Okuu Quest After - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

(Booo... curse my 3d spatial awareness)

>So, Suwako is below us, and Kanako is behind and above us? Assuming this is correct
>Spin around dash underneath Kanako, staffing basic danmaku up at her as we do
>Then, when we're past her, spin around again so that both Kanako and Suwako are in front of us
>Launch the splitting/curving danmaku at Kanako from this position

[communist unity (comm-unity)]

> How close are we to the stranger?

[Seian Verian]

> Stop the heat wave. Instead, try shooting at the lily pads ahead of us, with extremely hot bullets.

> Come to think of it, what's the cost for certain moves? For example, arcing, trapping danmaku, or a sun.

> Continue moving forward as fast as we can, with something of an erratic pattern of zig-zagging, though making sure to focus on dodging the rainbow bullets. If the lilies don't wilt with our shots, quickly zoom to the right just before we hit them

[Hello Purvis]

(Booo... curse my 3d spatial awareness)

>So, Suwako is below us, and Kanako is behind and above us? Assuming this is correct
>Spin around dash underneath Kanako, staffing basic danmaku up at her as we do
>Then, when we're past her, spin around again so that both Kanako and Suwako are in front of us
>Launch the splitting/curving danmaku at Kanako from this position

>Have already passed Kanako, you turn in midair. As you do, residual danmaku from the shots that passed fly around you, one of them brushing close to your pinions. You can see Kanako above you, and Suwako ahead of you
>You launch the splitting danmaku at Kanako. She does not move, conjuring more pillars instead.
>Suwako flies toward you, tossing out a double handful of lilypads in your direction.

> How close are we to the stranger?

>Your back is turned to her. But closer than your were.

> Stop the heat wave. Instead, try shooting at the lily pads ahead of us, with extremely hot bullets.

> Come to think of it, what's the cost for certain moves? For example, arcing, trapping danmaku, or a sun.

> Continue moving forward as fast as we can, with something of an erratic pattern of zig-zagging, though making sure to focus on dodging the rainbow bullets. If the lilies don't wilt with our shots, quickly zoom to the right just before we hit them

>The heat wave has practically died out as it is.
>Normal Danmaku tends to eat into your charge gains, but not all of it. A sun shot takes 40% charge. A laser 25% charge. That heat shield at up 60% charge. Doubling the amount will make thing stronger and more able to clear out enemy shots.
>Charged to 33%

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[Kilgamayan]

> What sort of single blast can we release at 100% charge?
> Fire normal straight shots at Kanako while she's trapped in between the splitting shots, akin to what we did to Sanae.

[Seian Verian]

> Try to shoot through the lilypads at Suwako with a laser. Then rush toward Kanako, shooting some standard danmaku at Kanako, preferably something that will take advantage of the decreasing distance

[Hello Purvis]

> What sort of single blast can we release at 100% charge?
> Fire normal straight shots at Kanako while she's trapped in between the splitting shots, akin to what we did to Sanae.

>You can unleash a wave of suns. Or you can unleash a shot that will explode akin to your Heaven and Hell card; though not as long lasting.
>You swift to a normal sunburst, striking Kanako in side lightly. Suwako slides between them, still approaching, while the lily pads begin to fall around you, and a few come toward you! At the same time, Kanako sends two more columns in your direction from above. Lily pads have clustered above, in front, and to the right of you.

> Try to shoot through the lilypads at Suwako with a laser. Then rush toward Kanako, shooting some standard danmaku at Kanako, preferably something that will take advantage of the decreasing distance

>You fire another sunburst toward Swako, who easily dodges it. Then a glowing lilypad strikes you in the stomach,
feeling like a punch to the gut.
>Charged to 37%

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[Seian Verian]

> Can we get closer to Suwako without tossing ourselves straight into some lilypads? If possible, do so, and unleash whatever we can that's most powerful at point blank range if we can get there. This even includes if it's necessary to directly shoot through a few stray lilypads to do so, though we shouldn't waste our effort on large clusters.

