Sword Quest IV - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Oh, whoops, I misunderstood the situation.
> Are their bamboo stalks longer, shorter, or the same length as our swords?

>They are about as long as your shorter blade, perhaps a little shorter than that.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Instead of slashing at the fairies, slash at their bamboo stalks. Aim for the area above where they are holding the stalks if possible; if this is not feasible, just aim for about the middle of the stalks or something.

[Hello Purvis]

> Instead of slashing at the fairies, slash at their bamboo stalks. Aim for the area above where they are holding the stalks if possible; if this is not feasible, just aim for about the middle of the stalks or something.

>You slash out, easily severing both of the bamboo stalks with a pair of speedy cuts from your longer blade. The faerie coming at your chest looks dismayed at the tiny amount of bamboo left in her hands, while the other doesn't seem to notice, swings somewhere to the left of you legs, and flies past you.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Are there more fairies ahead of us?
> If so, are there any clear paths to any of those fairies?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are there more fairies ahead of us?
> If so, are there any clear paths to any of those fairies?

>There is one more faerie flying toward you, though not quite so fast as the previous two. Beyond her, there are several faeries making more danmaku.
>The way between you and the approaching faerie is clear. The ones further back are firing danmaku.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Slash at the fairy to our right to take her out, then dash toward the last oncoming fairy.

[Hello Purvis]

> Slash at the fairy to our right to take her out, then dash toward the last oncoming fairy.

>You strike down the faerie to your right with a quick stab, sending her to the ground with yip. You the speed toward the last faerie, and visible dismay crosses her face as she slows down and turns so that her left shoulders faces you, presenting a narrow profile as she raises her length of bamboo.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How much longer will it be before the bullets being fired by the fairies in the back reach us?

[Hello Purvis]

> How much longer will it be before the bullets being fired by the fairies in the back reach us?

>You should have a few moments.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Do a horizontal slash to take this newest fairy down.

[Hello Purvis]

> Do a horizontal slash to take this newest fairy down.

>You slash horizontally, striking across the faerie's waist as she cries out and tries to leap back. Your attack causes her stagger, but she remains upright.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are we aware of how the oncoming bullets have changed, or would we need to check on them again?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are we aware of how the oncoming bullets have changed, or would we need to check on them again?

>You would need to take a moment to re-examine them.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Swing our other sword at the in-range fairy to take her down properly, and then re-assess the oncoming bullets.

[Hello Purvis]

> Swing our other sword at the in-range fairy to take her down properly, and then re-assess the oncoming bullets.

>The faerie is not prepared for your follow-through and crumples to the ground without a sound.
> Looking toward the oncoming bullets, you see a number of slow but colorful arcs of bullets spreading outward and in you general direction.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How much longer do we have until they're upon us?

[Hello Purvis]

> How much longer do we have until they're upon us?

>A few seconds. So a fair amount of time.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Take a quick look behind us to check any fairy activity there.

[Hello Purvis]

> Take a quick look behind us to check any fairy activity there.

>Behind you, you can see a number of bubble shots coming in your general direction. There is no sign of the faerie that was shooting them. Presumably she has vanished into the bamboo and ran away.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is is possible for us to keep both waves of shots in our field of vision at the same time? Or are we going to have to turn our back on one if we want to focus on the other?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is is possible for us to keep both waves of shots in our field of vision at the same time? Or are we going to have to turn our back on one if we want to focus on the other?

>You will need to turn your back on one of them.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

Crap.

> Which pattern looks less complicated?

[Hello Purvis]

> Which pattern looks less complicated?

>Likely the one behind you, particularly since you moved through it once.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> So which fairies are still present and conscious? The disarmed one and the few that are shooting bubbles from our front?

[Hello Purvis]

> So which fairies are still present and conscious? The disarmed one and the few that are shooting bubbles from our front?

>That's how it seems to be. There could be others lurking out of sight in the bamboo, potentially. You wouldn't put ambushes outside of a faerie's low cunning.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How much longer do the bubble shots coming at us from behind have to reach us?

[Hello Purvis]

> How much longer do the bubble shots coming at us from behind have to reach us?

>A couple seconds at most.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Look back toward the fairies that are firing at us and have another look at those waves.

[Hello Purvis]

> Look back toward the fairies that are firing at us and have another look at those waves.

>Looking back, you see the waves seem to have developed into two types. One type seems to be a standard circle type radiating outward from the shooter, none of them are dense, but they overlap with others at some point. The other type seems to be arcs that  curve away from whomever fired them, and then curve back try to catch the victim from the side.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are there any obvious paths through the bullets, or at least any obvious large openings?
> How long do we have before these bullets would be upon us?