>>62812
Let's get out of here and meet back up with Deme.

Trying to out-sneak-attack her, if she's in any fighting condition, is a lost cause. Let's go back through her room and meet up with Deme and Aggeia if possible.

>>62812
Look down the outside of the tower. See if everything that happened was a dream/hallucination or if we actually got him.

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)22:36 No. 62827 ID: bd36a1
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>>62813
>>62825
Yeah... the big guy's down there, twitching in the sand. He's not dead yet, but he's probably in real bad condition, that was a long drop after all. So that part wasn't a dream at any rate. Is it just me or is the tower vibrating?

>>62827
He brought a buddy! Run up and thwack his hand. Don't use the shock until you get a good opening.

Get back down, here comes another one!

>>62827
WHAT!?

GA'NNEDA!?

Wave to them goodbye and say "Well, since he's alive I guess we're even. See ya!" before running down the other side of the tower.

>>62829
We need to save our shock. We gotta get down into main barracks asap. RUN LIKE HELL

>>62827

There's something sticking out of his hand.

>>62838
Because it's Ga'nneda.

Back from the dead.

>>62852

I don't remember him having anything sticking out of his hand.

Oh for fuck's sake. Put some more distance between you and it.

>>62854
It's a guide rod and he had several sticking out of him.

One was in his hand.

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)23:23 No. 62873 ID: bd36a1
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*HRRRRRRRRR*

Oh you've got to be kidding me...

>>62873
"Alright, HOLD THE FUCK UP HERE NOW.

We're not fighting until I figure out whether I'm dead or insane or hallucinating or WHAT.

Also, if you ARE alive, your bitch is going to be damn happy."

>>62873
I TOLD YOU GUYS IT WAS GA'NNEDA!

Wish him and Kyaos a nice honeymoon and quickly scurry down the side of the tower.

>>62873
Run you mushroom thingie!

>>62873

"...Sure, why not?"

Strike a pose. It's time to get dangerous.

Gotta be more hallucinogen.

...try to zap the guide rod in his neck anyway.

Lets just bolt. You have no grudge with him, he's just an idiot who doesn't think and does what his girlfriend tells him to do. Just go down the side of the tower and let him demolish it without him realizing he's crushing his girlfriend trying to kill you.

Fucking giant lizard zombies.

This is probably a dream, or a hallucination, brought on by the gas. In any case, shoot the fucker with your lightning gun, and, if possible, try to direct it towards the spike in his neck.

>>62873
You are way more injured and fatigued that you were the last time you fought him, and even then you had the advantage of surprise. Get the hell out of there.

Hey guys? I just noticed something here.

While this isn't an animu we should also note this isn't a video game. Kyaos isn't going to just drop those bulky keys out of thin air once we defeat her, yet if you look closely at the images she not only doesn't appear to be carrying them, but isn't wearing anything she could hold them in....

Which... well, that just begs the question. Does she even HAVE the keys? Tav should confront her about this once she re-appears on Ga'nneda's back. (I mean, we all know that's what's about to happen... There's no way the fall killed her, no body, etc)

If she doesn't have the set of keys then... well, this fight is even more pointless and just going to get Tav killed. We need to run. Maybe say something about how "we'll settle this another day, but right now I have to do what you couldn't, Kyaos. I have to go protect my friends."

He's still got rods stuck in him. Shouldn't we be able to zap him again?

Also, BITCH CUT OFF OUR ARM. This isn't just about keys.

Okay, I'm ready to run.

My money says this isn't happening, but we should still probably bail, just in case.

>>63106
Oh, definitely.

Running = Best option.

(saging just so it doesn't bump the thread to the top)

Journey 2009/10/19(Mon)15:20 No. 66931 ID: bd36a1
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>>62884
>>62887
>>63087
*P-CHOW*

<animooted>

Journey 2009/10/19(Mon)15:21 No. 66932 ID: bd36a1
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Damnit, what the hell? That was an unguided discharge! I really wish I still had my damn mask...

Tav you're trippin balls, get ahold of yourself.

>>66932
Keep running and don't look back. Meet up with Demesi. You're tripping balls, man.

>>66932

Cling to the side of the wall and regain your composure.

Something's not right here.

Stop.

Kyaos still has those keys, remember? If she just fell to her death you might as well go get them off her as soon as you stop TRIPPAN BALLZ.

[ ]Fight
[ ]Magic
[ ]Item
[X]Run

Keep running. This fight is pointless, the chieftan has another set of keys, and fighting Kyaos is going to get us killed.

By the time we get back up there she'll have another giant monster for us to fight.

Journey 2009/10/19(Mon)15:43 No. 66944 ID: bd36a1
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Discretion is frequently the better part of valor. There's nothing wrong with a tactical retreat to regroup. Demesi probably didn't get that far from here in the time I've been fighting.

