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 Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 12:47 am
 Survey Mission 4CLocation: San Zhi Resort
Images:: x, x, x.
General debriefing: There has been the stirring of something that scares even the locals: a rumour has it that in the evening, the lights turn on several of the odd pod-like buildings. Music can be heard from within before the light flickers off. This investigation must happen, due to this claim, in the evening after dark.
* C class difficulty level (must have a team of three, at least one of them must be an intermediate trainee) MECHANICS * MECHANICS: RP assembling a team, as necessary, before heading towards the Lighthouse portal to request a portal to Survey Mission 4C. Once there, roll a 100-sided dice and match the roleplay to the results below, as well as any reactions. Players can continue rolling until any of the players roll a INSANITY ENCOUNTER, in which case the BATTLE PHASE begins. See below for battle phase mechanics. 1- 20: The darkness combined with the fog make it extremely difficult to navigate. As you move your flashlight against the ground all you see is the crackled pavement, the pods obscured from sight - - As a skeletal face carved right into the cement leers at you - - And disappears. It was just your imagination... right? 21 - 40: Tattered pieces of fabric seem to be hanging from a few smashed windows. Upon further investigation you realize it is actually strips of skin peeled off some hapless creature. 41 - 60: You take a look at the pods again. They look normal enough, though none of them have the odd flickering light. Well that's a relief. A strange jarring noise interrupts you and as you look back, the order of the pods have changed, from location to colour. 61 - 80: You hear music playing in the background, a sort of wailing, foreign music. It seems to be coming from right above you, but nothing is there. Only you can hear it. 81- 100: BOSS ENCOUNTER: - As you continue walking down the sidewalk you hear a large crack, followed by another. A strange gas explodes from underneath, making you extremely dizzy, as you cough to figure out what is going on, fighting for air now. You have exposed your entire team to a hallucinogen, making everything more terrifying than ever as your vision swims and hops uncontrollably and your hearing becomes muted. Something creaks, groans, lurches underneath you, but is that your imagination? - BOSS MECHANICS: This boss is a mob that has collective 100 HP. Every time you attack it (following the general battle rules), you TAKE 8 damage. AS you can't really see the boss, most of it will have to be dependent on what you can see, if anything at all, from strange faceless figures lurching, half-hopping towards you to the smiling dead coming back and swiping at you. Make sure to tally the boss's total HP (the damage you did to it) at the bottom of your post as well as your total HP and the damage you did that round. If the boss's HP hits 0, you have defeated it, and your team can now take the portal back. * 4 mission reward points for completing this successfully
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 12:57 am
Dakota received the text message pretty late into his training session and stared blankly at it. Wow, first mission after becoming a full hunter already? It called for minium of two other people and well..
He texted his good old Wilson because they hadn't been on a mission forever. The second however came in the form a pretty little mist lady coming his way.
Oh snap.
Turn on the charm ol'd Dakota boyo.
"Hey there Mist babe..." He called out to her. "How'd you feel like joining me and my brother on a little mission off the island?"Syusaki Text to Wilson: Mission off to San Zhi?
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 1:57 am
Stormy wasn't particularly mindful of where she was going, sweaty and tired from her first full hour of training. Wielding something with two hands was more taxing than the shows she watched made it out to be harder than it looked, gosh . . . Though Thane just snitted at her that with arms as thin as a drakeling's tooth, she was lucky not to have broken something instead.
She was wiping at her forehead with the back of her hand when she heard someone calling out to her with a voice that resonated in her memories. Stormy paused on her heel, still as a statue as she searched her mind and glad that the whole amnesia thing was temporary. Five seconds in she set her foot down, wiped the sweat off onto her pants, and turned to face the guy with a mildly scrutinizing look.
