Sword Quest III - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

To be honest, I'm not sure we even know that much. It's possible she simply saw an opportunity to bully/humiliate a hated rival and took it.

I do wonder if/hope that we can get back here with Kay, though.

[Hello Purvis]

> How are her hands positioned?
> Which side is she coming from?
> Has she gone airborne, or just dashed forward?
> Are our hands currently full?

>Her hands are low.
>She is coming from the front.
>You can't tell, but the former seems more likely.
>Your left hand is currently carrying your bag of stuff.

>How do we think we'd fare at running away from an oni?

>You've never tried.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Quickly duck back and to the left, turning to the left as we do so.
> While turning, grab at our cloak with our right hand. If we succeed in grabbing it, hold it close to our body.
> Run!

[Hello Purvis]

> Quickly duck back and to the left, turning to the left as we do so.
> While turning, grab at our cloak with our right hand. If we succeed in grabbing it, hold it close to our body.
> Run!

>You duck back, taking you outside the establishment, and to the left, narrowly evading the oni's lunge as you gather up your cloak. Then you break into a run, heading into the crowded streets. You can hear several of the establishment patrons behind you, while the crowds ahead will make it difficult to simply run in a straight line.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Given our current direction of travel, in which direction is southeast?

[Hello Purvis]

> Given our current direction of travel, in which direction is southeast?

>Ahead and to your left.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> How far ahead is the next intersection?

[Hello Purvis]

> How far ahead is the next intersection?

>Hard to tell with the crowds, but it seems to be some distance away.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Would the crowds be large enough to lose pursuers in?

[Hello Purvis]

>Would the crowds be large enough to lose pursuers in?

>You don't think you could lose yourself into the crowd, you are pretty distinctive, but they may be enough to hinder a group chasing you.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Curse our dazzling good looks and distinctive flair!
>Continue running for now, trying not to inconvenience anyone in the crowds too much.
>After a short while, look back and check to see how close the pursuers have become.
>How is our flight speed?

[Suwako Moriya]

> We're a smart chappy, we can analyze on the fly. As we flee, keep our eyes darting back and forth ahead of us, mentally assessing how the individuals in the crowd will be placed based on how they are moving when we see them, and plan a path through the resulting open spaces. It's just danmaku, except linear and with bigger and fewer bullets.
> Keep a calm look on our face at all times, as well. We got this.

[Hello Purvis]

> We're a smart chappy, we can analyze on the fly. As we flee, keep our eyes darting back and forth ahead of us, mentally assessing how the individuals in the crowd will be placed based on how they are moving when we see them, and plan a path through the resulting open spaces. It's just danmaku, except linear and with bigger and fewer bullets.
> Keep a calm look on our face at all times, as well. We got this.

>You dash into the crowd, doing your best to read it ahead of time. It is a little complicated by the fact that some of the oni in it stop to stare at you, but this can usually be compensated for. You dart through the open parts, doing your best to maneuver around the people in the way. ahead, you can see a sizable group that seems to be composed of a lot of oni going more or less in the same direction. You think there is a way way around it to the left side of the street, or perhaps you can work your way through it.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

: ( I wanted that to be an addendum to Yaer's post, not a replacement for it.

> We can still bemoan everything positive about ourselves that makes us easily identifiable.
> Are our pursuers still audible behind us?
> How is our flight speed?

[Hello Purvis]

>Curse our dazzling good looks and distinctive flair!
>Continue running for now, trying not to inconvenience anyone in the crowds too much.
>After a short while, look back and check to see how close the pursuers have become.
>How is our flight speed?

> We can still bemoan everything positive about ourselves that makes us easily identifiable.
> Are our pursuers still audible behind us?
> How is our flight speed?

>Nobility can be a burden
>Your flight speed is pretty decent.
>You believe you can hear them, but it's hard to tell with the crowd noises.
>Are you sure you want to look back while running through a crowded street?

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Look back only when a convenient opportunity presents itself, i.e a sparse area of crowd

[Hello Purvis]

>Look back only when a convenient opportunity presents itself, i.e a sparse area of crowd

>As you are currently deciding how to deal with a sizable crowd, this opportunity is not present.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Continue through crowd, listening for cries of annoyance directed at our pursuers.

[Hello Purvis]

>Continue through crowd, listening for cries of annoyance directed at our pursuers.

>How will you proceed through the large group mentioned beforehand?

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Go around the group to the left.

[Hello Purvis]

> Go around the group to the left.

>You break to the left, running as fast as you can. As you do, the group starts break up, as the people travelling in that direction starting heading toward things of individual interest. You find yourself momentarily caught between two groups of oni and the side of a building.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>How close to the next intersection are we now?

[Kilgamayan]

> We presumably still have our forward momentum going, yes?
> How immediately are we going to plow facefirst into something or someone?

[Hello Purvis]

>How close to the next intersection are we now?

>Still hard to tell, particularly with a wall of oni in front of you.

> We presumably still have our forward momentum going, yes?
> How immediately are we going to plow facefirst into something or someone?

>For the time being.
>Very shortly.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Perform a flight assisted leap over the oni, manipulating our descent if necessary to not land on more oni.
>If possible take a quick look back while in midair.

[Hello Purvis]

>Perform a flight assisted leap over the oni, manipulating our descent if necessary to not land on more oni.
>If possible take a quick look back while in midair.

>You try to take the the air and leap over the oni. However, you do into rise quite fast enough, and firmly slam your knee into the back of the oni hard of her, sending waves of pain through it as you ascend and sending the oni sprawling onto the ground with a cry.
>Do you still wish to descend?

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Not yet.

> "Apologies! Bill The Pressed Rose!"
> Fly forward several more yards until we're well clear of the crowd and the oni we just knocked over, then, once there's an open space to do so, land and continue running.

[Hello Purvis]

> Not yet.

> "Apologies! Bill The Pressed Rose!"
> Fly forward several more yards until we're well clear of the crowd and the oni we just knocked over, then, once there's an open space to do so, land and continue running.

>You fly forward, as you hear one of the oni you passed over, you aren't sure if it's the one you bowled over or not, cry out "Get back 'ere!'
>You head forward several yards and resuming running. You can hear the sounds of pursuit a bit closer behind you, you imagine one or two of the oni from that crowd are after you now. Ahead, the crowd is not especially dense anywhere.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Keep heading forward, dodging around people as need be. Aim for the left turn at the next intersection.

[Hello Purvis]

> Keep heading forward, dodging around people as need be. Aim for the left turn at the next intersection.

>You keep running, trying to ignore the pain in your knee. Despite your efforts, you are well aware it is slowing you down. You keep running, and soon a street comes into view, a street that dead ends into this one. However, it is to the right.

>_