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Post by lichlord on Mar 8, 2017 3:59:10 GMT
"Ah yes, I suppose that is needed. I will make sure one of my older brothers accompanies you. Just give the word."
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Post by Bowyer on Mar 9, 2017 1:26:37 GMT
Midna waits almost patiently as Frank reiterates her brilliant plan. It was nice when others saw a bit of reason. Plus he even managed to convince Embershell to act as bait. "Just try to be careful," she stresses, "We don't want it to be exactly easy to put out."
She ponders a moment if there was anything else that needed to be planned out. Thankfully, Frank seems to have covered everything. "Right, we're wasting moonlight. Better we get this plan in motion before one of those golems checks a little further out." She's practically buzzing with anticipation
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Post by ThRevanchist on Mar 9, 2017 4:02:08 GMT
Truthfully, Hura had been at a loss as to how to defeat the enemy. They might not have been anything much, compared to a proper swarm... But it wasn't like they had one of those. And, surprise surprise, Hura had never much cared for infiltration tactics.
Still, the idea of taking a human creation and burning it down, to lure away his guard and land a decisive strike on its creator set him a-quiver, too. "Yes, yes! Now, best of luck, Shelly, but you heard the boss: We shouldn't waste any more time!"
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Mar 9, 2017 18:16:19 GMT
As Freya was out scouting the area, Chell was busy studying the place herself, once again taking in the lay of the land and analyzing strategic points, for the most part ignoring her companions. Spending 1 AP to Record Island Beach Shipyard Taking an Extended Action to put the Record in my Travel Archive
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Post by lichlord on Mar 11, 2017 5:56:39 GMT
Wether the group is ready to roll or now, Frank gives the word to Ember Shell, who goes off with the force of his brothers to the H boat, and waits a moment while they make a formation. Then the ant releases a gout of flame, and then another, and then another, and so on. The boat is up in flames in seconds. The golem guards look panicked at each other, and you see them look to the ants then at the boat, and make a rush for the boat, more or less deciding saving boat might be a better idea than staying to guard.
Perfect.
Two of the big ones guarding the overlooking shack go off to fight the flames as well, while the remaining one is knocking on the door. If you want to get down and start explaining things, nows your chance.
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Post by magnyrdelorn on Mar 11, 2017 12:03:18 GMT
"Well, we won't get a better opportunity than that! Charge! Free the Durant, then siege the shack!"
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Post by ThRevanchist on Mar 11, 2017 22:04:22 GMT
His only regret being that he couldn't see the surprise, panic and fear of the Golems directly, Hura follows their ambitious reptilian friend, useless stubby legs racing along. If all went well, perhaps they'd be so lucky as to see the Masked Man's reaction to their pleasant surprise!
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Post by onidrill on Mar 12, 2017 0:55:59 GMT
Taking to the air, Freya followed after, taking a moment to watch the burning boat before focusing on the foes in front of them.
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Post by lichlord on Mar 12, 2017 18:56:27 GMT
It seems 'all' the guards have moved to fight the flames, knowing the ants couldn't do anything with their metal bodies being too weak to the fire. Either they serve their master loyaly or they don't want to get exploded out of fear of dissapointing him. Same difference. The four of you (Maybe five?, if anyone makes Chell follow ya) head down to the ants, who start stirring from the commotion. The one Ember Shell left with you heads down with you and begins explaining things to the few that are up. It doesn't take long to get word going, and soon at least of the quarter are awake and waking up the others. It seems very little has to be done on your par- Before any one of you can finish that thought, there's an explosion from the overlooking cliff with the shack on it. One of... fireworks? What. Something rockets from the inky black of the sky, landing right at Frank's feet, half-burying it in the sand. It's the large head of one of the big leader golems. To add to the strangness factor, music begins to play. A black floating form holding what looks to be the mask of a human face comes up to the side of the cliff looking down. A rather handsome one at that. Meet... Handsome Jack! "Alright, who's decided they want to have their innards removed by ruining my handsome rest. Yes, you heard that right, handsome rest. Beauty rest is for suck-"Yamask Jack stops when he finally notices your party and what's happening. "What the hell? Really. Really now. There's Vault Hunter groups everywhere! I'm so TIRED of squashing Vault Hunters. I mean, really I'm not, but killing some poor treasure seeking fools has to get old eventually right? And wait, what's this... Oh isn't that cute! Did ya just think you could just waltz in and free everyone like the big damn heros?"He seems to be summoning some sort of ghostly attack, and powering up! Until he just drops his arms. He scratches the chin of the mask. "Actually, you know what? Take em."He turns around and floats back toward the shack, out of view. What.
