Persona Flashpoint 9 - Fort-une's Favor

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Agi:
@_@
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Black void.
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There we go
Phatthrice:
thank you for actually saying something
Phatthrice:
agi just posted an eyeroll emote and didn't say anything else
Agi:
those were my sunglasses
Agi:
is that what that's supposed to be?
Phatthrice:
yee

Danjuro:
"This place? Really? Looks like something you'd see in a kiddie pool..."
Phatthrice:
You've followed the pyrograph map that Blaze Heatnix made for you through the woods, toward the pond she marked on it. You stay clear of the path, and despite careful and/or paranoid investigation, you don't find any discrepencies between the map and reality. No guarantee it's not a trap, though... You reach the area she marked after about 20 minutes. Like she said, it's a small pond, with an even smaller fort nested in the center. Small for a fort, anyway. It could still hold a few troops...

Danjuro:
maybe if they were okay with touchin butts
Phatthrice:
There is only one person around, standing atop the "fort" - a familiar girl, munching on an apple from the lone tree

Kaori:
"Are all of these...other world...reality thingies so...abstract? This seems so far removed from our school at this point..."

Danjuro:
Danjuro skulks around, looking for entrances to the building

Shadow Ayumu:
The chonching girl takes another bite, then starts, noticing you, "Whoa?! Hey, hey, how did you get here...? Aww, so this means you killed off the other two?" She plucks another apple, tossing the old core to the ground, "Well, whatever. They were losers anyway."

Shadow Ayumu:
"I mean, they must be, if they couldnt' even stop you bozos. And after I asked them SOOOOO nicely, too!"

Kaori:
"I figured it'd be Ayumu guarding this place..."

Danjuro:
"Well. There go any hopes of a break and enter."

Shadow Ayumu:
"Oh, you're actually trying to get in?? Hah! No. Why even bother?"

Kaori:
"Aaaaaand...it's Ayumu-chan, so she can't be trusted..."

Shadow Ayumu:
"Aw, that hurts! Did you come here just to insult me? That's mean, you know!"

Takara:
Takara mimes lining up a shot with his hands, "Hmm...There are a few entrances, but...they're all underwater..."

Kaori:
"Huhwuh? You already mapped it out already?"

Takara:
"H-huh? No - nothing as amazing as that! Just at a glance..."

Shadow Ayumu:
Ayumu narrows her eyes at Takara, "Huh...Somethin' weird about you. Do I know you or somethin'?"

Danjuro:
"Alright, Ayu! Hope you're ready for a three-on-one, we're coming in! You two, cover me!"

Kaori:
"Oh, well hrmm, that's sorta my strong suit...but I'm sure that Shadow Ayumu would attack me the- wait wha?!"

Shadow Ayumu:
"Reminds me of--huh?! Three on one?! That's no fair....."
Danjuro: (( This is either a turtle, a bouncy ball, or a strange lily pad, that will eat me ))
Danjuro: (( BUT there's only one way to find out ))

Shadow Ayumu:
Ayumu's face twists into a grin as Danjuro steps over the water, "HAH! You IDIOT! Get him! NOW!"

Danjuro:
Danjuro scurries for a route that takes him out of Ayu's line of sight - everyone else in this world has been throwing spells around, and that run-up looks nasty

Aggressive Mermaid:
As you land on the shell, it bobs slightly, and it's a bit tough to keep your balance. But a little discombobulation ain't nothin' you can't handle - it's the trident coming at your face that's more of an issue. A bluish woman with flowing hair rises out of the water next to the shell, sending waves across it. She raises her hand, and the pond rises to meet it, twirling around it until it forms a tri-fronged around her arm! And she's already readying an attack!

Danjuro:
"Agh, there's always MORE of these, aren't there?"

Aggressive Mermaid:
18
Kaori: (( Is that Init or attack? ))

Aggressive Mermaid:
Vs AC
Kaori: (( o i c ))

Aggressive Mermaid:
Whcih I think misses unless you lost that one bonus or w/e

Danjuro:
it wouldn't hit but I imagine it has advantage vs me

Aggressive Mermaid:
So ti would yes

Aggressive Mermaid:
7 Physical Piercing damage

Danjuro:
Danjuro loses 7 hit points.
Danjuro: (( are we treating Advantage as something other than roll 2 dice ))

Aggressive Mermaid:
Combat advantage is +2

Aggressive Mermaid:
disadvantage is -2
Danjuro: (( aight ))

Aggressive Mermaid:
It's an actual codified thing in 4e lol

Danjuro:
Danjuro catches the trident with his bat, deflecting it just in time!

Danjuro:
"Phoo! Alright!"

Kaori:
"Be careful! I doubt that's it for back-up!"
Kaori: (( should we roll for Init ))

Shadow Ayumu:
"Pffftthahahaha! Wow, you really thought this palce was totally unguarded! And you're as violent as ever! Fine, then! I'll play it your way! I'm sure the boss will be quite happy..."

Shadow Ayumu:
Ayumu chucks her apple core at Danjuro, her eyes taking on a brilliant gold shine, then backs up and freefalls over the edge of the fort! Halfway through, her form is shrouded in haze, becoming a shadowy silhouette which grows larger and larger, before splashing down into the water! You look on, dumbfounded, for a few moments, before the water next to Danjuro breaks and a huge form rises out!

Armored Mermaid:
Now

Armored Mermaid:
you may roll Initiative

Kaori:
13

Armored Mermaid:
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Danjuro:
ah fuck.

Danjuro:
21
Kaori: (( A great effort. ))

Aggressive Mermaid:
14 I am not fast

Aggressive Mermaid:
but i am faster than the World's Slowest Cleric

Danjuro:
Danjuro swings at the apple, smashing it into smithereens

Takara:
12

Takara:
oof

Takara:
how did the two with improved initiative roll the worst

Danjuro:
inishittive
Kaori: (( I've been bottom of init every goddamn fight rofl ))

Takara:
dam

Danjuro:
Somehow

Takara:
kaori CONFIRMED bottom

Danjuro:
I don't think grappling's gonna do much good here

Takara:
hiroki does seem like a top
Kaori: (( Please don't grapple and get drowned. ))
Danjuro: (( I'll hold my breath first! ))

Armored Mermaid:
If you grab my tits I will crush your face between these metal shells

Armored Mermaid:
The mermaid STABS you with HER spear! 15 vs AC

Armored Mermaid:
She ain't hit ya, but she drags the lance across the water, and it begins to swirl! The shell you're on spins slowly

Danjuro:
Danjuro swivels on the shell! "Come off it!"

Armored Mermaid:
And then she dives underwater.

Armored Mermaid:
You can sitll see her huge shadow, but she's out of melee range, and any targeted ranged attacks will take a -3 penalty since you can't clearly make out her form and also light refraction I guess
Danjuro: (( Not provoking AoO I take it ))

Armored Mermaid:
You can place Bursts and Blasts underwater however, as it's nice and clear

Armored Mermaid:
And no AoO
Kaori: (( Okay but, she's in a nice bowl of electricity soup. I'm ready to flash fry this fish :V ))
Danjuro: (( What's the likelihood of jumping over this fish and landing on the bridge ))
Kaori: (( AoO and you fall into the water. ))

Armored Mermaid:
It is a two meter jump and, yes, she would get an AoO against you. Probably with Combat Advantage

Armored Mermaid:
Not everything can MAKE AoOs but she can as she is a poor little melee girl
Danjuro: (( well I'm doin it I'm just not sure what rolls would be needed on my end ))
Kaori: (( Acrobatics? ))
Danjuro: (( gonna smacc with a Steel Serpent Strike first though, maybe dizzy her a bit ))

Armored Mermaid:
NOW PLAYING Battle Tapes - Sweatshop Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zVe4AO3uBQ

Danjuro:
20 "Not exactly fish in a barrel here."

