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 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:48 am
Levi offered a return nod to Shehk as she entered and raised a brow to the horned demon's remark about hand-written letters. Were all horned demon boils like this? Her attention quickly moved back to Invictus when his voice was heard.
O_______O
She slowly turned; indeed behind her was one of the "big ones" she encountered before during the horseman's trial. How in the danged something of their size moved so silently was something she sure as heck wanted to find out. It was very admirable.
Doing as instructed, Levi snaked her way around the figure, poking it ever so lightly between the shoulders. Nothing. Did it know she'd even done something? What a curious critter... its body to the touch was solid though it did not appear so; reminded her of a tree? Somewhat.
Coming back around, she locked eyes with it; oh- it knew she was there alright. Sniffing herself, Levi wondered if she needed to bathe or something. Without a peep from her, it couldn't have been her voice it was tracking. The sound of her movements? No... it was certainly something else about her the big one was picking up on. Candy corn, Levi. You smell of candy corn. She got the feeling it was scent-based but had no idea how strong or trackable she was by it.
No wonder ya'll hit so darn hard. It was like being swung at by a tree trunk? She remembered the black outs; respect. And with the answer Invictus gave to the demon boil's question- ... they were family folk. They simply defended what was theirs from outside invaders... or at least their leader's goods.
They would be ... Them treasures. Are they taken from other critters? ...'er are we... stealin' em? Believe it or not, the tatzel wasn't one to take what wasn't hers unless it was a gift or reward for something she had done. It would ease her mind to know that the object they sought had been property of the horseman in the first place rather than her taking something that didn't belong to any of them. She wouldn't want someone taking from her crops back home; it was the same line of thought.
Recovering... they'd taken something from Invictus...?
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:41 pm
"If you dissipate, you will reform in the nurse's office. I have no set up a spawn point near here. Which simply means you will be able to show off your abilities to travel here safely again." Invictus answered first to Roch, "You may try as many times as you think are necessary." he added. He wasn't going to limit their wishes to go in and sneak around if they so wished.
All they would do was die again, even if there were those who were sick of dying all over.
"There will be the big ones and the queen. The smaller ones, well..." he motioned back into the trees. "They're simply noisy and either function as patrol or under the ground level of the hive doing work. Not very threatening on their own as they're small." It was as Shun had suspected - they were like any hive of insects, just...bigger, tougher, and they hit very hard. They also moved more quickly than any of them could, sadly.
Titus seemed to have no questions, but Levi was inquiring about what it was they were taking from the hive-
"These creatures sometimes will take things that are detrimental to their health. It is better they do not have them. Their hives hold natural treasures as well, but the more artificial ones have a way of poisoning their hives and causing a plethora of problems." He further explained, as it was a valid inquiry.
Shehk finally pipped up - "How far in are we going to need to go to find the Queen and this supposed 'treasure'?" she inquired, noting that the hive actually seemed to be rather large, actually. Especially with a glance up into the branches above them and how it seemed to keep going to some extent. Invictus might have seemed to have grinned just a bit at this. But his face didn't actually change.
"You will need to go in four rooms, retrieve the item, then exit out again without getting caught. Just because you have gotten what you want doesn't always mean leaving will be easy." He'd let the cakewalk out of the forest to an extent.
He wouldn't have it this time. Not if they were ever going to be playing recon in places full of an enemy.
"However, you've proven you have a still enough step to at least traverse a noisier environment, so this time, you can each pick something to take with you. Once you've taken up your tool, you may go in. Though I will say it is possible to go without a device to assist you."