"Maaaaaybe," she answered after a moment, blinking owlishly as she tried to place his voice. "Are newbies allowed? I just got here and all . . . And newbishness is a terrible burden I'm told, which is good to know." She nodded as if to cement this fact, paused, then tapped a cheek thoughtfully. "Then again, I did fight a dragon on my first day, so maybe they're onto something . . ." That was probably bad luck. Or normal luck. She wasn't quite sure yet if luck even existed on this island.Nyxtsuki Moon first post after finals finisheddddd
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 1:31 pm
It would be a lie if Wilson didn’t admit he had fallen asleep while reading a book. It would also be a life if he said the sudden ringing of his phone spurred him to consciousness. Consciousness, however, meant jumping out of bed and falling to the floor in a cluttered heap. He hissed while rolling onto his side and groping for the phone. Note to self: don’t fall asleep while reading. One eye open, Wilson read the text. San Zhi? Huh, he’d been there before already, but there was no harm in checking out the resort a second time. Elbows throbbing, he texted back. He figured Dakota would drag along a third person, but who?Nyxtsuki Moon i'll be there quick as i can
[[ FINE NYX I FIXED IT HAPPY NOW??? :CCC ]]
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:55 pm
Yes. Yes a cutie indeed. "Well that's the beauty of being a hunter babe." He gestured for her to follow, oddly, he felt a familiar presence of the girl...or maybe it was her voice that was so familiar. "We get thrown in whether we new or not. I'm Dakota...Dakota Rainstar of the moon division. Just hit full hunter myself so we're you know...new to this together. What's your name babe? And have we met before? I think I would've remembered such a cutie like yourself."
"Oh you met the resident fog monster? I thought he was done destroying Gale's house already." He chuckled, "You guys get rid of it? Or is he trampling the small remains of the house still?" As he talked, he led her to the portal where Wilson was waiting. Smiling at his brother, he waved and nodded.
"Yeah like I said. Wilson is a full hunter like me, so you're in good hands." He waited a beat, "And I'm good with my hands babe." WINK WINK WINK.
Speaking of Wilson, "Hey man is the portal all set up? We can bounce right?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:24 pm
Huh, so the dragon was a part of daily life. Good thing to have gotten that pat down on the first day! "No, she's still around," Stormy replied with a tiny shake of her head. "Her and her nasty fog breath . . ." Even with most of the sweat wiped off, she still felt a cold prickle go up her neck in memory of the whispers. She gained a slight frown at the mention of the dragon trampling someone's house. How awful . . . Unless they had built upon her nesting grounds or something? That was what lent Stormy the belief it was a girl at any rate since, well, Mama bear instincts.
She was about to pursue the shared deja vu they seemed to be having when Dakota's friend yawned onto the scene . . . backwards. She blinked and broke into a light smile, making a note to try it sometime. "I ammmmmm Stormy," the trainee greeted, grasping the ends of her coat to perform a curtsy, the Disney chain bouncing against her hip. "And I hope both of you are good with your hands, because right now I might accidentally fling my weapon around. Sweaty hands and big swords don't mix." It was a fair warning right?
Apparently she utterly missed Dakota's pass otherwise.
Still, Stormy was pleasantly surprised that two higher rank Hunters would be willing to take her along - and giant people at that. Tall people totally meant more security as far as she was concerned. Slipping the ribbon tied at her leg, she pulled her hair back into a low ponytail; her beanie had been left in her still as of now bare room before she went out training. Immediately afterwards Stormy stood at attention and put a hand to her forehead in a sleepy salute to the guys.
"Ready when you are, sirs yes sirs. Maybe a walk around'll help me figure out the deja vu. But um, where are we going again?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 3:57 pm
Wilson shot the moon hunter a look. Really? Flirting again? And it was so obvious too, but at least Stormy didn’t seem taken in by Dakota’s lame advances. Sighing, he rolled his eyes and walked toward the portal. He took a few moments to inspect it then turned back toward the other two. “Yeah, looks like it. You said we’re going to San Zhi, right?” replied Wilson.