Armored Mermaid:
Athletics actually unless you're trying something fancy like skipping across she head

Danjuro:
11 and the target is slowed and cannot shift until end of your next turn.

Armored Mermaid:
If it's just BIG JUMP it's Athletics

Armored Mermaid:
damm is that at-will

Danjuro:
Yeah, as much as I'd love to do a big flashy flip

Danjuro:
No it's encounter

Armored Mermaid:
....slowed and can't shift...?

Danjuro:
He's just giving her a SMACC and jumping over while she's dizzied

Armored Mermaid:
oh okay got it

Armored Mermaid:
Shift is five foot step lmao

Armored Mermaid:
I read it as like

Armored Mermaid:
slowed AND immobilized lol

Danjuro:
17

Danjuro:
+Marked

Aggressive Mermaid:
12 She takes a swipe at you!

Aggressive Mermaid:
Which almost certainly misses

Aggressive Mermaid:
Even with CA

Danjuro:
yeah, nah. Her stab comes a bit late.

Danjuro:
Or swipe, a bit wide
Kaori: (( Well she gets another shot RIGHT NOW :O ))

Aggressive Mermaid:
"Are you an outfielder? Why can you jump that high?!"

Aggressive Mermaid:
actually she does not
Danjuro has received initiative.

Tricky Mermaid:
because I TRICKED you

Tricky Mermaid:
A smaller mermaid forms in the water, solidifying from the liquid form she'd previously taken! She shoots a blast of water at Danjuro!

Tricky Mermaid:
22 vs Ref

Danjuro:
certainly a hit

Tricky Mermaid:
11, and 5 ongoing Cold damage, and a -2 to Will saves

Tricky Mermaid:
A Save ends both those effects

Tricky Mermaid:
sorry I got gaslighted by the monster manual

Danjuro:
gaslote...

Danjuro:
Danjuro loses 111 hit points.

Tricky Mermaid:
Ah I see

Danjuro:
oh no

Danjuro:
Danjuro is healed and gains 100 hit points.

Tricky Mermaid:
"Eeheehee! Bet you didn't see THAT coming!"

Aggressive Mermaid:
nor this since your back is turned but I don't actually have combat advantage here

Danjuro:
"Agh...!"

Aggressive Mermaid:
21 Really wish I could target literally anything but AC right now yep

Aggressive Mermaid:
The mermaid's lance of water hits Danjuro square in the back! But it doesn't pierce him - instead, it contorts, flowing around him into a loop! You take 10 Cold damage

Danjuro:
Danjuro loses 10 hit points.

Aggressive Mermaid:
And are Restrained until the end of my next turn

Danjuro:
right

Aggressive Mermaid:
Which means you grant combat advantage, take -2 to attack rolls, are immobilized, and can't be forced to move via push/pull effects

Aggressive Mermaid:
which honestly I didn't think that throught BUT
Kaori has received initiative.

Takara:
"...we need to get in there, quickly! He can't take this!"

Takara:
prolley hte only time i'd be sad about a mermaid foursome tbh

Takara:
it is your turn my girl

Kaori:
Kaori targets the Aggressive and Tricky Mermaids with Mazio blasts of lighting, pew, pew! 24 @ Aggressive 16 @ Tricky vs Reflex

Armored Mermaid:
That hits both of them!

Armored Mermaid:
You roll damage separately for each of them

Armored Mermaid:
which is annoying but that's how it be

Kaori:
5 @ Aggressive 9 @ Tricky Lightning damage

Armored Mermaid:
oh shit that's LIGHTNING damage?

Armored Mermaid:
Iwas expecting radiant
Kaori: (( Yep, it's the same spell I used last time we fought mermaids :V ))

Aggressive Mermaid:
My bad then I totally thought it was Radiant then lol
Kaori: (( No, you reacted accordingly, you made the water electrified. ))

Aggressive Mermaid:
Oh right huh
Kaori: (( Unless they were supposed to take additional damage. ))

Aggressive Mermaid:
maybe I just forgot their Vulnerability yeah lol

Aggressive Mermaid:
The lightning courses through the mermaids' veins, causing them to spasm out! "Ggggghghhh....

Aggressive Mermaid:
Which promptly directs their attention away from Danjuro! And directly to Kaori! "Agh... I'll drown you for that!"

Danjuro:
Taste frost?

Takara:
"It's best to play it safe for now..." He's not going out on that bridge fam

Takara:
13 and yes TASTE FROST

Danjuro:
Taste... lost...

Takara:
I forgot to name who that targeted but it literally doesn't hit any of them so

Takara:
Paradise frost....

Kaori:
"Hey, you gotta focus...!"

Takara:
"Ah...yes, that's my bad! I'll aim better nex---"

Armored Mermaid:
The mermaid FLASHES out of the water, resurfacing by Takara!

Armored Mermaid:
10

Armored Mermaid:
oof

Armored Mermaid:
13 Half of this!
Kaori: (( Does fucking everything in 4e have "Hey, I completely missed, take half this damage anyway!" ))
Kaori: (( Because I want on that train. ))

Armored Mermaid:
She tried to grab him, but only ended up with a loose grip, and he was able to pull away

Armored Mermaid:
Some things do, especially elite and solo monsters

Armored Mermaid:
Most Daily powers have it as well on the player end, and some Encounter ones

Armored Mermaid:
because it feels real shitty to use a limited resource and get absolutely nothing out of it

Armored Mermaid:
also keeps combats from slowing to a complete standstill if everyone's luck is badde
Danjuro has received initiative.

Armored Mermaid:
"Tch...slippery little..."

Danjuro:
"Eyes up here!" 8

Danjuro:
sure

Danjuro:
Miss: Gain a +1 power bonus to attack rolls and a +2 power bonus to damage rolls against the target until the end of the encounter.

Danjuro:
also uh, self-heals

Armored Mermaid:
my boy her eyes are covered

Danjuro:
10 temp HP, minor action

Danjuro:
oh right I was restrained
Danjuro has received initiative.

Danjuro:
and thus... couldn't move...?
Tricky Mermaid:
...yes you were
Tricky Mermaid:
But I forgot

Danjuro:
cool so I'll do nothing then
Tricky Mermaid:
and also deleted this bitch apparently

Tricky Mermaid:
You could still have attacked the other mermaid lol
Kaori: (( Maybe you got unrestrained when I zapped her, we can fudge that :V ))

Tricky Mermaid:
But it's not like you're mmissing out on uhhhh anything really

Tricky Mermaid:
you don't move two spaces lol

Tricky Mermaid:
ONE space

Danjuro:
it does matter

Danjuro:
It means that my main target is NOT the Boss

Danjuro:
and is a shitty underling

Tricky Mermaid:
restrained doesn't make you unable to attack, or prevent any minor actions

Tricky Mermaid:
that's fine

Danjuro:
I wouldn't have used a daily against an underling so I just missed with my basic attack I guess

Tricky Mermaid:
This is still the same day as the last encounter, for the record, keep that in mind

Tricky Mermaid:
Takara for instance does not have his big-ass nuke

Danjuro:
yea

Danjuro:
I felt like Ayumu was a good enough target for it

Tricky Mermaid:
The smol mermaid swims under the bridge, shooting a water bullet at Kaori!

