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Post by Beaver Dude on Jul 21, 2009 21:31:48 GMT -5
Dee crawled
(carefully! carefully! quickly! quickly!)
into the mouth of the rubble. He could
(probably not)
make it out in time if he kicked out real quick and zipped back out the way he came but he was here to rescue. No looking back now.
"Hello?" Dee called. "I'm here to help! If you can move, come towards my voice - there's a way out! If you can't move, tell me!"
Clock ticking, clock ticking, this place would come down any second!
1 turn of 3x battle speed left
Action recap:
1/2 uses of Ars Arcanum
10/10 uses of fire I
3/3 uses of shell aura (+ dream shield)
4/4 uses of sonic thrust
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Post by Rocket! on Jul 23, 2009 13:21:01 GMT -5
_ ADENA_____ Ah... if only it were that simple. Groaning, the program hesitated... before moving his arms to try and hold up the slab of ceiling. "I can't... I lost a leg in the fall. Can try and hold this up though, for a bit..." Grabbing hold of the dark blue piece of data-based concrete, the green program situated his elbows right so that the piece would remain upright, so long as he was there. "Upstairs? Y-yeah, I think there were two more up on the third floor." [ The program can't walk! He can't leave without support!
4 Turns until the Building Falls ] _ DEE_____ Some faint grumbling could be heard from inside the wreckage... "O-okay! But there's my friend-- he's out cold. I can get him over," the voice continued, "but... I don't think I can get him out. What should I do?" the voice trembled as she thought on the possibility... well, the worst possibility. There's some scrambling now... someone's trying to get over to the hole where Dee is. ...there! Looking down, Dee could very plainly see a younger program, glowing a faint yellow, looking from down in the wreckage up to Dee. It wasn't much of a drop, that much was now obvious. Maybe eight feet down. RRRrrRRrRrrrrrrRRR....!Rumbling! The rubble is starting to shift around! What-- The yellow program! He's... jumping up and down, trying to reach Dee! The other program that'd spoken with you before is screaming out-- she's really starting to freak out... [ The yellow program is putting the other two in danger! Get him to stop before he makes the whole place come crashing down!
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Post by Homac on Jul 23, 2009 13:30:52 GMT -5
[OOC: Rocket, you said that the building was coming down with or without the supports, right?]
Adena growled under her breath, more in frustration than anything. Suddenly, she had an idea. Allowing the supports to dissolve back into data, she used other rubble to brace the ceiling, and drew a small minion into being.
The little guy was only an upper body, with thrusters instead of legs, and had a small dome for a head with two good sized arms. As Adena picked up the ceiling chunk again, it moved and helped the program up, supporting it.
Adena looked at the program and said, "This little guy will get you outta here. I'm gonna try to get to the next floor."
She then pushed the rubble to where it was braced against the hole it had made when it fell, making a makeshift ramp up.
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Post by Beaver Dude on Jul 23, 2009 18:44:20 GMT -5
OOC: I assumed that with ars arcanum in effect, Dee's quick enough to pull off a surprise hug. If not... uhhh... he was talking. Also, the ones and zeros description is a figurative one.
IC:
Dee dropped eight feet, and while dithering for what seemed like an eternity, hugged close the small yellow program. Though it may have been made of little zeros and ones, all he could see were the children from Traverse Town bloody and broken: he had failed them twice now and was getting used to picking up the pieces.
"Shhhh, shhhh. Everything will be okay. You need to be brave. Can you be brave for your friends?"
"I need your help. We can do this, okay? I'm Mr. Dee!" He looked towards the other program who was clearly going into the program equivalent of shock and tried to smile with his eyes. Everything would be okay, really.
...
Really.
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0 turn of 3x battle speed left
Action recap:
1/2 uses of Ars Arcanum
10/10 uses of fire I
3/3 uses of shell aura (+ dream shield)
4/4 uses of sonic thrust
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Post by Rocket! on Jul 24, 2009 15:45:21 GMT -5
_ ADENA_____ RRRRrRRrRrrrRRrRRrrrrRRRrrrrrrrrRRRRRR....![/b] Well, that can't be good. Without the supports, the building's integrity has gone down tremendously! Thoroughly scared, the program let the little fella take him down and out. The entire building is practically shuddering under the invisible weight gravity is forcing on it. Leaning on the walls might not be a good idea right now... [ Congrats, you daredevil, you! You're down to 2 Turns before total deconstruction! ] _ DEE_____ Dee made the right choice. Immediately, the miniature tremors stopped as the young boy hugged on to Dee for dear life. "Okay... okay..." he breathed, tightly grasping Dee. The two were almost equal in height. Huh. To the right, the female program was still calming down... that was quite a scare. [ Timer frozen, temporarily, at 3 Turns ] |
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Post by Homac on Jul 27, 2009 0:07:12 GMT -5
Adena climbed up the makeshift ramp to the higher level, careful not to make any sudden movements. As she reached the next level, the small helper she'd created rejoined her, and the two kept still as she called out, "Hey! I know there are two of you here, so call out so I can get you down!"
