JoJo's Bizarre Grail War Part 2 - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "W-well...like he said, it's a war."
> "Right between the eyes, if you can. Don't make him suffer."

>"Alright," says Archer. "I don't know how long that cloud is going to linger. It may be better to move."

>_

[Stuffman]

> "Okay. I'll have to move away from you and go around the other side, though, if we're going to surprise him."
> Start moving around to the left of the gas. Avoiding making noise is probably impossible, so keep our head down.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Okay. I'll have to move away from you and go around the other side, though, if we're going to surprise him."
> Start moving around to the left of the gas. Avoiding making noise is probably impossible, so keep our head down.

>"Try not to let him see you," Archer sends.
>You begin making your way toward the left side of the cloud. How close or far do you intend to get to it?

>_

[Stuffman]

> We have no way of knowing exactly where he is on the other side, so we'll just have to ballpark it. Find a piece of cover we think is near the edge. Try to judge it by the gunshots.
> As for the cloud itself, if it's still moving don't get too close to it.

[Hello Purvis]

> We have no way of knowing exactly where he is on the other side, so we'll just have to ballpark it. Find a piece of cover we think is near the edge. Try to judge it by the gunshots.
> As for the cloud itself, if it's still moving don't get too close to it.

>You start to make your way around the cloud, trying to keep from being too obvious about it. You're well aware that if Explorer sees you, what happens next will be entirely up to him. Sounds of the two servants skirmishing dominate any other sounds.
>As you move forward, you note that the cloud, which had achieved a sort of settled start, is starting to billow out ahead of you.

>_

[Stuffman]

> @Archer: "It might be starting to clear..."
> Pick a good piece of cover and stay there.

[Hello Purvis]

> @Archer: "It might be starting to clear..."
> Pick a good piece of cover and stay there.

>"That would be handy," Archer sends back. "He keeps trying to pin me against it!"
>You seek out some cover. As you do, the cloud begins to curve around ahead, flowing unlike any cloud you've seen before.

>_

[Stuffman]

> @Archer: "Oh no no no, it's not clearing, it's moving! Eileen must be controlling it!"

[Hello Purvis]

> @Archer: "Oh no no no, it's not clearing, it's moving! Eileen must be controlling it!"

>Archer's reply is simply profanity.

>_

[Stuffman]

Yeah, that's about how I feel about the situation.

> Start moving in the most away-est direction from the cloud.
> @Archer: "Okay, forget the plan, we need to focus on finding a chance to use your Noble Phantasm so you can go put an arrow in Eileen's stupid face."

[Hello Purvis]

> Start moving in the most away-est direction from the cloud.
> @Archer: "Okay, forget the plan, we need to focus on finding a chance to use your Noble Phantasm so you can go put an arrow in Eileen's stupid face."

>You back away from the cloud, as it continues to twist around toward you.
>"Right," Archer sends.

>_

[Stuffman]

> It's strange that Eileen knows right where we are when Explorer hasn't had any sight of us...
> Look up. Is another of those damn drones flying around?

[Hello Purvis]

> It's strange that Eileen knows right where we are when Explorer hasn't had any sight of us...
> Look up. Is another of those damn drones flying around?

>You look up, and see there is another drone flying around.

>_

[Stuffman]

> @Archer: "In the unlikely event you find yourself with a free moment, Eileen's got another pair of eyes in the sky..."

[Hello Purvis]

> @Archer: "In the unlikely event you find yourself with a free moment, Eileen's got another pair of eyes in the sky..."

>"I was afraid of that," says Archer. "I'll do what I can when I get some time!"

>_

[Stuffman]

Well, I'd say Lily is out of useful options. How's things going for Archer?

> Continue to go where fog is not. If Explorer's trying to herd Archer into it, perhaps it would be best to lead it away? Continue moving around the action in a clockwise manner.

[Hello Purvis]

> Continue to go where fog is not. If Explorer's trying to herd Archer into it, perhaps it would be best to lead it away? Continue moving around the action in a clockwise manner.

>You move to circle around the fog, hoping to give Archer some breathing room. It continues to flow in your general direction; you notice that the farther side is trying to loop around as well, moving to try can catch you from both sides.