Tricky Mermaid:
12

Tricky Mermaid:
vs Refle
Kaori: (( Tie is a hit? ))

Tricky Mermaid:
Yeah, attacker wins on ties
Kaori: (( Then it hits :/ ))

Tricky Mermaid:
6 Don't worry she can't do the strong thing right now
Kaori: (( I'm also a twig tho. Granted that didn't hurt much. ))
Kaori has received initiative.

Tricky Mermaid:
oh right she got yeeted
Kaori has received initiative.

Aggressive Mermaid:
The aggressive mermaid transforms her water lance into a hammer, and SMAKKS danjuro!!

Aggressive Mermaid:
21 vs Fort

Danjuro:
I mean

Danjuro:
yeh
Kaori: (( Did Dandan ever apply those heals? ))

Aggressive Mermaid:
(it's this one's turn, it went ot Kaori bc the other got deleted from init lol)

Aggressive Mermaid:
It was Temp HP I think

Danjuro:
it is

Aggressive Mermaid:
so it doesn't show up on his actual HP bar

Danjuro:
10 whole of em
Kaori: (( Okay, just making sure. ))

Aggressive Mermaid:
8 Bludgeoning damage, aaaaaaaaand uhh

Aggressive Mermaid:
nothing happens because the immunity to push lasts until the end of my turn

Aggressive Mermaid:
congrat

Aggressive Mermaid:
:shrug:

Danjuro:
2 whole of em

Aggressive Mermaid:
NOW it's kaori's turn lol

Kaori:
Kaori Mazio blasts the two mermaids again! The sooner the numbers advantage is in our favor, the better! 17 @ Aggressive 9 @ Tricky

Aggressive Mermaid:
"Argh...Damn it, I wasn't thinking..."
Kaori: (( I assume that just hits aggressive ))

Kaori:
9

Aggressive Mermaid:
You hit her yes, but not trick turner

Aggressive Mermaid:
sure that one why not

Aggressive Mermaid:
The lightning catches the mermaid off guard, and she disappears with a shadowy screech!

Kaori:
"Alrighty! Let's tip this battle in our favor!" She points a finger gun and winks while her Persona's guns crackle with electricity behind her before disappearing again.

Takara:
"Uh...r-right!" Takara Shifts backward and tries to freeze the BINCH again 18

Takara:
11

Takara:
nice
Kaori: (( Nice job spaghetti boy ))

Armored Mermaid:
"Grah!" She shakes the rime off her scales, grabbing at Takara again! 25
Kaori: (( New kid nooooo ))

Armored Mermaid:
"HAHAHA! You won't escape THIS time!"

Danjuro:
hm

Danjuro:
what if we just

Danjuro:
push her onto the land

Armored Mermaid:
She lunges out of the water, and YOINKS Takara off his feet!

Armored Mermaid:
And then she DIVES UNDERWATER.

Armored Mermaid:
15
Kaori: (( Too late. ))

Danjuro:
oh hm
Kaori: (( He was a good friend, I assume. ))

Danjuro:
"Oh, that's dirty!"

Takara:
"AAAGGH!" You hear a CRONCH and a scremm before Takara is dragged below the waves!

Kaori:
"You expected Ayumu-chan to fight fair?"
Danjuro has received initiative.

Takara:
please

Takara:
i am not meant to take 15 damage in one hit
Kaori: (( Welcome to the last fight :V ))

Danjuro:
"She's gonna drown him!"

Danjuro:
oh right u h h

Danjuro:
I was meant to take 5 damage last turn

Danjuro:
and save against it

Danjuro:
Danjuro loses 5 hit points.

Danjuro:
fffortitude?

Danjuro:
this ice isn't POISONOUS ice, is it

Danjuro:
that, I would have something for

Takara:
It's not ice it's just coiling water lol

Takara:
Cold encompasses water and ice in dnd

Danjuro:
either way'm

Danjuro:
I guess I'll just

Danjuro:
roll a d20

Danjuro:
16
Kaori: (( You win ))

Danjuro:
that probably saves, regardless of what kind of save it was

Takara:
Yeah you pass the save

Takara:
Saves are 10+ to pass always lol

Takara:
again, fort/ref/etc have nothing to do with saving throws in 4e

Danjuro:
god why did they use that terminology then

Takara:
they're completely unrelated

Takara:
Cause you're just saving against an effect

Danjuro:
Danjuro takes a deep breath...!

Takara:
fort/ref aren't...saving defenses...

Takara:
they're just defenses lol
Danjuro: (( idk I saw it as functioning as both ))

Takara:
not at all this ain't 3.x

Danjuro:
Second Winding with that breath

Danjuro:
Danjuro is healed and gains 10 hit points.

Danjuro:
NOW I will attempt my Daily

Danjuro:
8

Danjuro:
carry on.

Takara:
Well you get the miss effect I guess

Takara:
What's the name of your daily

Danjuro:
Villain’s Menace Fighter Attack 1 You strike your enemy hard and hound him with skilled parries and stern reprisals. Daily ✦ Martial, Weapon Standard Action Melee weapon Target: One creature Attack: Strength vs. AC Hit: 20 + Strength modifier damage, and you gain a +2 power bonus to attack rolls and a +4 power bonus to damage rolls against the target until the end of the encounter.  Miss: Gain a +1 power bonus to attack rolls and a +2 power bonus to damage rolls against the target until the end of the encounter.

Takara:
fair enough

Tricky Mermaid:
"Hah! EVERYONE has abandoned you now!"

Tricky Mermaid:
"Just you and me!!"

Tricky Mermaid:
she dissolves into water

Tricky Mermaid:
"And now oyu're ALL ALONE!"

Danjuro:
just the mermaid. . . and the mercmaid. . .
Kaori: (( I've got the owl ))
Kaori has received initiative.

Lethe:
you DO have me

Lethe:
I am freaking the FUCK out they took my fake boyfriend "You gotta do something!! B-blast them! You can do that, right?!"

Kaori:
"There's nothing to blast! Besides, I don't want to hit them accidentally...!"
Kaori: (( Oh goddammit ))

Lethe:
Remember, you can still hit things that're underwater with blasts and such, you can place them underwater lol
Kaori: (( I forgot something that would've really helped agi. ))

Lethe:
what was that

Lethe:
oh healing word?
Kaori: (( Raven Queen's Blessing ))
Kaori: (( I killed that mermaid, he could've healed. ))
Phatthrice:
Eh I'll be forgiving you can retroactively do it lol
Kaori: (( Sick. agi, spend a healing surge. ))
Kaori: (( Free action q8^) ))

Danjuro:
Danjuro is healed and gains 10 hit points.

