Sword Quest III - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Is the wave behind us coming toward us?
> Is the wave in front of us coming toward us?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is the wave behind us coming toward us?
> Is the wave in front of us coming toward us?

>Both are closing in on you from their respective direction.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Are both lines horizontal?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are both lines horizontal?

>Yes.

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[Kilgamayan]

> And there are no sizeable gaps between bullets in either one? That is, we could not dodge these lines by flying forward or by flying backward?

[Hello Purvis]

> And there are no sizeable gaps between bullets in either one? That is, we could not dodge these lines by flying forward or by flying backward?

>Flying forward you take you closer to where they cross. Flying backward might help you get out of their range. But within the arcs themselves, it would be terribly difficult to move between the bullets.

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[Kilgamayan]

> That would imply one is not direcly behind us. Where exactly are the two waves right now relative to our current position?

[Hello Purvis]

> That would imply one is not direcly behind us. Where exactly are the two waves right now relative to our current position?

>Somtimes one forgets that you turned away from the oni, thus flipping around what is ahead and behind.  Yes, from your perspective, there is one behind you and one ahead. By "flying backward", I meant leftward or away from where the oni presumably is.

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[Kilgamayan]

> All right. Just to be safe, let's have a quick review.
> From our current perspective, there is a line right in front of us, and a line right behind us. Flying straight forward or straight backward would fling us right into these lines with basically no hope of avoiding them.
> We have determined that it is very unlikely we have the time to fly upward or downward to avoid these lines, as they are quite vertically wide.
> Turning back to the right, which was originally forward (toward the oni) for us, and flying in that directions would make us eat at least one, if not both, lines.
> Turning left, which was originally backward (away from the oni) for us, would give us a chance to avoid both lines.
> Is all of this accurate?

[Hello Purvis]

> All right. Just to be safe, let's have a quick review.
> From our current perspective, there is a line right in front of us, and a line right behind us. Flying straight forward or straight backward would fling us right into these lines with basically no hope of avoiding them.
> We have determined that it is very unlikely we have the time to fly upward or downward to avoid these lines, as they are quite vertically wide.
> Turning back to the right, which was originally forward (toward the oni) for us, and flying in that directions would make us eat at least one, if not both, lines.
> Turning left, which was originally backward (away from the oni) for us, would give us a chance to avoid both lines.
> Is all of this accurate?

>This all seems to be correct.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is there anything stopping us from turning left and heading that way, like another line of bullets?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there anything stopping us from turning left and heading that way, like another line of bullets?

>Not really, though going too far away would be considered a retreat and dishonorable surrender.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Well, of course we're not going to run away.
> Anyway. There are only six possible directions. Five of them guarantee we will get a face full of bullet. Only one course of action to be had!
> Turn left and begin flying that way. Let's see what our options are this way.

[Hello Purvis]

> Well, of course we're not going to run away.
> Anyway. There are only six possible directions. Five of them guarantee we will get a face full of bullet. Only one course of action to be had!
> Turn left and begin flying that way. Let's see what our options are this way.

>You make your way leftward, backing away from the oni. There doesn't seem to be much of anything come at you from behind, as long as you don't try to overtake the bullets you've already dodged.
>As you do this, the nearer arc passes just behind you.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How's the other arc looking?

[Hello Purvis]

> How's the other arc looking?

>It may catch up with you, since it is also moving away from the oni, as well as toward you.

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[Kilgamayan]

> What options do we have to make it not catch up with us?

[Hello Purvis]

> What options do we have to make it not catch up with us?

>In theory, getting around it would be best.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is that a realistic possibility, give our current position and velocity and the line's current position and velocity?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is that a realistic possibility, give our current position and velocity and the line's current position and velocity?

>It's possible, you believe.

[Kilgamayan]

> Are there any other possible dodging maneuvers available that we can tell?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are there any other possible dodging maneuvers available that we can tell?

>It is possible to go between the shots that make up the arc. Just especially hard.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Given current locations and velocities of ourselves and the line, would we have a better shot of avoiding the incoming line if we changed direction, however slightly?

[Hello Purvis]

> Given current locations and velocities of ourselves and the line, would we have a better shot of avoiding the incoming line if we changed direction, however slightly?

>It would necessary,given that it is still travelling outward from the oni as well as toward you.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Given current locations and velocities of ourselves and the line, in which direction would be the best to turn to avoid the oncoming wave?

[Hello Purvis]

> Given current locations and velocities of ourselves and the line, in which direction would be the best to turn to avoid the oncoming wave?

>Best is entirely up to you.
>You could try to continue to move away from the oni, but you're far enough away now that you may well go too far. You could try to head toward the arc and move away from the oni. You could try to move above or below it, but this would require you to be between the lines that make up the main skeleton of this attack and be clear from stray shots in one of those directions. You could try to move between the bullets of the arc, but this would be very difficult and has no room for error. There may be other options.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> If the arc is coming from the oni, how would we move toward it and away from the oni?
> Is there actually enough time to get above or below the arc? There wasn't when we asked last time. Or was that related to the arc that has already passed by?

[Hello Purvis]

> If the arc is coming from the oni, how would we move toward it and away from the oni?
> Is there actually enough time to get above or below the arc? There wasn't when we asked last time. Or was that related to the arc that has already passed by?

>It is moving away from the oni, and also toward her left (your original right).
>There is, but at this point you aren't sure if it is safe.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Can we tell how the lines that form the main skeleton of the pattern are doing?

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we tell how the lines that form the main skeleton of the pattern are doing?

>They are still coming as far as you can tell.

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