>_

[Stuffman]

> How fast is it going? i.e. Is our current jogging pace enough to avoid getting trapped?

[Hello Purvis]

> How fast is it going? i.e. Is our current jogging pace enough to avoid getting trapped?

>It seems to be gaining, bit by bit.

>_

[Stuffman]

> Well that sucks, because we definitely aren't built for running. Pick up the pace a bit.

[Hello Purvis]

> Well that sucks, because we definitely aren't built for running. Pick up the pace a bit.

>You pick up the pace, and for the time being the cloud doesn't seem to be gaining on you.
>"Are you alright?" Archer sends.

>_

[Stuffman]

> @Archer: "That cloud's a little faster than I'm comfortable with, but I'm keeping ahead of it for now. I'm trying to pull it away from you, but at this rate I'll see Eileen again before me or Explorer have a shot at each other."

[Hello Purvis]

> @Archer: "That cloud's a little faster than I'm comfortable with, but I'm keeping ahead of it for now. I'm trying to pull it away from you, but at this rate I'll see Eileen again before me or Explorer have a shot at each other."

>"If she's watching you from above," Archer sends, "Try to obscure the view. And if you do see her, well, if she's in danger that puts pressure on Explorer, doesn't it?"

>_

[Stuffman]

> Look up and try to stick to the larger/denser woodwork, as suggested.
> @Archer: "I guess, although the best I can do is throw a rock at her...I'll try to find her, though."
> Actually, we did grab those rocks earlier, and we're pretty good at earth magic. Would it be possible to improvise a Throw Stone spell that would put some more oomph behind a thrown rock?

[Hello Purvis]

> Look up and try to stick to the larger/denser woodwork, as suggested.
> @Archer: "I guess, although the best I can do is throw a rock at her...I'll try to find her, though."
> Actually, we did grab those rocks earlier, and we're pretty good at earth magic. Would it be possible to improvise a Throw Stone spell that would put some more oomph behind a thrown rock?

>You keep to the more dense trees. Do you have a direction or goal in mind, beyond keeping away from the cloud.
>"Didn't you buy a weapon the other day?" Archer sends.
>You...don't think you can come up with something like that on the fly. Making things move tends to be the opposite of what earth magic is about, in your experience.

>_

[Stuffman]

>"Didn't you buy a weapon the other day?" Archer sends.

Er. Wait. I must have glossed this over. What did we buy?

EDIT:
> "Oh...right. Maybe..."
> Confirm that we're carrying it?
> We want to try to run a wide circle around the area where Archer and Explorer are, maybe try to put Explorer's back to it. Eventually, we'll end up in the direction Eileen ran off to.

[Hello Purvis]

Er. Wait. I must have glossed this over. What did we buy?

EDIT:
> "Oh...right. Maybe..."
> Confirm that we're carrying it?
> We want to try to run a wide circle around the area where Archer and Explorer are, maybe try to put Explorer's back to it. Eventually, we'll end up in the direction Eileen ran off to.

>It is still in your purse!
>You start trying to make a wide circle to get somewhat behind where you think Explorer Is. The gas follows round behind you, but you note that it slows, it doesn't follow you quite so directly now. The woods is a little tangled and hard to move in, but keeping under the thicker canopies you have time to pick through with the cloud only making minmal gains. Then you come across what is definitely a footprint in some mud.

>_

[Stuffman]

> Get another wall ready to intercept another gas vial. (Hopefully she hasn't figured out how to lob them in a way that will make them go over.)
> Follow the trail. Stop if we can see it go behind an obvious hiding spot.

[Hello Purvis]

> Get another wall ready to intercept another gas vial. (Hopefully she hasn't figured out how to lob them in a way that will make them go over.)
> Follow the trail. Stop if we can see it go behind an obvious hiding spot.

>You proceed, and...there she is.  She's mostly but not entirely hidden behind a stand of trees, but you can see parts of her ridiculous purple dress peeking around it. It doesn't seem like she had any better alternatives here, though.

>_

[Stuffman]

Is knowing her location enough to hit her with Halt, or do we need to see her actual body?