Danjuro:
wooo

Danjuro:
Maybe Takara could have used it more
Phatthrice:
Still you girl, you doin' anything
Kaori: (( Yeah, was getting into position. -3 for that shit, right? ))
Phatthrice:
Yea

Kaori:
10 @ Armored
Kaori: (( Vs reflex, doubt it hits ))
Phatthrice:
That misses
Phatthrice:
had to re-check whether grabs cause you to grant combat advantage but they do not
Phatthrice:
You still have your minor action if u wanna use healing word on somebody
Kaori: (( Yeah, let's make sure Takara doesn't die. ))
Kaori: (( Didn't realize it was close burst five ))

Takara:
God my encounter power is USELESS here

Takara:
Takara feebly waves his staff, summoning a CLOUD OF DAGGERS into the water!

Takara:
20
Kaori: (( Did you roll the extra d6 for him? ))

Takara:
11

Takara:
Oh for the healing?

Takara:
6 I did not
Kaori: (( yeah ))

Takara:
nice
Kaori: (( Niceee ))

Danjuro:
o neither did I

Danjuro:
2

Danjuro:
Danjuro is healed and gains 2 hit points.
Kaori: (( You don't get an extra one for that. ))
Kaori: (( Raven Queen's Blessing lets you spend a healing surge when I kill an enemy ))

Armored Mermaid:
It's just part of Healing Word's effect

Danjuro:
ahh

Armored Mermaid:
the +1d6

Armored Mermaid:
I forgot it
Kaori: (( Healing word gives an additional d6 ))
Kaori: (( I have that other ability that lets you heal more, but that's daily. ))

Danjuro:
HP's gone

Armored Mermaid:
"Gah!! You little...Well you'll be drowned soon anyway!!"

Armored Mermaid:
Dan you're in the water yeah

Danjuro:
yup

Danjuro:
Hate that you asked that, but yup

Armored Mermaid:
fucking burst 0

Armored Mermaid:
The daggers rip into her, and she decides to get the hell outta there

Armored Mermaid:
17 she rushes at danjuro!!

Armored Mermaid:
vs Fort

Danjuro:
I mean.

Danjuro:
yeh.

Danjuro:
err well

Armored Mermaid:
Do you uh have a penalty to it or something

Danjuro:
No, apparently. Jesus.

Danjuro:
Forgot about all those class bonuses.

Armored Mermaid:
you might be granted combat advantage, I guess due to being in the water??

Armored Mermaid:
I didn't say so before so you're good at least for now

Armored Mermaid:
Either way she just jet rushes past you as you narrowly swim out of the way of her razor-sharp wings!

Armored Mermaid:
fins

Armored Mermaid:
not

Armored Mermaid:
not wings

Armored Mermaid:
water wings

Armored Mermaid:
that's what they are

Danjuro:
nce

Armored Mermaid:
She glides under the bridge, fins shredding the boards!

Armored Mermaid:
This does not harm you

Takara:
takara slowly suffocates

Takara:
not from the water just from her tits

Danjuro:
Can't like, grab onto her tail as she swooces by?

Armored Mermaid:
I guess you can try, what're you tryna try

Danjuro:
I just have A Thing that lets me try that whenever an AoO opportunity crops up

Armored Mermaid:
Oh okay eah

Armored Mermaid:
Try me binch

Danjuro:
Those are pretty grabbable-looking hips

Armored Mermaid:
oh that's the one that like

Armored Mermaid:
moves you

Armored Mermaid:
Right?

Armored Mermaid:
Not the regular fighter one that stops movement

Danjuro:
I

Armored Mermaid:
Yeah combat agility

Danjuro:
honestly have no idea what the purpose of Combat Agility is, I was just looking at Grappling Strike

Danjuro:
22 Same roll either way

Armored Mermaid:
the...purpose? It knocks them prone as an AoO lol

Armored Mermaid:
like, AFTER the movement, sure.

Armored Mermaid:
But still

Danjuro:
how tf do you knock a fish prone

Danjuro:
5

Armored Mermaid:
face down ass up

Armored Mermaid:
That hits - and Grappling Strike is an actual interrupt

Armored Mermaid:
so you do actually Grab her and stop her movement

Danjuro:
Danjuro dips out of the way of the fins, and grabs onto her plate armor, straining to hold on!

Armored Mermaid:
let go of my ass you baka hentai

Danjuro:
orite

Danjuro:
7 from the daily

Armored Mermaid:
You successfully hold her in place!" She whips around to glare at you, you presume
Danjuro has received initiative.
Kaori: (( Now SMASH HER WITH A HAMMER :O ))

Takara:
yeah pound that tuna

Danjuro:
I will, I will pound that tuna

Danjuro:
Does grappling her UNgrapple Takara?

Danjuro:
that's my main concern, him getting out

Takara:
no you have created a fiendish chain

Takara:
you're holding her tail and she's got him tucked away under the other

Takara:
under her arm*

Danjuro:
she has two tails okay

Danjuro:
Well. Danjuro's gonna SotC this shit, and start climbing up her body, grabbing ahold of those pauldrons to clobber her in the face
Kaori: (( This is why Ayumu left you in the first place my dude. ))

Takara:
fuckin wife beater

Takara:
i'm disgusted really

Danjuro:
25

Takara:
aw FUCK my book is wet

Danjuro:
woop
Kaori: (( Hell yeah :V ))

Takara:
That's a hit of course
Kaori: (( We'll all take turns pounding Ayumu's tuna. ))

Danjuro:
whhhy did I not roll my strength with my last attack

Danjuro:
8 +3 more from the last hit? if you're feeling generous

Danjuro:
+Marked ofc

Danjuro:
+Grappled

Takara:
grabbed actually

Takara:
but she

Takara:
already was os

Takara:
Though I guess it would have ended

Takara:
So the new one...replaces the old grab...and then does not end

Takara:
You just LET GO

Takara:
and then

Takara:
staring

Takara:
re-grab her

Takara:
fair enough

Danjuro:
Yea he like, flung himself up to a higher part of the body

Danjuro:
did u ever fight the fish

Armored Mermaid:
"Get OFF of ME!"

Tricky Mermaid:
Nope

Tricky Mermaid:
"I brought help, ma'am! WE don't abandon each other!"

Tricky Mermaid:
She's gonna snipe the fuck outta Danny

Tricky Mermaid:
25

Danjuro:
oof yea
Kaori: (( Did she actually bring help? :V ))

Tricky Mermaid:
Finger guns

Tricky Mermaid:
20

Tricky Mermaid:
my god

Danjuro:
es

Danjuro:
escuuz

Danjuro:
Danjuro loses 20 hit points.

Tricky Mermaid:
and ongoing 5 Cold, and -2 Will
21

Commanding Mermaid:
she did

Commanding Mermaid:
but it is slow
Kaori has received initiative.
Kaori: (( I assume it is, more importantly, not visible either. ))
Kaori: (( Oh, there it is. ))

Danjuro:
"Mmmghf...!" Danjuro digs his fingers into Ayumu's shoulder pads
Kaori: (( LEWD. . . ))

Armored Mermaid:
"Keep your stinkin' hands off me, you filthy animal!"

