Author Topic: Okuu Quest After - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 67157 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #720 on:** July 27, 2010, 01:54:30 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 01:42:15 PM

>"Yes, sorry."
>"Do you intend to continue this? We've already done plenty of damage to each other, and you know I never wanted any of this in the first place."

>"Do you intend to resist, still?" asks Kanako, "If this is the case, I am left with little choice."

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #721 on:** July 27, 2010, 02:00:08 PM »

>"I didn't fight this hard only to surrender now. I didn't want this fight, but if you refuse to yield your position even in a little, I guess I have no choice either."
>"But... if you insist on resuming, at least let me move Suwako out of the line of fire. You may still be convinced that I am a prideful person who cares of no one but themselves, but I don't want to hurt her any more than I have to. I have no desire to cause suffering for its own sake."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #722 on:** July 27, 2010, 02:08:20 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 02:00:08 PM

>"I didn't fight this hard only to surrender now. I didn't want this fight, but if you refuse to yield your position even in a little, I guess I have no choice either."
>"But... if you insist on resuming, at least let me move Suwako out of the line of fire. You may still be convinced that I am a prideful person who cares of no one but themselves, but I don't want to hurt her any more than I have to. I have no desire to cause suffering for its own sake."

>She nods. "By all means."
>Charged to 50%

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #723 on:** July 27, 2010, 02:10:00 PM »

>"Minoriko, for whatever role she played in this, doesn't seem eager to harm anyone. Would you feel comfortable if I entrusted Suwako to her for the time being?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #724 on:** July 27, 2010, 02:16:28 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 02:10:00 PM

>"Minoriko, for whatever role she played in this, doesn't seem eager to harm anyone. Would you feel comfortable if I entrusted Suwako to her for the time being?"

>Kanako nods. "That is fine."

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #725 on:** July 27, 2010, 02:19:36 PM »

>Fly over to Minoriko
>"It seems Kanako insists on finishing this, and despite all of this, I don't want anyone to get hurt more than necessary. Could you take care of Suwako for the moment? Don't harm her."
>Assuming agreement with this, hand her Suwako
>Then quickly (and hopefully try to position ourselves such that both of their bodies disguise this action from Kanako), take out Yamame's cell phone, and use its clock to properly reset the pocketwatch to the current time

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #726 on:** July 27, 2010, 02:30:24 PM »

(A little less threatening than I would have done, I think, but I suppose it works. Nice call on the watch, I remembered we had the cell phone but I wouldn't have thought of using the down time to whip them both out.)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #727 on:** July 27, 2010, 02:31:28 PM »

> If we get out of this alive and restore Gensokyo proper, we are so demanding health benefits and vacation time from Kanako for our reactor maintainence work after all the shit she's put us through.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #728 on:** July 27, 2010, 03:11:17 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 02:19:36 PM

>Fly over to Minoriko
>"It seems Kanako insists on finishing this, and despite all of this, I don't want anyone to get hurt more than necessary. Could you take care of Suwako for the moment? Don't harm her."
>Assuming agreement with this, hand her Suwako
>Then quickly (and hopefully try to position ourselves such that both of their bodies disguise this action from Kanako), take out Yamame's cell phone, and use its clock to properly reset the pocketwatch to the current time

>Minoriko nods. "I wouldn't dream of hurting her. She'd know..."
>She accepts the unconscious Goddess gingerly, looking more than a little bothered.
>You then reset The Pocketwatch quickly.
>Charged to 60%

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #729 on:** July 27, 2010, 03:13:43 PM »

>"Don't worry, I don't intend to let you get hurt out of this, either."
>Fly back towards Kanako, and stop at a respectful distance

>How does her condition look now, anyway? Any improved?
>"Well, I guess this is it, then, isn't it?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #730 on:** July 27, 2010, 03:58:19 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 03:13:43 PM

>"Don't worry, I don't intend to let you get hurt out of this, either."
>Fly back towards Kanako, and stop at a respectful distance

>How does her condition look now, anyway? Any improved?
>"Well, I guess this is it, then, isn't it?"

