I'm fine," she says. "Just a little rattled. I'm sorry, I wasn't sure what to do at first, and then it was on top of me..."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #465 on:** January 06, 2012, 05:04:02 AM »

> "That's fine. I'm sorry for putting you in a spot like that. I didn't think it would go rapid-fire with its swings, it didn't do that to me earlier."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #466 on:** January 06, 2012, 05:33:07 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2012, 05:04:02 AM

> "That's fine. I'm sorry for putting you in a spot like that. I didn't think it would go rapid-fire with its swings, it didn't do that to me earlier."

>She nods. "It's alright. I volunteered to be here, but, what are we going to do now?"

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #467 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:36:12 AM »

> Shake head.
> "Not a clue. I'm beginning to wonder if maybe we should just let it make its way to Yuuka's fields and let her deal with it."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #468 on:** January 06, 2012, 09:15:00 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2012, 11:36:12 AM

> Shake head.
> "Not a clue. I'm beginning to wonder if maybe we should just let it make its way to Yuuka's fields and let her deal with it."

>"I don't think that would be a good idea," says Byakuren. "Even casting the ethical concerns aside, assuming she does defeat it she's going to be very eager to get her hands on the whoever sent it her way. And given the direction it's coming from, she would probably cast blame on the town first. I am not sure how she would carry out investigations from there."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #469 on:** January 06, 2012, 09:40:55 PM »

> "Then maybe she'd help if asked politely. Can't imagine she escaped money concerns."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #470 on:** January 06, 2012, 10:13:58 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2012, 09:40:55 PM

> "Then maybe she'd help if asked politely. Can't imagine she escaped money concerns."

>"It's possible," says Byakuren, "But...I would tread carefully, for you may well get blamed."
>"Hey, you alright?" Mokou says as she and the hakutaku approach. "Sorry I didn't just jump in, but I kinda make a promise not to do crazy shit that gets me killed anymore, so I was looking for a good opening, you know? Didn't seem to care at all when I shot it."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #471 on:** January 06, 2012, 10:32:40 PM »

> "Feeling fine, aside from annoyed that I'm well and truly out of ideas."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #472 on:** January 07, 2012, 10:44:23 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2012, 10:32:40 PM

> "Feeling fine, aside from annoyed that I'm well and truly out of ideas."

>"Seems like you were doing pretty well, to me," says Mokou. "Enough to make it backtrack, at least."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #473 on:** January 07, 2012, 02:35:38 PM »

> "Yeah, it still doesn't want anything to do with me. But that doesn't get it to go away entirely."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #474 on:** January 07, 2012, 09:03:52 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 07, 2012, 02:35:38 PM

> "Yeah, it still doesn't want anything to do with me. But that doesn't get it to go away entirely."

>"What were you saying to it?" says the Hakutaku.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #475 on:** January 07, 2012, 11:04:47 PM »

> "I basically asked it if it wanted to get back in the sword, or react appreciably to anything I was saying. I'm not sure it understands any language."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #476 on:** January 07, 2012, 11:11:16 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 07, 2012, 11:04:47 PM

> "I basically asked it if it wanted to get back in the sword, or react appreciably to anything I was saying. I'm not sure it understands any language."

>"I wonder if it would really respond to questions, rather than orders?" says the hakutaku.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #477 on:** January 07, 2012, 11:13:51 PM »

> "I tried ordering it around earlier and nothing happened. I can try again, I guess, but I don't have much confidence it will work."
> Put on a thoughtful face.
> "Maybe if I really yelled at it?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #478 on:** January 07, 2012, 11:22:18 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 07, 2012, 11:13:51 PM

> "I tried ordering it around earlier and nothing happened. I can try again, I guess, but I don't have much confidence it will work."
> Put on a thoughtful face.
> "Maybe if I really yelled at it?"

>"It's certainly worth a try," says Byakuren.
>"It's a hell of a lot less likely to tangle with you than us, in any event," says Mokou.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #479 on:** January 07, 2012, 11:26:17 PM »

> How far away is the beast?