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 Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:16 pm
Stepping out into the fog, Clarice's expression was grim as she summoned Raeg. Being without her workroom, without the tools she needed to contribute to Deus and the people she cared about, in normal conditions it would have made her feel frustrated. But right now she just felt useless, she didn't have anything to contribute anybody but increasingly strained smiled and keeping her distance so she didn't hurt them, intentionally or otherwise.
But maybe if she had her lab back that would change. And the minipets...she could feed them, and that would be good right? That would be, if not meaningful, at the very least good.
Most of the time, working with a man like H made her feel like a good person by simple comparison. Unfortunately, that just wasn't enough right now.
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lizbot rolled 1 100-sided dice:
34
Total: 34 (1-100)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:37 pm
The fog was thick as Clarice approached the labs, only able to find her way by the occasional personal landmark found on the ground. Cracked sidewalk here, tiny crater there, a little clump of wildflowers to the left. It took some time, but eventually she found herself at the door to the labs. Opening it a crack she was suddenly shoved in from behind. Regaining her balance, Clarice hefted Raeg and gave it a brittle smile, "Cleaning service."
HP: 60
Mob Stats
HP: 10
Auto Damage: 3 (hit or miss)
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
5, 11
Total: 16 (2-24)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:41 pm
The creature's shove had hurt a little bit, but Clarice's attack smashed it right back through the doors before it melted back into formless fog. Cracking her neck, Clarice turned to peer down the hallway.
HP: 57
Mob Stats
HP: 0
Auto Damage: 3 (hit or miss)
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lizbot rolled 1 100-sided dice:
9
Total: 9 (1-100)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:45 pm
The place was quiet and definitely creepy with the fog drifting through the building, it reminded her of the old town when the Heirs had taken it as their own. Where once their was life and constant activity...nothing.
Or...
Somebody was leaning over a desk.
Wait...
A body was slumped over a desk.
Clarice's heart dropped a little bit at the sight of it. Reaching out she turned the tech's head to see who it was. The face was a bloodless grey, it's muscles strained in look of shocked agony, but she recognized Manny Bailon in an instant. Age 28, former refrigerator repairman, hunter for 5 years, specialized in field equipment. Liked bagels, brunettes, and salsa dancing.
She'd never considered him to be a close friend, but...after working together on an Island for five years, it's hard to say that he wasn't a part of her life. It would have been easy to relegate him to a number, something to be counted and written down as a loss. Another counter on the balance of this silent, desperate war that even now, they hadn't really, truly won. That they'd never win.
It would be easy to pass him off as a number, it was almost a routine for her now, a well-worn path in the wilderness of her emotions. But the lingering whispers of Insanity, she didn't know what they were saying, but the tone of it...
Loss, endless loss.
Face tight, hand shaking, Clarice tried to shove it all back and get the job done. She reached for Manny's tablet, and let out a soft, frustrated cry as it crumbled under her finger tips. Destruction...it was all she had. All she would ever have.
A grey, vaporous form rose before her.
HP: 57
Boss Stats
HP: 50
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
3, 9
Total: 12 (2-24)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:04 pm
The creature struck at her, and Clarice automatically hit back, mind clouded and stunned. Was her being here making it worse? A weapons tablet was important, it represented not just another weapon, but another sleeper that may wake up. And she'd just...
HP: 52
Boss Stats
HP: 46
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
5, 5
Total: 10 (2-24)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:07 pm
A misty, barely formed claw struck out, backing her against a wall. Clarice tried to shove it back, but it was all around her and at the same time nowhere. Where she did make contact, the thing barely flinched.
Worthless.
HP: 47
Boss Stats
HP: 44
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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lizbot rolled 10 12-sided dice:
1, 8, 5, 1, 4, 2, 5, 12, 12, 2
Total: 52 (10-120)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:11 pm
The fog pinch and poked her, wispy claws sharp and relentless as she she half halfheartedly tried to stab at it. In the dim light, Raeg began to glow brightly, and his anger and frustration at not just this creature, but his hunter's morose mental state as well. She was confusing things again, complicating them needlessly and getting lost.
Rage knew what to do when there's a problem.
CRUSH IT!