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Post by Beaver Dude on Aug 21, 2009 22:16:28 GMT -5
Dee didn't disentangle himself quite yet from the young program, mind furiously thinking as he took into account the fact that of the available people one was injured/trapped/immobile, one was clearly a child or childlike and two were only technically mobile.
There was also the eight foot climb up. That too.
The shuddering and shaking had stopped - which was good. What was not quite so great was the fact that the entire thing was probably about to fall on their heads anyways. He had minutes, at most. Probably less.
"I'm Mr. Dee," he reported again, as jovially and quickly as he could. He wouldn't let more people, more innocents, Stop before their time was up. "I know it's been a trying day - but we're all going to get out of this. Pinky swear and everything."
"First," he said, disengaging one arm from his impromptu hug and moving towards the striken program, trying to gauge whether or not the program was actually alive, all while keeping at least one calming hand on the child program - "we need to dig your friend out, as carefully and quickly as possible."
"Second," he pointed towards the yellow program and unclipped his earring his [High Jump] artifact. In other worlds this wouldn't work... but if everything here really was just data...
"I need you to Jump with the young one (shhh, it's alright. Everything will be fine). It's calibrated to twenty feet BUT with a double load it should only allow half that distance. Once you're up, drop the equip back to me and then make your way OUT. Don't wait for me, alright? I'll be responsible for getting your friend out."
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OOC: Dee hasn't really done anything at this point but I'd like at least two bits of information: one, if the yellow program can use the equip and two, the status of the trapped program - what he/she looks like, whether or not he's not visibly alive, how much debris is covering him, etc.
Errrrg. Dee's kinda OOC but it's been a month. I swear I'll remember his voice soon. >>
Action recap:
1/2 uses of Ars Arcanum
10/10 uses of fire I
3/3 uses of shell aura (+ dream shield)
4/4 uses of sonic thrust
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Post by Rocket! on Sept 3, 2009 19:04:23 GMT -5
[ Sorry for the delay folks! Now that I'm back, and that Dei's back, let's get this boat moving again! ]_ ADENA_____ RRRRrRRrRrrrRRrRRrrrrRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRR....![/size] !@# $!@ #$! # $!@$ing building. A single groan escaped from some unseen program... The rubble up here was much worse than down below-- it's no wonder only half the floor's left! A quick look around reveals only three piles large enough to house a trapped program. For simplicity' sake, let' call them A, B, and C. There's not a lot of time left before the building completely collapses-- do what can, and get out! [ 1 TURN! MOOOOOOOOOOOVVVEEEE!!!! ] _ DEE_____ [ Meh. Why not? xD ]The little yellow program nodded as he took hold of the item. "T.. thanks, Mr Dee..." he muttered gratefully as he jumped up and above the wreckage. And then he left, with the equip; his worry kept him from remembering to drop it back. Whuh oh. The female program to the right, still leaning over her friend, groaned. This was not a good day. [ Timer still frozen, temporarily, at 3 Turns ]
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Post by Beaver Dude on Sept 3, 2009 20:30:12 GMT -5
The small mage glanced warily upwards, but it appeared as if the high jump artifact would not be coming back down. Hm. Unfortunate. He looked speculatively at the female program. Then he looked at the fallen program. If that one could be awoken... no, no time. This place was going to collapse as it was. He could not waste time trying to save one and doom both. "You must get out," he told the conscious program. "I will try to rescue your friend. But I cannot rescue you both." Statement. Too cold. He tried to think of a more reasonable way to do this than simply getting her to climb onto his shoulders. He came up empty. "Climb onto my shoulders," he told the program calmly. "I will boost you up. If you can, try to retrieve the artifact." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Action recap: 1/2 uses of Ars Arcanum 10/10 uses of fire I 3/3 uses of shell aura (+ dream shield) 4/4 uses of sonic thrust |
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Post by Homac on Sept 3, 2009 20:41:23 GMT -5
"Of course." Adena looked pissed at the three piles, two of which should have programs under them.