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Post by Bowyer on Mar 13, 2017 1:46:06 GMT
Midna hurried on after the others as they stormed the camp. Odd how her steps seemed almost lighter as danger neared once more. And then a scorched head crashes before Frank's toes. "What in the world?"
She tenses as the Masked Man finally makes his appearance and begins ranting at them. He didn't look the type that would be able to cause trouble but then neither had Zant. Vault Hunters? What is this guy driveling about? Link was always the hero not me. Midna prepares to spring out of the way as the Masked Man swells with power.
Oh. Wait what? Well that was a first. Normally anything she ran into didn't make a big fancy speech without attacking. It took her a moment to even think about where to go next. "W-wait. We need to know what you know about the mountain!" She doesn't pursue him. He might still be dangerous.
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Post by magnyrdelorn on Mar 13, 2017 15:14:43 GMT
"After him! The robots are busy with our ant friends, and they probably won't attack us anymore once they are no longer under threat of destruction. We kill this fool, we end the whole operation!"
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Mar 13, 2017 15:32:41 GMT
Chell... isn't asked anything as the group leaves, and isn't exactly planning on needlessly risking her neck over some bloody robots, and as such stays lounging in the trees, though keeping an eye out for her companions in case they got in too much trouble.
She almost moves in to help them out when the giant robot head lands next to them and a black... blobby thing floats up to them and is seemingly talking to them, before... the black thing leaves. Well then, that was easy. Mission accomplished, can we move on now? She sighs and shakes her head as Frank moves after the thing, before facepalming and groaning Of course it couldn't be that easy... She sighs again, before sitting back and watching the inevitable chaos unfold.
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Post by onidrill on Mar 13, 2017 23:45:27 GMT
"He really doesn't strike me as a well loved sort of leader...." Freya mused, nodding at Frank's assesstment. Or a particularly able bodied one. Size seemed to be one of the major telling points of power in this world. But perhaps he was some kind of mage or fiend?
It didn't matter. As she took to the air and readied another personal whirlwind to assail him with, she knew he wasn't much of anything if he was dead.
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Post by Bowyer on Mar 14, 2017 1:05:48 GMT
Why were those two so bent on bringing him down? It was clear the Masked Man wasn't a threat anymore. They'd already freed all the ants. What else did they want to beat his head in for? She doesn't have a moment to get a word in edgewise before Freya and Frank barrel off after him. "Why are they so set on this guy," Midna mumbles under her breath, almost to Hura "You'd think they didn't want to get off the island. Still we better help them. It'll be the only way we might end up with a piece of him to question." She reluctantly follows after the other two. She didn't want to be the first to face the Masked Man's might.
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Post by ThRevanchist on Mar 14, 2017 5:03:01 GMT
What was this? The adorable feline actually spoke with him? Setting aside the fact that it was him or the metal one, could this be a sign of their growing friendship? It would do well to not nip it in the bud, and so with great care and tact, Hura answered, plodding after, "They are awfully eager to dispose of this human... Why, I would almost think it was them that suffered under the Masked Man, ha!"
"...say, not that I care, but what do you think, She-Wait, I used that one... Mandy? Mhm. Do you want the Masked Man dead, too, Mandy? Hmm?", Hura asked the fellow insect, beckoning it to follow their merry group.
