Technic's Shadow

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[overlording]

[A fiery fist slams down against the floor, shaking all combatants off their feet.]

I AM A SHADOW - THE TRUE SELF

TO SHARE YOUR TRUST BLINDLY IS FOR THE WEAK OF HEART

[onebullet]

[ As soon as she gets back on her feet she's going to sprint over and try and drag Technic out of harm's way. ]

[morbirdinterest]

[also clambering back up to his feet, hubcap-shield firmly in front of him. and then he scooting closer to everyone else so they can make a battle plan or he can shield them or something. yes.]

[goodbyenurse]

[Rook won't mind if I stab him of course he won't mind if I stab him STANDING UP AND STABBING WITH THE SHARP PIPE!]

[codecmoment]

[ Looks at the hammer he picked up.

Looks at metal... thing.

Looks back at hammer.

GETS INTO A SWEET RPG FIGHTER STANCE. ]

[unguilded]

[ gah, falling and bracing himself on a hand, the other on the gun. He stands up. ]

That's not-- entirely true...

[ he has his gun loaded already, so he aims at the shadow, but doesn't shoot. Instead he watches to see what effect Belt's attack has on the rough outside because he doesn't want to waste any bullets. ]

[overlording]

[Garnet manages to haul Technic off the floor successfully! He's a little heavy. :X Being the closest to the shadow, she also gets a glimpse at the fine working of pipes between the joints of the armor - white-hot and hard to see for the rest of the party.

Belt's blow is caught with an armored hand, denting the metal but not much else. Within a few seconds, it's starting to glow with heat. GOOD THING YOUR GRIP PROTECTS YOUR HANDS.

And Otacon's stance is anime perfect.]

[unguilded]

Otacon, try to use the hammer because that might be strong enough to break the armor. If we can get to what's underneath, the rest of us might be able to handle it if it's not as tough.

--I can't tell if what's in the bottle Tart found is meant for us or meant to use against him. But the fire symbol on the bottom...

[ because the bottle can either be like. IMMUNITY TO FIRE FOR US. Or SUPER STRONG THING THAT WEAKENS FIRE ARMOR MONSTER. :|a

Keeping his gun aimed, trying to look for any area he might be able to aim into-- though he's waiting for a possible bigger opening in the armor if the hammer can do it. ]

[onebullet]

[ Draaaaging Technic back over to the group and laying him down behind them. Tart and his shield will keep him covered for now! ]

Armour's got a load of pipes underneath. I don't think jabbing it will help.

[morbirdinterest]

[yep, flapping over to Technic with his shield, trying to wake him up - definitely keeping an eye on the shadow in case of ranged attacks or something.]

[codecmoment]

[ OH GOD I HAVE TO GET THAT CLOSE??? Looks like he's gonna pee himself in fear but.

NO.

NO.

BANKAI! Throws the hammer. ]

[goodbyenurse]

...It is not large enough of a dose to allow us to attack him directly with it. Ergo...

[GONNA DOWN THE BOTTLE NOW.]

[overlording]

[Technic is out cold. :(

Rook will see that the only openings from the front appear to be the intersections of the joints... and, when the shadow opens his hand off of Belt's nearly-melting pipe, he will see there's a substantial hole there as well! Except it seems to be filling with fire right now.

Belt's potion tastes like metal and death! She will be very nauseous for a turn, but once she's recovered, she will notice a light cushion of energy surrounding her body. For three turns, she has gained Immunity to Fire.

Meanwhile: Otacon's hammer flies straight through the air and hits the golem in the shoulder spike-first, enough force to rip the metal clean off and send it across the room.

Energy now leaking from its wound, the shadow howls, its outstretched hand launching forward and sending bolts of molten metal raining towards the players. DODGE QUICKLY.]

[goodbyenurse]

[WOW this feels like Jo's game with the nausea and all that I need to stop eating disgusting things.]

[Too bad I'm a bit preoccupied not horfing to avoid the molten metal. Which I guess is just like really heavy water at this point but idk??]

