Author Topic: (Skyseas of Gensokyo) Nazrin Quest (Part 8) (Read 34258 times)

Oldmansour · « **Reply #810 on:** March 15, 2012, 07:56:37 AM »

>Is Fuuka still armed, and does she seem to be carrying any other weapons, as near as we can tell?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #811 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:32:33 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on March 15, 2012, 07:56:37 AM

>Is Fuuka still armed, and does she seem to be carrying any other weapons, as near as we can tell?

>Her sword lies discarded on the ground in a smear of her own blood. No other weapons are obvious on her, at least.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #812 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:36:59 AM »

I trust Chisato enough to be able to hold her own against her tengu. Maybe not WIN, but keep that one off us while we deal with the wind-sword tengu. As much as I'd like to use Fuuka here as a hostage, I'd wager she's been effectively taken out of the fight. I can very much live with that. And it might (emphasis on might) make Aya think twice about the opposition here, seeing one of hers cut up that bad.

But wind blade.... Honestly, I don't know how we're gonna beat her on one leg, assuming Chisato and Miyuki can't help us against her, but I know we've got a better chance than Miyuki does now that she's lost her knife.

Actually,

>Does it look like Miyuki's carrying any more knives?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #813 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:39:56 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on March 15, 2012, 08:36:59 AM

>Does it look like Miyuki's carrying any more knives?

>You can't see her very well at this instant, what with the other two tengu in the way, but you didn't notice anything else in her hands a moment ago.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #814 on:** March 15, 2012, 09:04:17 AM »

My kingdom for a clear shot.... Oh, well.

>Sound as cock-sure as we can manage with a gaping wound in our leg, and straighten up. "Chisato? If yours doesn't wanna fight you, I'm free now. I got one bird full of holes, and one running away from me."
>Start down the corridor towards Fuuka, but keep our kunai ready for a throw. If we can get a clearer shot than what we have now, without risking Miyuki, throw a kunai at the back of the tengu chasing her.
>Keep an ear open for sounds behind us, in case Chisato's opponent falls for our taunt. And an eye on Fuuka, in case she's pissed enough to ignore orders.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #815 on:** March 16, 2012, 08:22:12 PM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on March 15, 2012, 09:04:17 AM

>Sound as cock-sure as we can manage with a gaping wound in our leg, and straighten up. "Chisato? If yours doesn't wanna fight you, I'm free now. I got one bird full of holes, and one running away from me."
>Start down the corridor towards Fuuka, but keep our kunai ready for a throw. If we can get a clearer shot than what we have now, without risking Miyuki, throw a kunai at the back of the tengu chasing her.
>Keep an ear open for sounds behind us, in case Chisato's opponent falls for our taunt. And an eye on Fuuka, in case she's pissed enough to ignore orders.

>If you're intending to attempt to keep that tengu off Miyuki, you don't think you have nearly enough time for all this.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #816 on:** March 17, 2012, 12:01:09 AM »

> How much thrust force can we get out of one leg, if we wanted to jump?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #817 on:** March 17, 2012, 12:10:56 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 17, 2012, 12:01:09 AM

> How much thrust force can we get out of one leg, if we wanted to jump?

>Enough to get a little height, anyway, and you could probably force some extra lift out of your other leg as well, if you were willing to suffer for it.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #818 on:** March 17, 2012, 12:18:42 AM »

> Enough to, say, cover the distance between ourselves and Fuuka?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #819 on:** March 17, 2012, 12:22:45 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 17, 2012, 12:18:42 AM

> Enough to, say, cover the distance between ourselves and Fuuka?

>She isn't very far above the floor, given the restriction of the ceiling, and really only two or three steps away from you, along the ground. You could leap into weapons range, at the very least, though you imagine she'd be free to retreat as you did so. There's probably a decent chance you could still clip her if she tried.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #820 on:** March 17, 2012, 12:52:35 AM »

> How do we feel about the prospect of walking?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #821 on:** March 17, 2012, 12:57:02 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 17, 2012, 12:52:35 AM

> How do we feel about the prospect of walking?

>You'd need to take a few steps on the leg to know for sure, but you're fairly certain you can manage to get around by favoring it. Besides, in a situation like this, whatever pain you have to put up with by pushing it is probably less than would be inflicted upon you for trying too hard not to.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #822 on:** March 17, 2012, 01:46:02 AM »

> If Fuuka retreated straight backward, would she run into anyone? Or have the others moved on from being behind her from our perspective?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #823 on:** March 17, 2012, 01:57:09 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 17, 2012, 01:46:02 AM

> If Fuuka retreated straight backward, would she run into anyone? Or have the others moved on from being behind her from our perspective?

>The tengu leader is only a couple feet behind her, and Miyuki barely a foot beyond that, though they are both running in the opposite direction, so you doubt Fuuka would hit either if she retreated.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #824 on:** March 17, 2012, 03:43:55 AM »

This is a right dilly of a pickle. I can't see any way to save Miyuki from leaderface outside of getting off a projectile shot, but that runs the added risk of leaderface dodging and us hitting Miyuki instead.

> Is the loose tengu sword in grabbing range?
> Based on what we've seen of the tengu swords, how cut out are they for throwing?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #825 on:** March 17, 2012, 04:59:18 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 17, 2012, 03:43:55 AM

> Is the loose tengu sword in grabbing range?
> Based on what we've seen of the tengu swords, how cut out are they for throwing?

>Essentially yes.
>They are slashing rather than stabbing weapons, with smoothly curved and tapered blades. They look fairly light-weight, but their design would necessitate an entirely different sort of throw than what you're most used to. You imagine you could still hit someone with one, but it would be an inexact thing.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #826 on:** March 17, 2012, 06:01:00 AM »

> How much larger is the sword than our kunai?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #827 on:** March 17, 2012, 06:10:50 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 17, 2012, 06:01:00 AM

> How much larger is the sword than our kunai?