He grinned. “Nice to meet you, Stormy. No worries. Dakota and I have been at this for a while now, I think. We know what we’re doing.” I hope. “San Zhi, if I remember correctly,” he answered. “It’s in Taiwan. Fortunately the place is abandoned, so there’s no need to speak with the locals. Which is a shame, considering you have a Mandarin speaker right here.” Wilson laughed and gestured for the two to head in first. “Alright, ready to go?”
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:57 pm
"Yeah San Zhi!" Dakota shrugged his coat closer and watched Stormy carefully. Seriously, what was it about the girl that had him trying to find some piece of her in his mind. He would swear up and down he'd met her before...
But considering ALL the ladies he had 'met'...well....
"At least that's a good thing, should we ever need you know...TRANSLATIONS." Dakota gave Wilson a peeved look. "Well Stormy, Let's go my lady." He offered her his arm and tugged her through the portal.
Once through, he shielded his eyes from the portal glare and then brought his hand back to stare at the abandoned structures.
"We're here." Dakota waited till Wilson appeared before nodding to the buildings. "Let's take a little look-see."
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medigel rolled 1 100-sided dice:
66
Total: 66 (1-100)
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:11 am
"Taiwan? So exotic." She might have gone starry eyed just a bit. a bit. emotion_kirakira And with two senior Hunters around, she'd be safe. Yes. Good. Good first mission. She had to do them proud now.
Wilson also received another small kirakira because bilingual people were always interesting to her; culture mixing was exciting to explore! "Si quieres, podemos hablar más tarde~" Stormy offered in turn as Dakota took her arm and pulled her in.
It was a brief contact, for the moment she adjusted to their new environment and Dakota gave the all-clear, she was off to investigate like a little Alice visiting her foreign Wonderland. The trainee ducked her head into a nearby building, surveying the broken down room with slight confusion. "You guys sure it's abandoned? I hear someone wailing . . ." It was somewhat like music, but at the same time not. She lifted her head but saw nothing to explain the music. Hmm . . .
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Syusaki rolled 1 100-sided dice:
63
Total: 63 (1-100)
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:13 pm
Wilson merely threw Dakota an undisturbed smile. His smile turned apologetic as he turned to Stormy. “I’m afraid I took French in high school rather than Spanish, and even that is a bit rusty,” he admitted before he stuffed his hands in his pockets and strolled after the pair.
The resort was just as he remembered it from his last trip. It was dark, abandoned, and pretty creepy given the lighting. “Careful not to stray too far, alright?” he called out to Stormy as she began to explore the area. He walked toward the nearest building and tried to peer into one of the broken windows. The corner of his lips twitched at her inquiry. “Last time I was here it was abandoned.” He continued to frown when he heard music that was far from comforting. It sounded more like wailing, just like Stormy pointed out. When he looked up he saw only the cloudless sky that was beginning to darken further.
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Pixie Nyxie rolled 1 100-sided dice:
56
Total: 56 (1-100)
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:58 pm
Dakota snorted and stuck close to the sun huntress, making sure to keep a watchful eye on her.
"I don't hear any wailing?" He offered as he looked at the pods, sure there was some flickering and such but, overall he didn't notice anything different. When he went to turn though, a noise interuppted his smart comment and looking over his shoulder showed that all the pods had moved...from location to color now. What the devil?
"Stormy, make sure not to wander to far." Dakota struggled again with odd nostalgia before winking at her, it sounded a lot like Wilson talking too, "I'm not a big weather fan but I would hate to miss out on a storm brewing in Taiwan. Wilson, you said you were here before right? Did the pods change like they did now?" He waved at them...
And then wait a moment...
"Stormy....What was your Name when they had you fighting to prove yourself on the island?"
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medigel rolled 1 100-sided dice:
100
Total: 100 (1-100)
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:51 pm
Abandoned, but . . . "That's the sort of places they like, huh?" She turned her gaze skyward as well, as if expecting something to swoop down on them from above for their intrusion, the noise of shifting pods bringing her back to reality. Spooky . . .
A highly amused Thane snickered in her mind.
