soulping | TIAMAT/ALECTRYON

TIAMAT/ALECTRYON

( roots twist around your legs to yank through the swamp water into. . . oh yes, another swamp. wonderful!! everyone loves the swamp! at least there is civilisation here. you've found yourself in a quaint little village with a fancy new set of duds and. . .?

ah, yes. this stranger that you immediately recognise as your squad captain. )

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[ Your squad captain, an older woman with scars on her face, leads you into a shack set on stilts above the mirelands. On the door, a symbol has been carved into the wood: ⏃, and all of the tapestries and flags are BLACK. Inside on a large table, weapons have been grouped together: swords and shields, bows and arrows, and magic staves. ]

Listen up, pups. The first stage of your mission is to explore the village yonder. But just because we've been assigned to protect them doesn't mean all those natives are going to be friendly. This is a war zone. Arm yourselves accordingly—as a unit.

[ And just in case it isn't immediately clear what she means by that, it would seem that there's exactly the same number of weapons as there are people in your squad. ]

...So I guess we need to have weaponry.

[:T]

I remember a thing or two about fighting with a staff...

[Ochre will take a shield.

Just a shield.]

[Gimme the staff.]

[HAHAHAHA WARZONE HAHAHAHAHA

I mean, she's taking a sword]

["just and fair. . ."]

Arm ourselves accordingly as a unit, huh.

Which means we need a strategy, and a weapon loadout to match.

[he watches as everyone snatches up their preferred weapons pretty quickly, his gaze lingering on the swords.]

[. . . and then he goes for the bow and arrow]

[Ochre immediately tries to summon Take-Mikazuchi and fails]

Powers are off.

[He's carrying a shield]

Do you think these stave might posses mystical properties? It's hard for me to assess without my abilities active.

...I see you've got your weapon on hand. [Scratching his cheek.]

Uugh, this isn't really my specialty. Maybe I can go with a bow and arrow alongside Kaito? That way you can be the shield, and we take care of them from behind you?