>It is probably somewhere around two and a half times the size of one of your kunai.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #828 on:** March 17, 2012, 06:31:45 AM »

Suggestion: Grab the sword, jump at Fuuka, chuck sword at her when she tries to dodge.

> How quickly could we stash a kunai to free up a hand for that sword? Or could we transfer a kunai between hands so one hand has both of them and the other is empty?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #829 on:** March 17, 2012, 06:35:18 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 17, 2012, 06:31:45 AM

> How quickly could we stash a kunai to free up a hand for that sword? Or could we transfer a kunai between hands so one hand has both of them and the other is empty?

>Shifting a kunai to your other hand would probably be quicker, but either is likely to be quick enough.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #830 on:** March 17, 2012, 10:19:55 AM »

Throwing a sword? I like that. It means that even if it fails outright, we still have our two kunai.

>Have we ever thrown swords before?
>Does this one seem particularly... aerodynamic?
>Would we have time to switch both kunai to one hand, grab the sword, and send it flying into the tengu assaulting Miyuki before she's likely to gut her?
>Is the discarded sword setting off our treasure/curse sense any?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #831 on:** March 17, 2012, 10:25:15 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on March 17, 2012, 10:19:55 AM

>Have we ever thrown swords before?
>Does this one seem particularly... aerodynamic?
>Would we have time to switch both kunai to one hand, grab the sword, and send it flying into the tengu assaulting Miyuki before she's likely to gut her?
>Is the discarded sword setting off our treasure/curse sense any?

>No. And frankly, most of them don't make great throwing weapons.
>As far as swords go, you suppose it's not bad, though you couldn't guarantee you wouldn't just whack your target with the blunt end of the sword rather than any part which would cause real damage.
>It's within the realm of possibility.
>You don't think so, but you hardly have time to take a close look at it at the moment. And since when can you passively detect curses, anyway?

Oldmansour · « **Reply #832 on:** March 17, 2012, 11:35:00 AM »

For the record, I really don't think this is going to work. But I see little other options here.
Throwing a sword may not be effective (no surprises there) but wielding one? That's something else.

>Lean around Fuuka as much as possible and throw a kunai at the tengu attacking Miyuki. Get her thinking about us again.
>If the kunai connects, say, "And you've got me!"
>Grab up the sword Fuuka dropped. And hope the hilt isn't too slick with blood.
>Keep our spare kunai handy to ward off Fuuka's attacks, if she gets ballsy.
>Keep an ear open behind us in case Chisato's dance partner comes after us.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #833 on:** March 18, 2012, 12:14:49 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on March 17, 2012, 11:35:00 AM

>Lean around Fuuka as much as possible and throw a kunai at the tengu attacking Miyuki. Get her thinking about us again.
>If the kunai connects, say, "And you've got me!"
>Grab up the sword Fuuka dropped. And hope the hilt isn't too slick with blood.
>Keep our spare kunai handy to ward off Fuuka's attacks, if she gets ballsy.
>Keep an ear open behind us in case Chisato's dance partner comes after us.

>You lean around Fuuka and take your shot, flinging one of your kunai at the tengu chasing Miyuki.
>"Left!" Fuuka cries as you release your weapon. Almost immediately, the other tengu twists her body aside and to the left, drawing her wings close around her. Your shot sails wide of her, and fortunately wide of Miyuki as well. She gains another step on the tengu, though the latter manages to somehow conserve much of her forward momentum even as she evades.
>Before your kunai has even hit the wall, Fuuka lunges for her discarded weapon. You quickly pivot your body back in front of her and slash out with your remaining kunai while stretching your free hand towards the sword. You grimace tightly against the stab of pain this maneuver tears from your injured leg, but your attack does force Fuuka back slightly - enough for you to claim her weapon first. You grumble dryly as you feel a smear of wetness beneath your fingers as they grasp the hilt, but at least it's not enough to impact your grip.
>You hear a thunk as your kunai sinks into the wall beyond your missed target. A swift footstep rings out very close behind you and you hear something heavy woosh through the air towards you. Miyuki lets out a sharp cry of pain.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #834 on:** March 18, 2012, 01:39:14 AM »

> Is our hand still on the floor from grabbing the blade?
> How close is Fuuka to us now?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #835 on:** March 18, 2012, 04:02:38 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 18, 2012, 01:39:14 AM

> Is our hand still on the floor from grabbing the blade?
> How close is Fuuka to us now?

>Just slightly above it.
>Quite close; potentially within striking distance.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #836 on:** March 18, 2012, 04:16:42 AM »

> Striking distance with the sword, you mean? A sword that has presumably less range than our legs?

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #837 on:** March 18, 2012, 04:23:45 AM »

Going to bed. Try handplanting and swinging our good leg around to kick at Fuuka.

I honestly have no clue how we can stop the leader from getting to Miyuki because projectile attacks are completely ineffective and we no longer have meaningful ground mobility, so I think our best bet is to take Fuuka down and get into a hostage standoff.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #838 on:** March 18, 2012, 04:25:52 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 18, 2012, 04:16:42 AM

> Striking distance with the sword, you mean? A sword that has presumably less range than our legs?

>With the sword, yes. And you would assume the sword to have greater reach when you account for the arm that it's attached to. Fuuka might still be in kicking range, though this would also mean bearing your weight on your bad leg in the process.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #839 on:** March 18, 2012, 04:54:07 AM »

>What's that sound behind us sound like, and how close it is?
>From what direction does it seem to be coming from, or is it dead behind us?