>Minoriko nods.
>You return to Kanako. She is still pretty bad off. But, so are you.
>"Yes," says Kanako, "let's bring this to an end, shall we?"
>As she speaks, dozens of colorful cards and charms begin to flow from her and circle around her.
>Charged to 70%

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #731 on:** July 27, 2010, 04:03:59 PM »

>Launch a few quick blasts at her, then strafe past her from the left, laying down fire as we go
>Pay close attention to the charms, and be prepared to react quickly, once we can figure out where they're going

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #732 on:** July 27, 2010, 04:26:57 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 04:03:59 PM

>Launch a few quick blasts at her, then strafe past her from the left, laying down fire as we go
>Pay close attention to the charms, and be prepared to react quickly, once we can figure out where they're going

>You shoot a few quick blasts, but Kanako moves aside from them easily enough.
>You strafe past, laying down fire as you do. You watch as the rings of cards around Kanako, you think there are three layers of them, start to collapse in on themselves.
>Charged to 80%

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #733 on:** July 27, 2010, 04:30:15 PM »

>Are the cards following her as she moves? Or staying at the spot where they were originally conjured?
>Continue to strafe around her

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #734 on:** July 27, 2010, 04:35:00 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 04:30:15 PM

>Are the cards following her as she moves? Or staying at the spot where they were originally conjured?
>Continue to strafe around her

>She doesn' t move much, but they seem to follow along.
>You strafe again, one of your shots hits Kanako.
>As you move in for a third time, suddenly the air is full of cards, hundreds of them!
>Charged to 90%

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #735 on:** July 27, 2010, 04:37:08 PM »

>Do we see openings between these cards?
>Aside from the cards flying towards us, how close do the rings of still stationary cards around her allow us to get?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #736 on:** July 27, 2010, 04:42:17 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 04:37:08 PM

>Do we see openings between these cards?
>Aside from the cards flying towards us, how close do the rings of still stationary cards around her allow us to get?

>You do, but they're very fast, and coming from a lot of angles. You do not feel confident about flying through them.
>Beforehand, you might have been able to get close to her. But now, with the rings collapsing, being remade, and the cards flying out, you don't feel confident about it at all.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #737 on:** July 27, 2010, 04:51:00 PM »

>Launch a sun at her, and follow it in
>Try to use it as cover, and get a little bit closer in
>If this fails to provide adequate cover to close in at all, and we get to the point where we think we'll be unable to weave through the cards at all, do the following:
>Dive into the sun
>While in it, open the pocketwatch
>Burst out at slightly different angle, towards Kanako's side
>If the time window gives us enough dodging ability to get close to her, do so and nova
>Otherwise, try to hit her with a fusion laser, from a different angle than the incoming sun, ideally before she can get a bearing on us, after our extremely rapid exit from the sun

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #738 on:** July 27, 2010, 04:59:16 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 04:51:00 PM

>Launch a sun at her, and follow it in
>Try to use it as cover, and get a little bit closer in
>If this fails to provide adequate cover to close in at all, and we get to the point where we think we'll be unable to weave through the cards at all, do the following:
>Dive into the sun
>While in it, open the pocketwatch
>Burst out at slightly different angle, towards Kanako's side
>If the time window gives us enough dodging ability to get close to her, do so and nova
>Otherwise, try to hit her with a fusion laser, from a different angle than the incoming sun, ideally before she can get a bearing on us, after our extremely rapid exit from the sun

>You launch a sun shot at Kanako, and start to follow it in. Then you see that the dozens of cards flying around it are weakening it as they collide into it. It cuts through the outermost rings before it can take no more than vanishes.
>Charged to 50%

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #739 on:** July 27, 2010, 05:03:51 PM »

>Move into the gap left in the sun's wake
>Continue firing at Kanako
>Once the cards close in, again, open the pocketwatch
>Weave through the cards as quickly as we can, and try to find a position that has as few cards between Kanako and us
>Fire a fusion laser through this gap, and keep it trained on Kanako

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #740 on:** July 27, 2010, 05:14:54 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 05:03:51 PM

>Move into the gap left in the sun's wake
>Continue firing at Kanako
>Once the cards close in, again, open the pocketwatch
>Weave through the cards as quickly as we can, and try to find a position that has as few cards between Kanako and us
>Fire a fusion laser through this gap, and keep it trained on Kanako

