tile run - group 1

[soulping]

[After circumstances conspired to separate those who went into the maze, they split into three groups, each group taking one fork in the road.

The wisp of light they were following gleefully bobs up and down as it's followed, slowing down just enough so it doesn't lose those following it, then speeding off around the next corner as soon as they start to catch up.]

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[soulping]

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[withmyownfists]

I'm... I'm not running away from anything anymore!

[ she aims a high kick square at the exposed parts of the monstrosity's face ]

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[tormado]

Nrrrgh....

[Tama pushes himself up, despite his stomach churning worse than he knew it could. Barely even able to stay on one knee and one foot, he gathers up energy in his his, from his knees downwards.

He forces himself up and breaks into a sprint at the robot. As he leaps at it, the energy in his legs detonate, firing him forward like a shot out of a cannon. He slams into the robot, spearing it and driving them both into the ground.

He rolls off of it, absolutely certain he's gonna hurl, shortly afterwards. But it's in a pretty damn good position to be finished off now.]

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[experiencepoints]

Fuck this- Fucking, damn it, will you just die already?!

[She's stumbling back, nauseous and dizzy. She can't fight with her staff like this.

So instead, she's taking range, settling near Vash. And raising up her staff. And now there's huge, giant, foot-thick chunks of ice pelting her from all sides.]

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[featherduster]

[ Vash swallows hard and straightens even as the vertigo and dizziness unbalances him. He tries to line up his gun's sights, but the robots splits in two, sways, jerks unnaturally -

The others are still attacking.

He lowers the gun. He's not risking it. ]

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[sweatypalms]

[ unsteady on his feet and having trouble focusing, and also having trouble not hurling all over everyone, but he can do this! or if he can't, Yukine can do this.

either way, he's thrusting his blade right at Nyssabot's center. or where he thinks her center probably is!! ]

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[secare]

( it's fine, it's fine! yukine is guiding his swings while yato fights against his rebelling stomach. )

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[secretofthefox]

You... won't... control... me!

[yes, that's what this is now about, to him, the moment compulsions are brought into the picture, blame a certain dragon

It takes all of his strength to stay frozen, to not let his legs flee like they want to. But fear is easily channeled into anger, and what better way to channel that than a (small, kind of pathetic really, he's not doing okay) fireball right at the robot's chest.]

BOSS REACTION

[soulping]

["Nyssa" is kicked in the head hard by Hiyori, stunning it, then driven right to the ground by Tama's spear. It never gets a chance to get up, taking Sol's fire and Nightingale's ice and, finally, a thrust to the chest by Yato and Yukine.

She lays on the floor in a sparking, half-melted heap. Her head rolls back on her neck, and although the voice box hidden somewhere within her throat attempts to keep choking out its terrible puns, all that it manages is this noise. Oh, and a strange, sinister, sinewy black shape that slithers off into the darkness. But that’s not disconcerting at all, is it? ]

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[withmyownfists]

[ OH BOY that's... ]

What... what was that?

[ she has a visible shiver. the effects are wearing off but she still kinda wants to run away still... ]

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[tormado]

[Tama's rolling over. Vision's still swimming but he's starting to feel better.

He looks in Hiyori's direction.]

Roc...

You okay...?

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[withmyownfists]

I am. You look awful though, Tama. What did she do to you?

[ offering to help him up ]

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[experiencepoints]

[Well, it seems like a terrible idea.

But I'm going to use the last of my MP to hurl a bolt of lightning after that black shape.]

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[soulping]

[It is what it seems.

The lightning briefly fractures the bolt of lightning before it reforms and sneaks off, out of sight.]

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[experiencepoints]

... Worth a shot, and now I'm empty.

[SIGH.]

Now what?

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[sweatypalms]

Ugh, fuck that...

[ he sits down heavily and waits for the nausea to pass... ]

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[secare]

( Call my name. )

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[sweatypalms]

[ oh yeah, YOU. ]

Yukineee.

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[withmyownfists]

Are you two okay?

[ because swordchild matters too. ]

You look a little sick.

[ actually about half of the party looks ready to hurl. ]

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[secretofthefox]

[oh it is

but Sol can't care right now, he just needs to sit and breathe, as Fiere reappears next to him.

...Well, more like on his lap, all the better for hugs.]

I hate that...

You did good, Tan. Everything's okay.

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[featherduster]

[ Vash is joining the slumping over crew, breathing through the dizziness and nausea. ]

What the hell...

[ DESPITE EVERYTHING he manages to sound exasperated. ]

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[withmyownfists]

Are you okay? You look sick too.

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[tormado]

[Tama rolls over on to his back.]

Kay...

Glad you guys stopped me from eating...

But we should probably head for that preferred thing now...

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[withmyownfists]

We should tell the Queen about all of this, too.

[ approaching the Preferred Player's room and sidestepping the smoldering thing ]

Did you notice the symbol on her chest? The '1?'

PREFERRED PLAYER'S ROOM

[soulping]

[Once everybody's recovered from the status effects and is ready to move on...]

[With the terrible Nyssa bot dead, you’re now free to check out the door to the Preferred Players’ Room!]

[Examining the door, you find that there is not a doorknob or a lock of any kind to be seen, not even digital finger-print reader, card-swipe system or a numerical lock. It is just a heavy metal door that must, apparently, raise up into and slide down from the ceiling through mechanisms unknown.]