It almost seemed like Invictus had produced the plethora of items to choose from out of nowhere, but inside there were four varieties of item to choose from;
A spherical light that could be turned on to flash repeatedly
A can of scented lysol
A length of ribbon
A series of firecrackers Quote: Once your student has chosen something to take in with them - or chosen to go in without picking something up, they may proceed inside the hive to begin their task! Quote: Stage 1:- Roll 4 d8 (either all together at once, or in separate posts) --- This is the 'entry' into the hive to find the Queen. Match the numbers of your rolls to the following results: Quote: 1- You were caught an thrown out. Start over from the beginning with your HP still effected by the negatives from being spotted! 2, 4, 6 - Undetected, continue on! 3, 5, 7 - Something picked up on you! You can flee from it to keep from discovery and continue on to the next room, but you lose 10HP in the process! 8 - You found a shortcut! Proceed immediately to the Queen's room! - Roll 1 d6 ---- This is the retrieval of the Denizen-made item from the Queen's Room! These range from strange things like eyePhones for some reason, as well as the Trinkets that were retrieved in the forest. Sometimes you might even find they've squirreled away a minipet! -- Match your roll result Quote: 1 - You grab something up in a small burlap sack. It seems to be... moving? Curious! You take it with you. 2, 4 - The queen rolled over while you were trying to grab something and landed right on your hand! OUCH! - 10 HP! ROLL AGAIN 3, 5 - Grab and go! The Queen didn't even notice you were here! 6 - QUEENIE HAS NOTICED YOU! She throws a fit above all fits and summons her 'Warriors' to her chamber. You're dragged out! Start over if you're so inclined, but your HP alterations are still in effect. Rinse lather of stage one, only you're on your way out! Repeat the steps for Stage 1, including the Dice Roll effects! -- 8 in this case is an auto-escape! NICE! Extra The tools Invictus has offered you will allow you to alter your roll ONCE for Stage 1 or 3 only by +/- 1. You cannot change 1 to 8 or 8 to 1, however. If you roll a 1 in Stage 2, you retrieved a minipet! It seems very happy to be out of there! Quote me to let me know along with your minipet SN! YOU MUST GET OUT SAFELY WITH IT TO CLAIM IT, HOWEVERYou fail at dissipation - which is -10 HP! If something doesn't make sense, just quote and ask me for clarification so I can work the bugs out. YOU ARE BETA TESTING O_O <3
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Blade Kuroda rolled 1 8-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-8)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:00 am
Shun listened to Invictus and what he had to to tell them all. When the items were laid out for them, he looked them over before taking the spherical light. It seemed that it might be useful as a distraction device. He wasn't sure if he'd use it at all, but it was good to be prepared.
Walking on in, he looked around, carefully. There were the soldiers moving on about as he expected. Furrowing his brow, he slipped on into the next room once it seemed that the path was clear.
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Blade Kuroda rolled 3 8-sided dice:
6, 2, 6
Total: 14 (3-24)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:02 am
Quietly and slowly, the Reaper moved on his way deeper into the hive. He made sure to keep his movements steady, so as to not alert the big ones. Aside from that, he made sure to watch where he was stepping too. It wouldn't do him much good if he ended up kicking something over to cause a clamor. In fact, that would turn out rather poorly.
At one point there were a good few bundled together. Shun waited for them to move on, then proceeded on his way. He could see the treasure room up ahead. Furrowing his brow, he slipped on in.
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Blade Kuroda rolled 1 6-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-6)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:05 am
The queen was in this room. There were a number of items and whatnot in here. Some of them were artificial as the horseman said. Slowly, Shun reached out for one, only to have the queen roll over onto his hand. Hissing in pain, he retracted before rubbing the limb.
That was unpleasant.
HP: 30
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Blade Kuroda rolled 1 6-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-6)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:07 am
That hiss of Shun's apparently alerted the queen. Either that or it drew the attention of the soldiers. Either way, he found himself hauled right on out. The Reaper was not very pleased with this.
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Blade Kuroda rolled 4 8-sided dice:
4, 3, 3, 3
Total: 13 (4-32)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:09 am
After dusting himself off, Shun went back in. It started out alright, moving on without being detected. In the next three rooms though, that wasn't quite the case. The soldiers were picking up on his movements, and they weren't very happy about it either. Just barely he managed to get away from the first two, and the third, he was forced to toss the shining ball to distract it.
The queen's chamber was nearby, but first, he needed to catch his breath. This second run was a lot more rough for him.
HP: 10
Used device on one of the 3's to make it a 4
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Blade Kuroda rolled 1 6-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-6)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:13 am
Damn this queen. Why was she moving around so much in her sleep? This time she rolled over his foot, and Shun did what he could to keep from making any noise that time around.
But damn he was worn down at this point. And he still needed to find the exit. And snag the item.
HP: 0 oh shiz
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Blade Kuroda rolled 1 6-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-6)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:16 am
Taking a moment, Shun closed his eyes and breathed in slowly. Too many things were going on through his head right now. Once he managed to clear his thoughts out, he re opened his eyes and stared down before swiping something that wasn't right next to the damn queen.
