The passage of time in this place is not easily tracked, not without a clock of some sort, anyway. The days may even begin to blend together, only occasionally interrupted by confrontations with the robot spiders or discussion with whoever is on the other end of that terminal.
It seems like things won't change any time soon. But something is off today, and some of you may notice it sooner than others.
The mind-numbing drone of the nearby builder going about its work has been with you from the very start. Located behind the terminal and far down below, it was the first sound you heard upon arriving here. It has been arranging walkways in increasingly complicated and baffling designs, extending them ever outwards into space. This much has not changed at all during your time here; the drone of the machinery moving and metal being slotted into place may even have become somewhat comforting background noise.
It is completely silent today.
The skittering of spider robots through the vents or patrolling the area is not heard either, and though the atmosphere remains as gloomy as ever, the lack of sound will undoubtedly be noticeable to some of you. Thankfully, you can still hear; it's simply that the machines have stopped their usual tasks, for whatever reason.
[Dorothy and Vakama are able to successfully lower the hand down, carefully resting it beside the broken arm. Wolfwood's also safe, thanks Yves!
The builder is defeated.
Jasper's attacks on A's face coupled with Michael's are enough to completely smash the core. The other two flicker wildly before settling on red: both of you need to dodge lasers this time. Unlike the one aimed at Percy last round, these are smaller lasers, but they'll still hurt if they hit! It also manages to free itself from Basilio's grip - but not without another slash at his chest (which still won't hurt, thanks Lark)! Also Void Archives' kick does... not much since it didn't hit a core...
B manages to dodge both Raven's and Oscar's attacks, though it isn't getting far with how messed up it is. Not that it really needs to, as its charging up another one of those core laser blasts - this time aimed at Oscar. Might not want to get hit by that, as it'll hurt a lot!]
Took a lot out of Dorothy, actually, she needs a second to recover once she's done and ensured that the builder will hopefully not cause too much more damage with Viktor's help. Give her a second to breathe here, but...]
Alright...alright. We've still got those other two to deal with...
[MELEE FRIENDS, THE RANGED CAVALRY HAS ARRIVED.
Dorothy is going to attempt to aim a shot right at B, running into the fray proper despite the fact that she's definitely feeling the metaphorical MP drain. They still have a mission to complete.]
[--Jasper lets out a hiss of pain as that laser hits him in the arm, between some of the gaps in his armor. It's not the one holding the pipe, but it still hurts, and he tries to swing at one of the other cores but can't quite manage...]
We got one core, why will you not just die already--!
[ Okay, he may not really know Basilio but he does not like how he keeps getting slashed up? It bothers him, it reminds him of when ███?█??█ got hurt like this, over and over again. The memory gets him to grit his teeth and try to bash B's core in. He's still just Percy at the end of the day, but he's seen this sort of thing happen to people too many times before he got here and he's sick and tired of it. ]
[Vakama nearly stumbles to his knees the second that he and Dorothy can finally let go, his head pounding and confused when the main body doesn't immediately react further. Had the builder finally halted? He spots Viktor at the monitor, the small amount of commotion...
Okay. One down, then.
He'll need a second, but with one of the robots already in an obvious state of damage, Vakama focuses on A, attempting to yank one of the robot's legs out from under it.]
[So he might be a tank with a buff, but he was told to still try not to get hurt, and. Well. When A breaks free of his grip, that's enough to tell him to get out of dodge before it lashes out, and! He does! Stepping back quickly (20!) so its slash whiffs entirely.
And he's still close to it, so, you know, he'll go ahead and punch a shoulder core while he's at it.]
[ Thanks cat big brother, Lark was seriously worried for a moment whether he was going to have to do some injury math because it would suck for either one of them to take that slash- ]
[ Alright, so despite their nimble capability, ultimately they believe they still have much to improve on their battle performance. Unfortunately, Void Archives is more used to being used as a weapon than seeing the battlefield, and it's really showing.
Let's get in an aim towards one of A's cores with a small, concentrated light beam, shall we? ]
[Michael almost sounds more indignant than pained, even as the laser does hit him in the shoulder, singing a hole through his suit jacket and shirt. He takes a swing at A in retaliation, but it's wobbly and goes wide.]
[Well, unfortunately, Lucifer does not have his would be extremely convenient invulnerability. But what he does have is a improvised weapon in the form of a piece of... something that has fallen off the the Builder to wallop Sentinel A with.
[Honestly, Oscar's luck has been holding far too strong for far too long in this fight. But now, with this (1), it looks like it's finally run out as that laser catches him right in the side.
He lets out a curse and stumbles back, hand clamped over the wound. So much for trying to attack the core again; he needs a moment after that...]
[ Lark has finally managed to obtain another Survival Horror Pipe, and, again, screw it, he sucks at melee but what else is he supposed to do at this point? He's taking a swing at B and internally praying. ]
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ROUND 7
The builder is defeated.
Jasper's attacks on A's face coupled with Michael's are enough to completely smash the core. The other two flicker wildly before settling on red: both of you need to dodge lasers this time. Unlike the one aimed at Percy last round, these are smaller lasers, but they'll still hurt if they hit! It also manages to free itself from Basilio's grip - but not without another slash at his chest (which still won't hurt, thanks Lark)! Also Void Archives' kick does... not much since it didn't hit a core...
B manages to dodge both Raven's and Oscar's attacks, though it isn't getting far with how messed up it is. Not that it really needs to, as its charging up another one of those core laser blasts - this time aimed at Oscar. Might not want to get hit by that, as it'll hurt a lot!]
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Took a lot out of Dorothy, actually, she needs a second to recover once she's done and ensured that the builder will hopefully not cause too much more damage with Viktor's help. Give her a second to breathe here, but...]
Alright...alright. We've still got those other two to deal with...
[MELEE FRIENDS, THE RANGED CAVALRY HAS ARRIVED.
Dorothy is going to attempt to aim a shot right at B, running into the fray proper despite the fact that she's definitely feeling the metaphorical MP drain. They still have a mission to complete.]
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We got one core, why will you not just die already--!
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Will you quit it already?!
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Okay. One down, then.
He'll need a second, but with one of the robots already in an obvious state of damage, Vakama focuses on A, attempting to yank one of the robot's legs out from under it.]
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And he's still close to it, so, you know, he'll go ahead and punch a shoulder core while he's at it.]
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Let's get in an aim towards one of A's cores with a small, concentrated light beam, shall we? ]
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I'd really love ta celebrate, but we ain't done just yet...!
[These things look so fragile, but they're surprisingly sturdy. That's annoying. Doesn't help that it keeps dodging him!!!
Time for another swing at B's head.]
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[Michael almost sounds more indignant than pained, even as the laser does hit him in the shoulder, singing a hole through his suit jacket and shirt. He takes a swing at A in retaliation, but it's wobbly and goes wide.]
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He is quite strong. Mostly because he's mad.]
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It's c-coming- something's coming...!
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[ Another enemy? Well, the big one is down, and there's only two left. How bad can it be? ]
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We almost have this under control. Stay calm.
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[ But, she's going to just. inch a little closer to viktor there. ]
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[Spoken like a simple scientific fact--which it technically was--but maybe a little too calm given the situation.]
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He lets out a curse and stumbles back, hand clamped over the wound. So much for trying to attack the core again; he needs a moment after that...]
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