>You move into the gap, and find you don't really have time to fire before more cards close in around you.
>You open The Pocketwatch, and time slows. Despite this, it's...not easy to find your way through. The cards are flying in thick groups, and there are gaps between them, but the individual groups are overlapped in such a way they can practically pin you in if you make a single wrong turn. You try your best to weave your way through and find a gap. Then you fire on Kanako. The beam strikes her strongly, but she manages to hold out.
>Then time moves once again, and your find yourself in the middle of a huge blizzard of free-flying cards and rings of cards.
>Charged to 25%

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #741 on:** July 27, 2010, 05:20:07 PM »

>Quickly access openings around us
>Is there still a semi-clear path to Kanako?
>Can we at least dash AWAY safely?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #742 on:** July 27, 2010, 05:38:12 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 05:20:07 PM

>Quickly access openings around us
>Is there still a semi-clear path to Kanako?
>Can we at least dash AWAY safely?

>It's way too busy to do that!
>For the moment.
>You have no idea!
>A couple of cards slam into your side, leaving your feeling numb there. You can't take much more of that...
>Charged to 35%

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #743 on:** July 27, 2010, 05:44:55 PM »

>If the only path we can see at all is towards Kanako, take it
>Summon up whatever willpower we have left. This is the final moment, here, and we will NOT be the one who falls first. Think of all the people who are depending on us!
>Continue shooting while we move forward
>The moment we can launch a sun, do it! And use it for cover

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #744 on:** July 27, 2010, 05:52:47 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 05:44:55 PM

>If the only path we can see at all is towards Kanako, take it
>Summon up whatever willpower we have left. This is the final moment, here, and we will NOT be the one who falls first. Think of all the people who are depending on us!
>Continue shooting while we move forward
>The moment we can launch a sun, do it! And use it for cover

>You head for Kanako. Another card strikes your wings, leaving it numb. You have no idea if it's still working properly.
>You fire, and at this range, Kanako isn't able to dodge so well. A few of your shots connect.
>As soon as you can, you in create a sun shot and dive into it for cover. The amount of danmaku buffeting it is already weakening it. You can see a vague outline of Kanako ahead.
>Charged to: 0%

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #745 on:** July 27, 2010, 05:53:16 PM »

> Nonverbally tell Stargazer that we need her to try again on the big woman
> Tell Stargazer to grab the bottom of the big woman's red robe and pull it up over the woman's head

DracoOmega · « **Reply #746 on:** July 27, 2010, 05:59:35 PM »

>Continue firing from within our shelter
>How close to Kanako are we now?
>How long do we estimate the sun will last at this rate?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #747 on:** July 27, 2010, 06:02:26 PM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on July 27, 2010, 05:53:16 PM

> Nonverbally tell Stargazer that we need her to try again on the big woman
> Tell Stargazer to grab the bottom of the big woman's red robe and pull it up over the woman's head

>You don't get a reply from Stargazer.

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 05:59:35 PM

>Continue firing from within our shelter
>How close to Kanako are we now?
>How long do we estimate the sun will last at this rate?

>You fire from within the shelter. Kanako does her best to avoid it, but you really can't see if you're hitting or not.
>She's only a few yards away,
>You have seconds, at best. The shot is already darkening.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #748 on:** July 27, 2010, 06:14:54 PM »

>Do we have enough of a path to Kanako to dash out and try dragging her INTO the sun?
>If so, launch a few more shots while we dash out
>Then try to actually kick her, as we come out, (with the leg that does not have the boot she was trying to remove, earlier) and grapple both her arms and shift her back towards the sun

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #749 on:** July 27, 2010, 06:23:32 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 27, 2010, 06:14:54 PM

>Do we have enough of a path to Kanako to dash out and try dragging her INTO the sun?
>If so, launch a few more shots while we dash out
>Then try to actually kick her, as we come out, (with the leg that does not have the boot she was trying to remove, earlier) and grapple both her arms and shift her back towards the sun

>You can't see. Your visibility within this thing is terrible.

>_