[codecmoment]

[ Hit the ground because he has zero physical ability, other than "hide in locker" and "pee." ]

[onebullet]

[ WHO DO I PULL OUT OF THE WAY-

THE DWEEB ON THE FLOOR

DON'T PEE ON ME ]

[unguilded]

[ while its hand is outstretched, Rook aims and fires into the opening left there by Belt's attack before it attacks, hoping it does something at least.

Also sorry Belt if you're still standing when the attack starts and Rook sees you NOT MOVING you're just going to get. Shoved out of the way really hard.

Don't throw up on me. ]

[morbirdinterest]

[isn't nearly strong enough to drag a full-grown man anywhere, so he's going to hop on Technic's torso and scrunch down with his shield in front of him, hoping to at least save Technic's face and vital areas from significant damage, as well as himself.]

[overlording]

[Belt is safe, although the urge to vomit becomes so intense under the heat that the contents of her stomach are now on the ground. Congratulations.

Otacon's left leg is hit with sparking shrapnel from one of the bolts, peppering him with small burns. It's not fatal, but damn, it might hurt a bit. Despite that, he does not pee because he rolled a ten again.

Garnet is safe. In moving Otacon, she will notice that the switch of her tuning force produces a clearer sound.

Shuu can feel the edges of his feathers singing at bolts flying a bit too close, but he is otherwise unharmed. With the heat against his shield, it's apparent his actions have prevented a disaster with the unconscious Technic.

Rook successfully helped Belt dodge and received a foot covered in her vomit in return. While dodging, though, his bullet had hit its mark. The shadow's right arm erupts into flames.

The temperature is climbing rapidly, a wave of intense heat rolling across the ground.
Belt is fine.
Rook is fine.
Shuu is weakened for one turn.
Otacon is weakened for one turn.
Garnet is fine.]

[codecmoment]

[ Crying out in pain and trying to slide away further, behind Garnet so he can recover and get out of the damn way. ]

[onebullet]

[ She'd totally forgotten about the tuning fork until she hears it. Going to hold the switch down and try striking it against one of the pipes nearest to them to test. ]

[morbirdinterest]

[ughhh not feeling great with the heat, but now that molten metal seems to have ceased falling from the air he's going to focus getting Technic out of harm's way, shifting him around and then using the shield as a lever to roll Technic in a direction that's away from the fighting.]

[unguilded]

[ moving in the opposite direction of Tart, then. But also taking the liberty to try and get a look at the shadow from behind, to see if there are any areas that look open to fire at aside from its joints. He doesn't stray too far from the others, however, while he wants to make sure they're close enough to have each others' backs, if it throws another attack like that, maybe not being completely grouped up will be a help. ]

[goodbyenurse]

[...Okay then. Since I'm not feeling the heat anymore--urp--it's go time.]

[SHE TAKES OFF HER SCARF AND DROPS IT. SINCE WE DONT WANT TO BURN IT. o hai there collar.]

[Then she will go ahead and charge in with her sword in an all out overhead swing.]

[This look on her face is so safe. Really it is. She's definitely not starting to smile right now or anything.]

[overlording]

[Garnet's tuning fork starts humming at an almost hypnotizing frequency with the switch alone, and the faint shimmer of an energy shield comes to view. Clanking it on the pipe only causes the pipe to burst with a blast of scalding steam right against her hand and arm.

Being right behind her, Otacon gets a nice blast of that steam to the shoulder.

Rolling Technic's dead weight across the floor is not working for Shuu right now, only tiring himself out even further. His efforts are enough to get Technic's body clean out of the line of fire, but he will remain exhausted for one turn.

In circling the golem, Rook does correctly spot another opening, right at the base of the neck. Unfortunately, the shadow is fast to notice his movements, and is now lumbering toward him at an incredible speed.

And because he is moving, Belt succeeds in hitting the shadow clean in the opening where an arm had once been. She gets a blast of fire that would have otherwise killed her, but her temporary shield keeps her from even being singed.

Noticing that Belt isn't affected, the shadow quickly targets Rook and Garnet, a sudden lash of flame whipping out from its exposed body in an attempt to pin both to the wall.]