He had the objective. Now it was time to get the hell out.
Pausing at the entrance, he took another slow, deep breath. This could potentially end badly for him. But he was determined to do this right. Without dissipating.
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Blade Kuroda rolled 4 8-sided dice:
2, 7, 8, 5
Total: 22 (4-32)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:18 am
Moving into the first chamber, Shun managed to not be noticed by anything. However, something or another alerted his presence to the soldier. No! He was almost out, he couldn't get caught here. The Reaper started to try and get away, but a fist came slamming into his backside. Letting out a cry, he dropped the item before hitting the ground in a crumpled heap, laying there for a few moments before his body dissolved into fear.
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demon_pachabel rolled 4 8-sided dice:
2, 5, 3, 8
Total: 18 (4-32)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:19 am
Shehk seemed to be losing enthusiasm over this task as things went on, but...she had other people who could probably rely on her having this skill, so it was with that in mind that she picked up the ribbon herself, tying it around her wrist before she looked at the hive and frowned again.
Time to go in, she guessed.
The first room seemed to go without a hitch, but the second and third one had her doing all sorts of tripped up stuff, nearly stumbling into one of the creatures at one point before she bolted away, feeling its hand scrape across her skin in a grab before she stumbled into the fourth room.... which had a shortcut in it to the Queen's hive.
Why would you hide a shortcut this late into the game to the next room???
HP: 20/40
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demon_pachabel rolled 1 6-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-6)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:24 am
Okay, so this was the Queen's Room, huh? She was...not the most attractive thing she had ever seen. Needed to be male...and a monster. When had monsters become her type? No idea. Hmmm....
She'd waffle about that later, though. It seemed she probably needed to pick up one of those shiny dohickies she had laying about
fskad384908w;fasldfkhsdlfasdfhd;fJKL!!THATWASHERHS:KLFSJ:ALAUGH.
Shehk didn't take having her hand squished under the Hive Queen very well.
HP: 10/40
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demon_pachabel rolled 1 6-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-6)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:26 am
That hadn't gone well at all!
However, a second grab attempt had her picking up what looked to be a...CD? Without too much of a problem she assumed it was safe to take this back with her as her 'catch', looking back to the other four chambers before she sighed and moved quietly towards the way out.
Hopefully all the way out next....
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demon_pachabel rolled 4 8-sided dice:
8, 1, 1, 4
Total: 14 (4-32)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:29 am
Maybe it was a good thing she'd noted that the shortcut was there, because Shehk immediately moved there, climbing through it awkwardly, almost, before she found herself near the exit of the hive.
In fact, the Pricolici walked out looking rather confused about what had just happened. She knew she had to struggle through the forest, but that had been..almost...easy? She looked at Invictus, then back into the hive...then back to the Horseman before she handed him the CD she'd picked up.
"They don't have very good taste in music." she noted, perhaps making a joke with it before she settled in to wait and see what else happened.
[[Spoiler: Shehk was supposed to bomb that royally... neutral WTF Dice..]]
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Inu-Mitsu rolled 4 8-sided dice:
2, 6, 4, 1
Total: 13 (4-32)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:17 am
Titus took in the information quietly but as Invictus expected he had no real questions. The demon was a Pro he could figure this out on his own.
Moving closer to the pony Titus looked over the items that they could choose from taking up the firecrackers and stuffing them in his jacket pocket. They could work as a noisy distraction.
When given the go ahead Titus made his way inside. The first room was a breeze really, the pony made it seem like this was going to be tough. Second room, too easy. Where was the challenge? Third room, Titus began his Leo strut at this point feeling he was in the clear. The fourth room was probably going to be no different. No obstacles. Nothing but a-
As soon as Titus entered the fourth room he could hear noises all around. Effectively he had lured them all in, he was surrounded. Remembering how unpleasant they had been in the past the demon thought it best to implement his plan of distraction. It was a good thing he carried matches.
Striking one across his horn he pulled the firecrackers from his pocket and lit them throwing them back into room three. As soon as he did the noises faded away following the light and the soon to follow series of cracks and pops.
((I'm assuming I can change the 1 to a 2 with firecracker magic))
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