The gravity around Clarice began to shift, and automatically she began to jump up, bringing the sword up over her head and...
They were indoors!
The labs!
She'd ruin it all!
At the last moment, Clarice halted and felt to the ground with a crash, bringing all the damage onto herself. Her very bones vibrated with the strength of the attack. For e moment all she could do was crouch there, coughing gleaming strands of blood onto the floor.
In the back of her mind, Raeg seethed.
HP: 17
Boss Stats
HP: 44
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
9, 8
Total: 17 (2-24)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:22 pm
A hard smack was delivered to her head, and her ears rang with the force of it. God she was just so...so tired of this. How many more times could she be hurt like this...not just this battle...this battle was nothing, it was just her here. Nobody she'd mind losing, really.
SMASH IT.
It was so damn easy for him to say s**t like that, like it was all truly that simple. Irritated, Clarice lashed out, "SMASH WHAT, YOU DUMB a*****e?" The sword briefly impaled the creature, pinning it to the opposite wall.
Raeg's presence felt slightly smug, taunting almost.
With a scowl, Clarice adjusted her grip, <******** you."
HP: 12
Boss Stats
HP: 35
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
11, 9
Total: 20 (2-24)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:31 pm
The weapon's laughter grumbled in the back of her head, and Clarice's grip tightened. If there was any question that her nature was destructive, the sword in her hand was proof positive. There was nothing precise about Raeg, no clinical efficiency. Just destruction. And he was hers, and she his, and together all that could result was wreckage and regret.
The corners of her eyes pricked with tears as the fog creature attacked again. With a wordless cry of frustration and anger, Clarice smashed it through a wall.
This was all she had.
HP: 9
Boss Stats
HP: 23
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
8, 1
Total: 9 (2-24)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:38 pm
Panting heavily after the attack, she turned, thinking is was all over. And then she was being shoved from behind, hard and found herself falling, barely able to catch herself on the corner of a desk. His dead eyes wide and vacant, Manny stared up her.
HP: 4
Boss Stats
HP: 23
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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lizbot rolled 10 4-sided dice:
3, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1
Total: 19 (10-40)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:42 pm
Clarice's breath caught as she stared down at the corpse beneath her. Clenching her eyes shut she scrambled to get off of him. She was so tired...why had she even...why was she...
Slowly she opened her eyes again, careful to avoid looking at the dead hunter. Slowly she reached down to pick Raeg back up, and her knees buckled under his weight. She couldn't do this anymore...this burden...she couldn't lift him. Together they only made things worse.
The grumbling chuckle in the back of her mind quieted and the weapon glowed one again. There was a sense of hurt in Raeg's presence, but as Clarice's hair softly floated up, and her body grew lighter, there was also a certain amount of apology.
Still tired and unsure, Clarice was at least able to stand now. She lifted the sword and looked for her attacker.
HP: 20 (healed for 16)
Boss Stats
HP: 23
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
6, 10
Total: 16 (2-24)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:52 pm
Another attack from behind, but this time Clarice was moving faster, Raeg moving through the air to strike directly into the creature. It still wasn't down, but it was getting close. Just a few more hits and she could...she could do what she came here to do.
Something right. Something good.
HP: 15
Boss Stats
HP: 15
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
2, 4
Total: 6 (2-24)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:57 pm
The creature adapted to her speed quickly, striking out from the fog and disappearing before she could counter. Both hunter and weapon growled in frustration.
HP: 10
Boss Stats
HP: 15
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
10, 10
Total: 20 (2-24)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:59 pm
The growl deepened, and with an almost feral cry, Clarice slammed into the fog. Wood splintered and broke, equipment was irreparably smashed, and a wall would need a great deal of repairs whenever the building was usable again. But the attack made definite, satisfying contact. Clarice smiled savagely, teeth bloody and clenched.
HP: 5
Boss Stats
HP: 3
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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lizbot rolled 1 20-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:05 pm
Staring out into the fog with wide, alert eyes. Clarice absently placed a bright pink Hello Kitty bandage on her cheek with little regard for it actually working.
HP: 6
Boss Stats
HP: 3
Auto Damage: 5 (hit or miss)
Extra: because of it's form, use a -8 modifier for accuracy! This does not count with charged attacks!
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