Sword Quest IV - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Do so.

>Glancing leftward, you see danmaku coming from several sources. it looks to be a number of lines that arranged in overlapping V-like patterns, perhaps six or eight of them.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is it angled in such a way to be coming right at us, or it is aimed at where we are running to?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is it angled in such a way to be coming right at us, or it is aimed at where we are running to?

>More the latter. You aren't certain how effective it'll be.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Given how fast we are going, how long would it take us to brake and change direction sharply?

[Hello Purvis]

> Given how fast we are going, how long would it take us to brake and change direction sharply?

>Not long, you are quite maneuverable.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Can we tell how quickly the danmaku is moving, and/or how long it will take before it reaches us?

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we tell how quickly the danmaku is moving, and/or how long it will take before it reaches us?

>Not with a quick peek, which tells you it's not blindingly fast at least.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Based on what we remember in running, are there any fairies immediately to our right that we would risk crashing into if we turned in that direction?

[Hello Purvis]

> Based on what we remember in running, are there any fairies immediately to our right that we would risk crashing into if we turned in that direction?

>Not immediately to the right, but you are kind of in the thick of them now, so it wouldn't take long.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Turn our line of vision to our right while hitting the brakes.
> Make a sharp turn to the right and continue forward, slash at any bamboo in fairy hands that we happen to see.

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn our line of vision to our right while hitting the brakes.
> Make a sharp turn to the right and continue forward, slash at any bamboo in fairy hands that we happen to see.

>You make a sharp right turn, heading away from the faeries firing upon you.
>There are several faeries ahead, a couple trying to make sense of the chaos ahead, two others opening fire with large bubble-like bullets, and one charging at you with surprising speed. However, her speed does not match yours, and she has no technique, it's more than easy enough to cut away the length of bamboo she was carrying.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Where are the two bubble-shooters relative to us?
> Are they aiming directly for us, or at where we are going?

[Hello Purvis]

> Where are the two bubble-shooters relative to us?
> Are they aiming directly for us, or at where we are going?

>One is reasonably close at hand; the other is near the back of the group.
>Neither seem to be aiming at all.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Are the firing fairies to our left or right, or straight ahead of us?
> Are the bullets heading for our current position, where we are headed, or somewhere else that's less relevant?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are the firing fairies to our left or right, or straight ahead of us?
> Are the bullets heading for our current position, where we are headed, or somewhere else that's less relevant?

>The nearer one is to the left, the further one straight ahead.
>They are going all of these places, but they are not very dense; there should only be danger where the two faeries' bursts overlap.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Is there a bullet-free path to the closer fairy on the left?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there a bullet-free path to the closer fairy on the left?

>There might be, if you went around the burst of danmaku and tried to loop behind her.  But that might get you in trouble if either burst spreads more widely or quickly than you anticipate.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> What about the fairy straight ahead of us?

[Hello Purvis]

> What about the fairy straight ahead of us?

>Hard to tell, it would depend on how her danmaku spreads out. You suspect there might be a tight fit, but it would be risky.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is there anything to what is now our right?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there anything to what is now our right?

>Glancing over, you see a couple faeries, but they don't seem to be up to anything immediately hostile. Rather, they seem to be sort of loitering.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Look back ahead of us and start running toward the closer firing fairy on our left.

[Hello Purvis]

> Look back ahead of us and start running toward the closer firing fairy on our left.

>You close in on the faerie to your left. The burst of bubble shots in front of her spreads widely, some of them coming in your general direction and others spreading out to the left and right.

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[Kilgamayan]

> If we want to continue heading forward while avoiding these bubbles, what are our options?

[Hello Purvis]

> If we want to continue heading forward while avoiding these bubbles, what are our options?

>If you want to keep heading forward, you can see two potential paths. One is slightly to the right, where the bubbles are slowly drifting apart.  Further right, you can see a gap between faster-moving bubbles, where they are starting to meet with the second faerie's attacks.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Take the path to the right.

[Hello Purvis]

> Take the path to the right.

>You bank rightward, and head where the two clouds converge. It is a little tight, but you manage to slip between the bubbles, and can see a clear path to the nearer faerie.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Dash and slash that fairy!

[Hello Purvis]

> Dash and slash that fairy!

>You dash in between the remainng shots, cleanly slashing through the faerie and sending her to the ground, unconscious with a squawk. To your side, you can see lines of danmaku drawing very close!

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Which side?