> If that's not possible, can we get closer to Kanako instead and do something similar to her?

> If neither, can we get into a position where it's more difficult for Kanako to summon the pillars without hitting herself or Suwako?

> If none of these, simply dodge to the left while continuing to shoot at Kanako.

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we get closer to Suwako without tossing ourselves straight into some lilypads? If possible, do so, and unleash whatever we can that's most powerful at point blank range if we can get there. This even includes if it's necessary to directly shoot through a few stray lilypads to do so, though we shouldn't waste our effort on large clusters.

> If that's not possible, can we get closer to Kanako instead and do something similar to her?

> If neither, can we get into a position where it's more difficult for Kanako to summon the pillars without hitting herself or Suwako?

> If none of these, simply dodge to the left while continuing to shoot at Kanako.

>You don't feel confident in your ability to approach Suwako, so you approach Kanako instead, passing  close to the lily pad cluster above you, which is now behind you. Suwako, now below you, sends a a double line of colorful danmaku at you. At the same time, the two columns Kanako launched bear down on you from above.
>You're fairly close to Kanako now,
>Charged to 47%

[Seian Verian]

> Is there a clear line between us and Kanako? Do we have time to get right up next to her before the columns hit us? If so, dash toward her at full speed and give her a sun to the face, preferably right after giving her a physical punch with all our strength.

> If not, dodge downward and to the left if doing so doesn't send us right into Suwako's danmaku. Right as the second option, and forward as third. If any of these puts us right into line of fire, dodge backward instead, shooting normal danmaku at Kanako.

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there a clear line between us and Kanako? Do we have time to get right up next to her before the columns hit us? If so, dash toward her at full speed and give her a sun to the face, preferably right after giving her a physical punch with all our strength.

> If not, dodge downward and to the left if doing so doesn't send us right into Suwako's danmaku. Right as the second option, and forward as third. If any of these puts us right into line of fire, dodge backward instead, shooting normal danmaku at Kanako.

>You fly directly at Kanako, slipping between the two pillars she's directed at you. The double line of rainbow shots that Suwako threw at you  pass beneath you, and explode into more shots going in every which direction behind you. You close in on the goddess, and draw back you fist to strike her!
>Kanako ducks to the side, and waves her hand, sending half a dozen columns flying at you. You follow up with a Sun shot. But you don't think that it will do anything about those columns but obscure them.
>Suwako flies onward, getting behind and below you
>Charged to 7%

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>

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Darn, stay on the defensive until we can get our charge up

> Can we observe the Mop-Hat person without compromising ourselves

[Hello Purvis]

> Darn, stay on the defensive until we can get our charge up

> Can we observe the Mop-Hat person without compromising ourselves

>Staying on the defensive will require you to make a decision about those columns coming at you through your shot, and whatever else may be coming at you.
>At the moment, no, your back is turned to her.

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[DracoOmega]

>If we can't really see the pillars through the sun, ascend quickly and try to get out of the line of any that could be aimed at us
>Face downward, and launch a rapid-fire medium spread at Kanako tracing the edges of where she might be forced to move to evade that sun

[Kilgamayan]

(Future reference to everyone: Stop using charge at every opportunity. Our trump card requires a lot of it.)

[Hello Purvis]

>If we can't really see the pillars through the sun, ascend quickly and try to get out of the line of any that could be aimed at us
>Face downward, and launch a rapid-fire medium spread at Kanako tracing the edges of where she might be forced to move to evade that sun

>You move up, moments before several pillars fly through where you were. You try to hem Kanako in with another spread around and through your sun shot. You see her dart around the edge of , the sun intro your spread.. Shots from the Suwako's rainbow stream come form below, but you have moved up far enough to stay away from them. Looking down, you can't see Suwako, she must have already flow past you and put herself between you and the third person.
>Kanako seems to take her hit in stride, taking time to create more columns and hovering upward to your level. The sun shot is behind her now, it should persist a few moments longer.
>Charged to 12%

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[DracoOmega]

>Where is the third person in relation to us, now?
>Is it possible to direct the path of a sun already shot by us? Pull it backwards?