Danjuro:
He nods aggressively at Takara, urging him to break free

Takara:
My

Takara:
my guy

Kaori:
"Nobody abandoned anyone you freaks!" She readies another Mazio to fry the old mermaid and welcome the new one into battle! 14 @ Commanding 13
Kaori: (( vs Reflex ))

Takara:
You miss the Tricky one but hit the new gal

Kaori:
7

Takara:
Takara considers trying to break free but he is a WIZARD

Takara:
he is not good at Acrobatics OR Athletics
Kaori: (( Also lightning damage. ))
Kaori: (( Also..healing word on Dandan ))

Commanding Mermaid:
"GGGGEEEEE~!!! Y-you didn't tell me she would SHOCK meeeee~~"

Danjuro:
3

Takara:
well it's move a action so I guess I might as fucking well

Takara:
6 acrobatics??

Danjuro:
Danjuro is healed and gains 13 hit points.

Takara:
yee

Takara:
Takara feebly struggles to get free, shrugs at his expected failure, and then SUMMONS MROE DAGGERS

Kaori:
"C'mon guys...if you can take her down these guys have nothing..."

Takara:
7

Takara:
which horribly miss BUT still make a cloud that'll hurt her on her turn

Takara:
and no that is not his encounter lol that might've been confusing

Takara:
his encounter is the ice spikes thing that makes difficult terrain

Takara:
which. not helpful.
Kaori: (( He could freeze the water and get her to the surface. Not...now, obviously when he's underwater but... ))

Commanding Mermaid:
"T-this girl's the most dangerous!!"

Danjuro:
making her BREACH and then freezing the landing would be funny

Danjuro:
but she's more beech than breach

Commanding Mermaid:
You thought this was a spear but it's actually just a bigass rod and she gon smack you over the fucking g-noggin

Commanding Mermaid:
16

Commanding Mermaid:
vs AC
Kaori: (( Hey, that's a hit. ))
Kaori: (( And that's gonna really fucking hurt from that +6 ))
Kaori: (( I can already tell :D ))

Commanding Mermaid:
5 bludgeoning damage and 5 cold damage as water forms around your head, trickling downward and freezing over your face

Commanding Mermaid:
And, with that, you have vulnerability 5 against the next physical attack that hits you

Commanding Mermaid:
I doubt that will matter as you will no doubt murder me before I get to smacc you again

Commanding Mermaid:
But it is the thought that counts

Commanding Mermaid:
(that means you take 5 extra damage from it btw)
Kaori: (( I'm batting about .500 right now so a miss is very likely. ))

Armored Mermaid:
So are there any ongoing effects here dan

Danjuro:
you just have a -2 on attacks that don't include me

Tricky Mermaid:
I have a gun

Armored Mermaid:
She resurfaces

Armored Mermaid:
directly under the bridge.

Armored Mermaid:
Slamming Danjuro into, and through it

Armored Mermaid:
13 vs Fort

Armored Mermaid:
You take it like a fuckin champ but you get splinters and take half of 11

Armored Mermaid:
jesus

Danjuro:
Danjuro loses 5 hit points.
Danjuro has received initiative.

Danjuro:
So we ARE mid-breach then

Armored Mermaid:
"Why are you so PERSISTENT?! Get OFF of me! I'll kill you! I'll kill every last one of you!"

Armored Mermaid:
not uh, mid anymore

Armored Mermaid:
You've surfaced now

Armored Mermaid:
However

Armored Mermaid:
she's still holding Takara underwater

Danjuro:
aw she wasn't like, flying into the air several feet?

Armored Mermaid:
she is not a flying fish mermaid no

Danjuro:
damn what's even the point

Danjuro:
"You're not gonna be killing anyone! You're doing enough damage in the real world!"

Danjuro:
I think, at this point, my best option is actually a chokehold

Danjuro:
Get her arms up towards me and off Takara
Danjuro:
whoa no

Armored Mermaid:
"ME? People like you are the ones damaging the futures of the rest of us!"

Armored Mermaid:
no idea what happened there

Armored Mermaid:
Iblame my shitty keyboard

Danjuro:
Danjuro positions his bat in front of her neck, and pulls back with a vicious chokehold! 22
Danjuro has received initiative.

Danjuro:
7

Armored Mermaid:
So mechanically what're you actually doing here

Danjuro:
it's just my basic grappling strike I have nothing that does more than W damage

Armored Mermaid:
did you remember your +2

Danjuro:
I want to pull her if possible

Danjuro:
yea

Armored Mermaid:
you only have 16 Strength??

Danjuro:
yea. . .?

Armored Mermaid:
damn weak

Danjuro:
but I have leverage

Danjuro:
Going to pull her onto ""land"" if possible

Armored Mermaid:
Moving a grabbed target is a standard unfortunately

Danjuro:
so there is mechanically nothing I can do to break her grab

Danjuro:
that seems incorrect

Armored Mermaid:
Well, a pull would actually do it

Armored Mermaid:
But you can't pull and attack in the same round unless you got some minor action shenanigans ro something

Takara:
you could also Push takara I guess

Takara:
if you wanan be a dick about it

Danjuro:
If I can do that then yea

Takara:
Again, you can't do it and attack in the same round

Danjuro:
turn's over then

Armored Mermaid:
She is very nearly on her last breath regardless, barely holding on

Tricky Mermaid:
"Hey, hey! She's told you HOW MANY times to get off her?!"

Tricky Mermaid:
24 Gonna shoot ya again, vs Reflex

Tricky Mermaid:
7 Cold damage

Danjuro:
right

Danjuro:
Danjuro loses 12 hit points.

Danjuro:
11

Danjuro:
saved

Tricky Mermaid:
well at least you survived
Kaori has received initiative.

Danjuro:
unless damage is only on a failed roll idk

Tricky Mermaid:
ongoing damage happens at the start of your turn

Tricky Mermaid:
saving throws happen at the end

Tricky Mermaid:
So you always take the first
Kaori: (( I can shift away one space without provoking AoE, right? ))

Tricky Mermaid:
The attack just now did not apply ongoing damage or anything though

Tricky Mermaid:
Yes
Kaori: (( AoO ))

Danjuro:
Unstoppable Fighter is daily...?

Danjuro:
whyyyy.

Tricky Mermaid:
it's a minor action, fairly efficient heal that doesn't use a healing surge

Tricky Mermaid:
You've burned through like 4 of those fuckers this combat alone

Tricky Mermaid:
so you should be grateful
Kaori: (( What's close Blast again? ))
Phatthrice:
X by X square of that size
Phatthrice:
So close blast 2 is a 2x2 square
Kaori: (( Where does it target tho, directly in front of me? ))
Phatthrice:
Pick a corner of your square and originate it from there
Phatthrice:
which sounds weird, but there's a drawing tool
Phatthrice:
Click the template tools icon, burst is the second from the right
Phatthrice:
the big ol' square
Phatthrice:
But yes basically it's just a square adjacent to you
Kaori: (( Okay, that's what I needed to know ))
Kaori: (( Then I'll retcon my shift... ))
Kaori: (( Whoa waiti, is burst three really that huge? lmao ))
Phatthrice:
wait is this a burst or a blast
Phatthrice:
yes both are huge but in different ways
Kaori: (( Blast, my b ))
Phatthrice:
Aight for blasts you use the template with the hole in the middle
Phatthrice:
they uh
Phatthrice:
hit every square within X meters of you.
Phatthrice:
They're fucking gigantic.