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Post by lichlord on Mar 14, 2017 23:33:34 GMT
'Mandy' had been amoung the ants trying to help them all escape. So Hura seems to have talking to air! How delightful. Four out of the five you run around to the lower side of the cliff angled toward the beach so you can head up toward Jack's shack. And when you round the corner, you see the strange wooden boxes Freya had seen before. And then two of them get up, looking like a strange stick-limb robot! Their eyes glow red, and one of them steps forward. It waves! " Hello." Jack's voice can be heard from the shed. "Oh hey look you were all dumb enough to come around. Seems like little bun bun over there was the only one with enough sense to take the free win! Cause I was hoping you'd all scatter so that way if I get bored I can hunt ya down like that fool Hammerlock. But I'll just smash you now, it's fine. Doesn't sour my mood at all."Both Loader bots step forward with clunky movements but don't seem safe to be around anyway.
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Post by Bowyer on Mar 15, 2017 18:02:34 GMT
More golems aren't exactly what Midna was hoping to find. But how tough could they be if they were made out of wood? Still there were a lot of these jerky golems and only 4 of them since Chell had decided to hide up a tree. Regardless, the Masked Man's voice was starting to get on her nerves. "Hey! I'm not stupid! I'd just as well be on my way off this stupid island," she snaps. She briefly thinks of throwing the others under the cart but thinks better of it. "We just wanted to find out what you knew about the mountain. What went wrong with your attempt to get in." The slight jab was ill-advised but making poking a hole in this guys ego would bring him down a bit. "The fire was just a way to actually get close enough to talk to you. I doubt your golems would have let us even have a word," she adds almost offhandedly. Totaly Not an Alternative Motive KFLMBWLz4d8 4d8
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Mar 15, 2017 22:33:19 GMT
Chell sits a bit more upright from the relaxed position she had taken on the branch when she sees the giant robots stand up in front of her companions, frowning a bit but not yet acting. There wasn't any violence just yet and she'd rather not get in trouble if she could avoid it... though it was tempting to get a shot at wrecking those mechs... She shakes her head at the idea. Huge, sturdy looking robots vs a small, fluffy bunny. The odds were against her there. Then again, when have they been in favour of me?
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Post by ThRevanchist on Mar 16, 2017 5:00:48 GMT
" ...wait a second, are we missing someone? I could have sworn our group was bigger... Ah, whatever~", Hura mused quietly, once he finally realized their Durant friend was elsewhere. And their fluffy bunny friend... They were missing, too. Giving an emphatic wave to the robot, Hura replied, "Ha! If that's your plan, then isn't she the dumbest, for already falling for it? Ah, who cares, though, she didn't even want to join your little party..." Given that Midna had covered the important questions (and more importantly, taunted the Masked Man on their behalf), that left him free to... not do much. See how things went, as it were. Of course, just standing around was boring! Hura waited a moment after his greeting to the mechanical contraption, then crept off to the side, looking to see if there was a way around the robots and straight to the shack. Stealth, just in case. RTkJgcaS4d6 4d6
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Post by lichlord on Mar 17, 2017 4:00:40 GMT
Despite being a sneaky little bug, Hura doesn't seem to escape the robots gaze while trying to hide. Kinda hard when you are out in the open. And the other three don't serve as good cover. Guess in this case they make better windows than doors!
You all hear a loud sigh from the shack.
"Ok, wait hold on. Loader 17, open channels!"
"Yes Handsome Master."
The sound now seems to be coming from the lead bot now.
"Much better, I don't have to shout now. And hey I come up with better insults from a distance. Haven't had a chance to stretch those muscles since Pandora! Now look questioning kitty, I don't know anything about the damn mountain. I just know heading there probably might be the key to that weird storm. But as much as it was fun watching a bunch of these dudes die to the things that popped into existence, it means nobody is getting in there. You'll just be a corpse rotting in the grass! And as much as my dreams are filled with images of all my enemies ending up that way, it doesn't help 'me'. So seeing as I don't have a personal orbiting vessel anymore that can fire death rays to level things I don't like. Or to tell Jason in accounting that his wife was cheating on him with me with writing lasered into the moon. Oh that was funny. It was a good me day."
There is a moment of silence.
"...What were we talking about?"
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