[Hello Purvis]

>Where is the third person in relation to us, now?
>Is it possible to direct the path of a sun already shot by us? Pull it backwards?

>Behind you.
>Unfortunately, no.

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[Doll.S CUBE]

> How far behind you?, if close enough for her to hear you "So, uh, are you gonna introduce yourself?"

[Hello Purvis]

> How far behind you?, if close enough for her to hear you "So, uh, are you gonna introduce yourself?"

>You aren't sure, so you speak up.
>You can feel Stargazer wondering if you're talking to her.

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[DracoOmega]

>Launch a stream of danmaku at Kanako's front and immediate side in an attempt to force her backwards towards the sun's position while moving backwards
>Then quickly dive, and flip around so you're facing upwards, and can hopefully see both Suwako and Kanako at once

[Kilgamayan]

> Wait, Stargazer's here with us?
> Emote to her that these two are the source of the wrongness, and that we need her help to beat them.

[Hello Purvis]

>Launch a stream of danmaku at Kanako's front and immediate side in an attempt to force her backwards towards the sun's position while moving backwards
>Then quickly dive, and flip around so you're facing upwards, and can hopefully see both Suwako and Kanako at once

>You strike at Kanako, firing at her and her sides. She ascends over your attacks.
>You then dive down, feeling some danmaku from Suwako's direction fly past you as you do. You then flip around, and see the both of them. Kanako sends out four columns; two to the left and two to the right. They fly outwards, seemingly not moving toward you at all. Suwako tosses another wave of lily pads in your general direction.

> Wait, Stargazer's here with us?
> Emote to her that these two are the source of the wrongness, and that we need her help to beat them.

>You had entirely forgotten about her in the excitement and her current distance, but yes.
>She seems to understand you.

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[Kilgamayan]

Draco, I'm counting on you for combat stuffs.

> Time for some non-verbal communcation with Stargazer.
> Ask her if she sees and understands the smaller of the two enemies, and the large brown thing on top of her head.

[Hello Purvis]

> Time for some non-verbal communcation with Stargazer.
> Ask her if she sees and understands the smaller of the two enemies, and the large brown thing on top of her head.

>She seems to understand you.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Tell her to grab the large brown thing and pull it down onto the smaller one, to cover the smaller one's head, and hold it there as best she can.

[DracoOmega]

>If the pillars are not aimed at us, can we tell what they're aimed at?

[Hello Purvis]

> Tell her to grab the large brown thing and pull it down onto the smaller one, to cover the smaller one's head, and hold it there as best she can.

>You aren't sure if she understood you correctly, but she'll try!

>If the pillars are not aimed at us, can we tell what they're aimed at?

>At this point, not without taking your eyes off the goddesses, or those lily pads spreading out and coming toward you.
Suwako waves her hand, creating a number of needle-like green lasers and sending them racing toward you in a tight group!
>Charged to 28%

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[DracoOmega]

>Spiral to the side, away from the lasers, and dash forward
>Strafe shots at Suwako while we do this
>Try to angle such that we can get a better look at the pillars trajectory

[Hello Purvis]

>Spiral to the side, away from the lasers, and dash forward
>Strafe shots at Suwako while we do this
>Try to angle such that we can get a better look at the pillars trajectory

>You spiral to the side, barely missing the lasers, and move forward.
>You try to strafe past Suwako, but clusters of lily pads drifting through the air slow you down. You still get a few shots off, but they are easy enough for Suwako to dodge.
>Suwako sends a wide wave of lasers in your direction as you struggle through the lilypads. Up ahead is a light cluster of lily pads, while all around you are dense ones.
>Charged to 35%

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