Danjuro:
did you not just invert that

Danjuro:
or are they switched in 4e
Phatthrice:
er
Phatthrice:
That's always how it's worked lol
Kaori: (( So that's my close blast, I guess. ))
Phatthrice:
If it's a BLAST, yes.
Phatthrice:
If it's a close BURST it's like
Phatthrice:
that.
Kaori: (( It's blast, yes. ))
Kaori: (( We were confusing each other by talking about the same thing I think lol ))

Kaori:
7 @ Commanding 11 @ Armored
Kaori: (( C'monnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ))
Kaori: (( Reflex, no way in the world that hits. ))
Phatthrice:
You actually only make one when using AoEs like Blasts and Bursts yes it's stupid
Phatthrice:
But no those do not hit; are there any rider effects
Kaori: (( Takara gets a +2 to attack rolls until the end of my next turn ))
Kaori: (( So worthless, yeah. ))

Danjuro:
now he can roll a 6

Tricky Mermaid:
"Hahahaha! Nice try!!"

Commanding Mermaid:
"H-hey, I could've died!!"

Takara:
Takara clenches his fists, his face contorted from straining not to breathe

Takara:
17 he attempts to escape the grapple vapidly, like a parkinsons sufferer

Danjuro:
seems good??

Takara:
he actually makes it hte madman!!

Takara:
"HAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH....." He gulps in air, and points his freed staff at the mermaid, shooting a ray of ice!

Takara:
15 which undoubtedly nat 1s and beans Danjuro

Takara:
17

Takara:
your +2 fucking mattered kaori
Kaori: (( Sick. ))

Takara:
10 Cold damage!

Armored Mermaid:
Ayumu collapses, her head crashing onto the rocky outpost as Takara frantically dodges her falling form!

Armored Mermaid:
the reason i asked you so many questions about your str agi

Armored Mermaid:
is because you left her at exactly 1 hit point

Danjuro:
nice

Kaori:
"H-..hah! See that?! We beat your stupid leader!"
Kaori: (( We haven't fought anything undead yet, have we ))

Armored Mermaid:
Don't believe so
Kaori: (( Sick, Smite Evil all over again q8^) ))

Tricky Mermaid:
"Ghhh.... R-retreat! We gotta tell big boss!!"

Commanding Mermaid:
"H-hey, I outrank you...."

Tricky Mermaid:
"And I outsmart you!! Follow me!!"

Danjuro:
"Gah- shit, we don't want them bringing in more support!"

Tricky Mermaid:
They flee into the water

Commanding Mermaid:
Oh wait right not everyone gets AoO

Commanding Mermaid:
otherwise I'd say you could make one uwu

Commanding Mermaid:
Oh wait yeah I think you can??

Commanding Mermaid:
If you wan tto
Kaori: (( Who? Me? ))

Armored Mermaid:
"Ugghh...no...she...she'll.... who knows what she'll do to me..."

Armored Mermaid:
Yes

Commanding Mermaid:
She's trying to escape, you can smacc her if you want, it's just a melee basic attack lol
Kaori: (( A melee attack? Fuck that shit :V ))
Kaori: (( Other one's getting away either way ))

Kaori:
"Shoulda thought of that before you teamed up with Maeda-senpai, Ayumu."

Takara:
Takara pants, water puring off of him. He's probably doubled in weight from that alone, "Hah..."

Danjuro:
I'll pull her over onto the shallows now that the fight's over

Armored Mermaid:
"Wha? Oh, right... Tch...well, you'll never beat her, anyway..."

Danjuro:
"We'll be the judge of that!"

Kaori:
"Welp, I think you're the first one to *confirm* it's Maeda-senpai, thanks for that one, Ayumu!"

Shadow Ayumu:
oh

Danjuro:
"Shit, though, what'd you have to go and cause all this tro- oh helo

Shadow Ayumu:
bigge

Danjuro:
-uble for?"

Danjuro:
"You alright over there, Takara??"

Kaori:
"Well you said it the other day. She gets to suck up to Maeda-senpai, does her bidding and then getting rid of me is a freebie..."

Shadow Ayumu:
"Ngh...don't pretend like you care..."

Takara:
"N-no...B-but I'm alive..."

Lethe:
she flapp over but decides against landing on anyone's shoulder

Lethe:
as you all look like you're about to fuckign die

Lethe:
and she does not want to be the owl that breaks the camel's back
Kaori: (( One, is there seemingly any entry way into that fort on land. ))
Kaori: (( Two, does it look like all the other mermaids have left? ))

Lethe:
"Barely!!"

Lethe:
1: no

Lethe:
2: Yes

Lethe:
They looked pretty skrt

Lethe:
And you doubt they'll be back any time soon

Danjuro:
"Fine, I won't."

Kaori:
"Alrighty...well you guys keep an eye on Ayumu-chan, alright? I'm sure you've probably done enough swimming for today and uhhhh, well, I'm the swimmer here..."
Kaori: (( Oh wait, out of combat, can we healing surge? ))

Shadow Ayumu:
Yeah, during short rests you can spend as many healing surges as you want

Shadow Ayumu:
that you have obv

Shadow Ayumu:
danjuro you
Kaori: (( 1/4th max health? ))

Shadow Ayumu:
you definitely do not have 12 healing surges

Shadow Ayumu:
you didn't even have 12 at the START of this fight

Shadow Ayumu:
Yes, per surge

Danjuro:
I mean no that is my maximum

Shadow Ayumu:
they don't refresh until an extended rest

Shadow Ayumu:
which you cannot take in the shadow realm
Kaori: (( I spent two ))

Danjuro:
You said some shit about using however many we needed for us

Danjuro:
I started this combat with full health

Shadow Ayumu:
Yeah, you'd used two in the previous fight and two more to heal to full

Shadow Ayumu:
So you had 8

Shadow Ayumu:
I have absolutely no idea how many you used this combat.

Shadow Ayumu:
But you should uh probably be tracking that lol

Shadow Ayumu:
I think 3?

Danjuro:
I think Kaori triggered two of them and I did one

Kaori:
"I'll be right back guys, time to check out what's inside of this place...!"

Shadow Ayumu:
"Gh...shit..."

Kaori:
She dives into the water and swims towards one of the underwater entrances.

Danjuro:
"Hey. No sudden moves, alright?" @Ayumu ofc

Lethe:
no clearly you were talking to the owl

Danjuro:
[bar.Health=HP/MaxHP

Shadow Ayumu:
"The camera freak over there froze my tits off, what do you think I'm gonna do, row a boat out of here?!"

Danjuro:
0.8333333333333333333333333333333333

Shadow Ayumu:
i

Shadow Ayumu:
what
Danjuro: (( I was supposed to h: that oops ))
Kaori: (( Ahhhhhhhhhhh ))

Shadow Ayumu:
agi one fourth of your HP is ten
Kaori: (( So do I have any issues swimming in ))

Shadow Ayumu:
i am sorry i had to tell you this

Danjuro:
yyyyess I used three of my healing surges and recovered 30 HP

Danjuro:
what did I do wrong
Phatthrice:
Nothing i was just wondering what the hell you were doing with the .8 shit lol

Danjuro:
the above was to update my bar
Phatthrice:
ah
Phatthrice:
Nope! You find the entrance quite easily. It's sort of hidden, but it's been recently used - apparently the tricky dicky left it open when she went to fetch some help

Danjuro:
"I don't know, but I'd believe melting into the water to get away, pulling some hidden lever to trap her inside there... still learning the rules of this world, and I'm not taking any chances."
Phatthrice:
Inside, there are canals that lead around the fort, as well as waterfalls that act as liquid stairs for the more swimberly inclined, but you can also climb up onto the regular floor and walk around
Kaori: (( I will do that. ))

Danjuro:
"'sides, you've definitely still got your tits."