Her bot buddy floated up next to her, and she decided to make her decision. Ordering her buddy at pile C, it was to immediately leave the building when it got under the pile, with a program if one were under it, or without if there wasn't.
She went to the wall, where a large hole overlooked the side of the building, and positioned a large, flat piece of rubble near it.
Then, she scrambled over to pile A, and began furiously digging through it, praying that there was a program under it.
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Post by Rocket! on Sept 3, 2009 20:51:09 GMT -5
_ ADENA_____ RRRRrRRrrrrRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRR....![/i][/b][/size] The building's coming down. Get out while you can! Pile C was empty, sadly. Pile A... well... There was a program. But it looks like he didn't make it. I guess... this would be the second voice. The one that didn't reply this last call. The building started to collapse. You've got moments, at best, to get out. [ 0 TURNS! THE BUILDING'S COMIN' DOOOOWN!!!! ] _ DEE_____ "I... I won't leave her!" the green and female program said, somewhat forcibly. H-hey! The rubble's starting to move again! There's some kind of crashing noise nearby... "M-Mr Dee?" a vice said hesitantly from above. [ Timer frozen, temporarily, at 3 Turns ] |
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Post by III on Sept 3, 2009 21:12:53 GMT -5
Loyalty
It would be lovely if it weren't so annoying. Dee couldn't leave without trying, and the green wouldn't leave without the other. He would have to do this the hard way then.
So be it. He was prepared to-
And as if by magic, the children spoke:
Mr. Dee!
"Mr. Dee!"
Shocked out of his sudden suicidal desire, Dee shook for a moment before asking, hesitantly:
"Is that you, little one?" More excited: "Do you have the artifact? Pass it down, if you could."
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OOC: Dee, not Xaldin. xD
1/2 uses of Ars Arcanum
10/10 uses of fire I
3/3 uses of shell aura (+ dream shield)
4/4 uses of sonic thrust
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Post by Homac on Sept 3, 2009 21:39:31 GMT -5
Adena bowed her head to the last pile, "Please forgive me. I have no choice."
She ran towards the hole in the wall, turning her bot back into data as she did, grabbed the slab of rock, and put it under her. From there, she started sliding down the collapsing building towards the bottom.
As she neared the bottom, she jumped off the slab, and landed on a floating platform that she created to land softly. The platform then floated down to the ground as the place fell down behind him.
As she stepped off the platform, she turned to the rubble, bowed her head, and began praying silently for the two that had died in the building.
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Post by Rocket! on Sept 4, 2009 20:42:37 GMT -5
_ ADENA_____ It was a very close call. If Adena hadn't jumped away from the massive chunks of data falling from the sky, she might've gotten hurt pretty badly. A moment's rest, before the next challenge... nothing but rubble seemed to remain of the building's existence. The programs she'd save, though-- grateful, they waved to her in passing. Now way were they sticking around with falling buildings, but they stayed a moment to wish her lu-- Hey, what's that rumbling? [ Side Mission Results
3 PROGRAMS SAVED
2 PROGRAMS DE-REZZED
Verdict: Not bad at all! The only way you'd have done better was if you went to the third floor first, knowing it'd take less time and effort to get the lower floors clear.
Minimum bonus achieved!
You'll be getting a boost in how much munny you get at Quest's end. ^^ ] _ DEE_____ The rubble's starting to shift all around Dee and the programs. There won't be an opening for too much longer! Some shuffling from above.. scuffling... as the child grabbed hold of the equip. Grinning, though forced, the yellow program stretched his arm out and let go of the equip. "Here you go!" The green program watched the exchange, and the rumbling, with no small amount of fright. "W-what are we going to do...?" she murmured to herself in worry. [ 2 Turns! ! ! ] |
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Post by Beaver Dude on Sept 5, 2009 11:50:07 GMT -5
Dee fumbled as he leaped for the equip, almost dropping it into and through the rubble. Which would have been very, very bad. Considering his prior plans, he nodded slowly to himself and held the earring out to the green program.
"Thank you! Now get to safety!" He called at the kid. Turning back to the green program he said solemnly as he held the equip out:
"Carry your friend out, the artifact should be strong enough to get you two to the surface. I can escape on my own. There's no time to explain - JUST GO."
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I did post in shades of grey if anyone even remembers that lmao