"Sorry," Stormy mumbled, though really she wasn't. It was in her nature to be pulled this way or that and she hadn't once fought it - why now? Still, she was endeavoring to look good for the more experienced Hunters, so she curbed the instinct to check out the newly switched pods and took a few steps back to survey the ones she and Wilson had been looking at, maybe to find a clue towards the wailing sound. "Oh, that? Ummmm, I was T-"
Crack.
The pavement beneath the trainee suddenly fractured and she stumbled in surprise. A second later gas shot out from the cracks, choking the scream Stormy had meant to make into a series of harsh coughs.
< < Hatchling, get ready! > >
A cold chill ran up her spine as she realized that there were things in the noxious mist and, biting her lip, she summoned her weapon. "I-Incoming!"
(( Boss HP: 100 ))-Nyxtsuki Moon oh look she summoned the boss here too lolwhat -Syusaki Happy New Years you guys~ 8D
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Syusaki rolled 2 12-sided dice:
8, 9
Total: 17 (2-24)
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:45 pm
“Changed?” Wilson turned around to stare at the pods. He gritted his teeth briefly. “No, not last time, but somehow I’m not surprised,” he answered calmly before he continued to search around the area. He turned his head slightly toward Dakota’s voice, but shook his head and kept looking. The moon hunter could talk of the trials if he wanted, though Wilson couldn’t talk much since he had participated in a different one. His heart sunk when he heard the familiar crack.
The hunter whirled around. “Stormy! Get out no—“ He stopped, bringing his arm up as he burst into a series of coughs. Wilson groped around with his free hand for his goggles. The mask was quickly set in place and he sighed. “Not this again…!” He stumbled around. Perhaps the others could even hear his weapon clattering to the ground as he slid, but then regained his balance and struck out against the smiling faces.
HP: 52
Damage: 11
Boss HP: 89
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Pixie Nyxie rolled 2 12-sided dice:
3, 4
Total: 7 (2-24)
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:27 pm
Dakota craned his neck to hear Stormy's name before the ground split under them and they were facing a boss. s**t.
"Wait for it Dakota. You got great timing Dakota." he whistled as he stepped back, summoning Chama. The good thing about this team right now was that there was TWO exprienced hunters.
Two exprienced hunters who knew how to use each other's abilities to their benefits. Especially their weapons, and wasn't it just so convienant that Dakota's sword was fire and Wilson's gas? It was sure to explode with drama in here.
He flipped out of the way, and removed a bandana from his pocket. "Stormy." He moved as quick as he could, getting the bandana over her mouth. "Out of the line of fire babe. Take a breather."
HP: 52/60
Damage: 1 - ARE YOU FFFFF KIDDING ME
Boss HP: 88Ol-j-man Hi sorry for this super late tag QAQb
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medigel rolled 1 6-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-6)
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:24 pm
Wilson's order would have been followed promptly even if Dakota hadn't guided her out of the center of the gas cloud, and in a stroke of self-loathing she just gave a small mumbled mewl that was supposed to be an apology and thank you all at once before the Moon hunter went off to join the fight. One part of her said she ought to follow - hadn't Dakota said she should stick close to them? - but most of her was absolutely nope right now.
Shadows and awful smiles and walking corpses nope nope nope.
< < Why should they have the glory? > > Thane tried to goad her, but it was no use. The trainee was busy tying the bandanna over her mouth to stop her from choking on the gas. She'd fight, yes, just . . . after she got over the initial shock first. And they were experienced, right? They didn't need a girl with a sword as tall as she was and held just about a awkward to distract them right now.
Hearing shambling behind her, Stormy swung around and fended off blurred claws from catching at her shield with a grunt, glad for the greatsword's height and reach. "I'm okay! Keep at it!" she called out to the guys just in case, though she had to shut her mouth quickly as something smaller bit at her legs; flail kicking was a go.
HP: 37/40
Damage: Defending for 5
Target: Herselffff
Charge: 1
Boss HP: 88Nyxtsuki Moon It's okay Dakota she's Mooning it up a little hard just for you
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