Shadow Ayumu:
"You're disgusting..."
Phatthrice:
There are regular doors, with both normal walkways and canals leading under them, and you pass through. The walls are decorated with expensive-looking shells, pearls, and waterproof tapestries. There are only a few rooms in here, and after searching through them and taking note of anything interesting, you find a final door - the only one that's locked

Danjuro:
"And almost drowning Takara isn't? The blackmail shit you're pulling isn't? Come off it."
Phatthrice:
Well, perhaps locked is not quite the right word
Phatthrice:
A crystal clear, brilliant blue trident is stuck into the ground, the back end of its handle braced against the door

Danjuro:
"I didn't WANT to think you were behind any of this, y'know. ...alright, maybe a shitty part of me did. But I was ready to ditch the idea until he just came out and said it."
Phatthrice:
Which i mean presumably is meant ot open OUT otherwise this'd be a pretty stupid method of barring a door
Kaori: (( I'll uhhh, try budging the trident? :X ))
Phatthrice:
That's an athletics check. Also of note is that you can hear muttering from behind the door. It sounds...not quite deranged, but desperate. It's a female voice, but you can't make it out completely. The only words you can piece together are "escape" and "knew it"

Kaori:
22
Kaori: (( Oh sick, Nat 20 ))

Shadow Ayumu:
"He? Who're you talking about?? The geek over there??"

Takara:
okay look i might be on death's door but i have not forgotten that you tried to drown me and i haven't used my encounter power yet don't test me
Phatthrice:
You...actually manage to pry the trident out! You stumble forward, almost falling over from the effort, but you succeed! You're now holding the trident, and the door is unbarred. The noise alerts whoever is inside, who stops muttering to themselves abruptly, "Who's there?!"

Danjuro:
Danjuro laughs. "Yeah, screw that noise. What makes you think I'd tell you who?"

Kaori:
"Umm, I'm not here to fight!" Kaori calls out.

Danjuro:
"I'm guessing this is some kinda dream state for you, yeah? Wouldn't be more than a hunch for the real Ayumu, but that's more than she's got right now."
Phatthrice:
There's another pause, "...that voice.."
Phatthrice:
"Hey! Hurry up and come free me!" The voice loses some of its desperate edge, and takes on a more commanding tone

Kaori:
"Nyuh?! O-..okay!" Kaori opens the door.

Danjuro:
oh hm
Phatthrice:
You step through the door, into what looks like a spare room. It's got a small bed, but it's also filled with junk, like a storage room that's been converted to a guest room. For a particularly disliked guest. Sitting on the bed, handcuffed to a post, is a familiar, if disheveled, face. She scrutinizes you for a moment, "So it was you... That's...outside of my speculation..."

Kaori:
"Nari-chan...? So you're the..'weakness' Maeda-senpai had hidden away here...wait, how could you even be here? Are you another shadow version? Like Kodaira-chan's shadow?"

Shadow Ayumu:
"Hah...it's really not like you to stick up for some random stranger. Why do you gotta act all noble NOW?"

Shadow Nari:
"...Shadow? I've heard that thrown around... I'm not sure. I don't feel any different."

Shadow Nari:
"I have my cognition and motor functions... Ugh... I'm sorry, I haven't thanked you yet. How did you know I was here...?"

Kaori:
"I...didn't...really. One of the shadows...er, well, it's kind of hard to explain. I guess like..." she stumbles over her words for a bit, trying to figure out the best way to explain it, "We're in another world...someone told us that Maeda-senpai, or her shadow, had a weakness in this fort...so we came to figure it out. Oh, I'm here with Danpachi-san and the new kid, too!"

Shadow Nari:
"Danpachi...? Him? I...I miscalculated..."

Shadow Nari:
"I thought for sure Hamasaki had something to do with all of this..." She shakes her head, "Anyway... You figure that I'm the weakness? I would have guessed it was that." She points to the trident you're clutching

Kaori:
"Oh, this?" She looks at the trident in slightly confusion, "They uhhh..were using it to prop this door shut, ehehe..."

Danjuro:
"Sorry I'm not acting 'noble' when it's convenient for you... what's that supposed to mean, huh?"

Shadow Nari:
She blinks, "Huh... Well, I think I know what you mean by weakness, in that case... I haven't been here long, but I've noticed that this world waxes and wanes. It's sometimes more...forceful, stronger. I can't think straight when it's like that... It's as though an ocean of numbness is sitting on my shoulders. But at other times, like now, the effect is gone. I can think clearly... I believe it has to do with Maeda's mood. If her confidence wavers, so does her iron grip on the people in this realm..."

Shadow Nari:
"Well, there's more to it than that - I've met her, as well. I find it ironic she'd hide me, something she considers a 'weakness'. here."

Kaori:
"I see...so if we could throw her off her game in reality..." She glances back, "We should get out of here; we can regroup with the others...er, you don't mind swimming, do you? There didn't seem to be any way in here that wasn't...underwater."

Shadow Nari:
"If anything, I would say this place itself might be some sort of key. That thing you have - I've seen one of those girls use it. They had it when they caught me. It can create water, to a degree. I doubt this firebrand queen would like that!"

Shadow Nari:
She does not mind swimming however she's fairly sure she can't do it white handcuffed to a pole
Kaori: (( Oh, right. Does there appear to be any keys around? ))

Shadow Ayumu:
"What's it supposed to mean? That you're just playing along. There's no way you're actually invested in any of this. Saving KODAIRA? Or some swim team honky? Wait, is that it? You

Shadow Ayumu:
're trying to get with her now, huh? THAT would explain it!"
Phatthrice:
No keys here, but you do remember a coatrack with some keys on it toward the entrance
Phatthrice:
It struck you as pretty odd because do mermaids WEAR coats??

Kaori:
"I think I saw some keys on the way in, lemme run back and check!"
Kaori: (( I do so an free her, assuming nothing stop sme ))

Shadow Nari:
You fetch 'em and return, undoing the lock after a few tries. "Thank you, again." Nari rubs her sore wrist, "Seriously...the nerve of these people. I need to deal with this..."

Kaori:
"Of course! Oh, I wonder if this will help the real you too...! You were acting all weird in the real world..."
Kaori: (( Anyway, we go back to meet up with the gang, assuming nobody stops us ))

Danjuro:
"Hey, if that's the way you want to look at it, that's on you. My neck ain't on the line in the same way as Kaori's is... bit surprised you and Maeda haven't come after me at all, to be real with you. I couldn't exactly tell Kaori to bugger off with her problems, could I? Not when there was a fresh crop of trouble to get into."

Danjuro:
"Speaking of, is she doing alright down there?"

Shadow Nari:
"Oh, yes. She's doing fine. I, however, am quite livid..." Nari glares at Ayumu, fists clenched at her sides, "It certainly is gratifying to see you in this state."

Kaori:
"Phew, well that was...real weird! I got this nifty trident though!"

Kaori:
"Oh, and I found Nari-chan, er, kinda."

Shadow Ayumu:
"Tch! Your scrawny ass managed to pull that thing away?!"

Danjuro:
"No kidding...!"

Danjuro:
"She is like... friendly, yeah? Not going to turn into a harpy and carry you away now that you've freed her?"

Shadow Ayumu:
"Hahahaha!! So that's how you see her? A harpy, huh... Personally, I think that fits Hamasaki-chan more. This bitch is more like a banshee."

Shadow Nari:
Nari gives Danjuro the side eye, but storms over to Ayumu, and SLUGS her in the chest, knocking her backward into the water! "You always did need to watch your mouth."

Danjuro:
"Hoo! 'Friendly' was a bit of a strong word, I guess."

Kaori:
"O-...oh! I'm sure that was cathartic, but you should probably fish her out, I still don't know how the real people react to their shadows getting hurt...I don't want Ayumu-chan to drown, even if she has been....bluhhhh..."

Takara:
Takara, who has been silently watching from the sidelines, nods, and trudges the binch out, "If she dies here, well... What you said about the real Nari - I thought maybe something might have happend to her. But it would have been much worse, I think."

Kaori:
"So...uhhhh, can I talk to you guys aside, real quick?"

Shadow Ayumu:
"Bitch... I'll be real glad once Maeda torches you..."
Kaori: (( I read that as touches. ))

Shadow Ayumu:
NO!!

Danjuro:
"Nari's watching her, then? If you think that's a good idea."

Kaori:
"I meaaaaan, they'll be alone when we're not here anyway...besides, if we can resolve this, we'll topple this whole other world!"

Shadow Nari:
"Oh, I'm sure it will be fine. If she watches her mouth, I'll watch my temper."

Shadow Ayumu:
binch...

Takara:
alright team what's up

Lethe:
i say we go for broke and drown the bitch
Kaori: (( OWL NO. ))

Lethe:
owl kill her

Danjuro:
"What's going on, Kaori?"

Kaori:
"So! Nari-chan said she's seen the merpeople shadows use tridents like this to shoot water. I could...probably figure that out given some time, maybe, I dunno. She seems to think that's the weakness..." Kaori leans in, "But she also said something interesting. She said when Maeda-senpai's shaken in the real world, it reflects on her shadow version too. She loses her grip on the other shadows here. I think if we throw her off in real life, we could weaken her in this world and have a better shot at beating her!"

Danjuro:
"Throw her off... now there's a pretty open idea."

Lethe:
"Oh! That makes sense. This place is based on their cognition, after all. If they're worried and anxious in the real world, it would surely affect her here."

Lethe:
give her a wedgie danny

Danjuro:
the first thing that came to mind was itching powder.

Kaori:
"Yeah! So...if we call her out in the real world, maybe make her feel like she's been found out or something, it'd probably shake her up real bad in this world!" Kaori taps a finger to her chin, "Although...we'd...have to make sure we're ready. I mean, how would you feel if someone called you out and then did nothing to back it up? She'd go right back to high security Maeda..."

Lethe:
gotta take her out before she buys a GUN

Takara:
"I...think it might be good fortune. If we'd gotten desperate and tried to press on today, I doubt it would have gone well.":

Takara:
"So we should focus on the real world."

Danjuro:
"We got Kodaira to fess up, what do you think the chances of Ayumu spilling the beans are? We're not going to find a paper trail on this, but to get her accomplice to waver..."

Danjuro:
"If any of this gets out, and we can prove it, Maeda's career is done."

Danjuro:
"Big if, though."

Takara:
"Ayumu, huh... I think Nari might be the key. If she retains her consciousness as a Shadow, then maybe it's because it's sealed off in the real world?"

Takara:
"If we can get her out - like with Kodaira - then she might turn back to normal in reality. There's no guarantee, but...it's worth a shot."

Danjuro:
"Just gotta bank on her actually having evidence, huh?"

Kaori:
"Ohhh, that would make sense...! Saito-sama seemed to be suspicious of Maeda-senpai too, so the real Nari must have something...!"

Kaori:
"Nari-chan, you should come with us! I'm sure you want to be away from here anyway..."

Shadow Nari:
"What? Oh... I was prepare to go on the run here, but that's a more sound idea. You know a way out, then?"

Kaori:
"We know a way in! And usually that's...sometimes a way out!"

Shadow Nari:
Well it's more than she knows so why not

Takara:
"Oh - I odn'

Takara:
t think we should give up on Ayumu. If...you think you can get anything out of her in the real world, Kaori, you should try..."

Kaori:
"I can give it a shot, yeah...we should probably get out of here real fast though before anything else shows up. We have a plan for the real world...and even though time's running low, I feel confident we can stop her!"

Danjuro:
yea!
Phatthrice:
Aight, that's a good place to wrap up for tonight probably
Kaori: (( So we retreat back to the real world. And the new kid buys us dinner. ))

Danjuro:
ON YOUR WAY BACK TO THE PORTAL...

Takara:
probably i'm loaded
Kaori: (( So how many days do we have left? ))

Takara:
Nothing happens on the way back...but you do get the feeling of being watched

Takara:
It's like Tuesday

Takara:
So, like, 3

Takara:
not counting today

Danjuro:
I take umbrage with the implication that male harpies exist

Kaori:
Sick.

Kaori:
I believe in us, gang!

Kaori:
All the pieces are falling into place :O

Shadow Ayumu:
or into the river

Shadow Ayumu:
pond

Shadow Ayumu:
etc

Shadow Nari:
gonna punch people more often that felt pretty good

Danjuro:
should we expect L3 for next sesh

Shadow Nari:
Yes

Danjuro:
neato

Takara:
It occurred to me during tihs session that I don't think I ever actually picked Takara's skills lmao

Takara:
I SWEAR I did but they're nowhere to be found

Takara:
so either I hallucinated that or they didn't get saved

Danjuro:
I feel like my Combat Challenge rly doesn't matter lol

Danjuro:
don't get me wrong I have been attacked by everything most of the time, so it's doing its job there

Danjuro:
but they could just as easily ignore me.

Takara:
They could yeah

Danjuro:
and probably have a higher chance of hitting

Danjuro:
bc my AC is nuts

Takara:
4e has bounded AC/accuracy sorta thing going on though so -2 is pretty much always going to be an actual detriment

Takara:
but uh, yeah.

Takara:
It would be much easier to hit Takara than you lol

Danjuro:
either I forgot to include my Dex in my AC or the armor I have makes it so I can't include Dex in AC

Danjuro:
don't recall which

Takara:
the mark allowing you to attack them if they make an attack that doesn't target you

Takara:
Is good

Danjuro:
I guess but they've probably already moved in that situation

Takara:
And if they're marked they uh still provoke if they Shift

Danjuro:
and I got my AoO already

Takara:
Eh, you could have attacked her if she'd attacked Takara for instance

Kaori:
I've got an attack that only works against undead that I haven't been able to use yet :(

Danjuro:
unless that combat challenge attack is in ADDITION to regular AoOs

Takara:
It's an immediate action, so no

Takara:
fine MT I'll kill off a buncha people

Takara:
then bring em back as hollow shells of their former selves

Takara:
starting with crackt

Kaori:
Noooo