>>66944
Chill out Tav, that's just the mask, you're still hallucinating.

You're freaking out man. Disregard the hallucination. Escape further

>>66944
yell out for him, then when Binky answers tell him that you are tripping balls.

Oh god...

Yeah, that has to be a halucination, might want to uh, sit down for a while.

Or uh, poke the hallucination.

>>66944
You're still hallucinating, Tav. That's not really Demesi. Take deep breaths. Try to calm down. Step away from the door and prepare to bash whatever comes through it, no matter what it looks like.

Yeah, this is best. We really, really didn't need that fight...

Journey 2009/10/19(Mon)15:57 No. 66954 ID: bd36a1
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It's not real... it's not real... I'm just hallucinating... that's not Demesi, that's my gas mask. I'm just... hallucinating...

"DEMESI!?"

I don't hear a response

>>66954
Turn around and make sure you're not being followed before proceeding.

>>66954
I still think you should wait there and smash whatever comes out of the door.

Tav: Do you remember any secret lorhke remedies for hallucinations? Or maybe just some advice from a weird uncle about how to have a good trip?

(I mean hell, you guys eat those mushrooms all the time right?)

Don't fucking shoot anybody. I refuse to have you kill a party member because you are tripping balls.

>>66958
Yeah okay, that's a good idea...

Journey 2009/10/19(Mon)16:10 No. 66960 ID: bd36a1
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>>66955
>Turn around and make sure you're not being followed before proceeding.

Ok, I don't SEE anyone behind me... but I guess that's not saying much at this point...

>>66956
>I still think you should wait there and smash whatever comes out of the door.

Ok, if Kyaos is still back there and wants to chase me, she's getting a face full of electricity when she does.

>>66960
Hey! Binky!

Say hi to Binky!

It's Demesi!

>>66960
Maybe not Binky. Take up a defensive pose, and warn whatever it is to not come any closer or they'll get a nasty shock.

Just keep moving, whatever you do. If you stay still they'll be able to find you.

I was in favor of you fighting Kyaos, but you are in absolutely no state to do so right now.

Journey 2009/10/19(Mon)16:25 No. 66971 ID: bd36a1
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>>66962
>Say hi to Binky!

"Demesi's shocker crab? What are you doing here? I thought I gave you to Demesi before we split up."

"You did, but he's gone now. We saw to that." The crab replies, clacking it's blood stained claws together as it speaks.

>>66971
...Shock the shocker crab.

>>66971
You could also be having auditory hallucinations, you know. Trust not any of your senses. Just take up a defensive stance and tell whoever it is to go away.

Say "GET OUT OF MY EEEYESSSSS!"

If it laughs, it's hostile, and attack as such. If it makes a concerned sound, maybe it's Aggeia in a creepy mood. It it just looks puzzled, run away.

Totallynotsamefag!!V1AJL5LzHl 2009/10/19(Mon)16:29 No. 66976 ID: 704c80
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>>66971

>>66971

Kick it across the room.

Run up on the ceiling

>>66971
If I had to guess, I'd say you breathed in some of Kyaos' hallucinationgas. Chances are nothing you see is real or correct. Same goes for other senses.

Don't fucking attack it. It might not even be real. Just back into a corner and stay defensive.

Journey 2009/10/19(Mon)16:56 No. 66987 ID: bd36a1
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Ok... there's definitely something not right about that.

"Kyeheheh. Scurrying up the wall like a scared little worm are we?" the crab clacks.

>>66987
SHOCK. THE. CRAB.

>>66987

KYAOS?!

Stab. Shock. End her.

>>66987
Swipe at the air above it. Also behind you.

>>66987
Shock it. The bolts should go down

>>66987

Shock yourself.

Kyaos? How'd she get down here so fast?

Maybe it's another engsami that shares her laugh.

In either case, zap it!

Take deep breaths. Try to clear your lungs. Swing around and see if you hit something in a place where something clearly is not at. Don't aim for the crab itself, though.

>>67001
This

Journey 2009/10/19(Mon)17:29 No. 67016 ID: bd36a1
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"You gave yourself away to soon Kyaos!"

*P-CHOW*

Journey 2009/10/19(Mon)17:30 No. 67017 ID: bd36a1
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wait... what?

>>67017
...Let's get the hell out of here.

Before we start seeing more crazy shit.

Let's just run back to demesi and ignore everything until we get back to him.

Exit stage right.

Kyaos... no wait... Tav? You shocked YOURSELF?

Time to go sit in a corner and cry until the hallucinations stop.

>>67017
Enough shooting when you don't know what it is!

Is there anything you can do, eat, get smacked in the head by to get the gas out of your system faster?

>>67017
Okay yeah, we just shocked another Lorhke. Let's not do anything before we calm the fuck back down.

Get. Back. To. Demesi.

No. That one's glow is green.

Don't run. Get down on the floor and run your hands over the fallen creature to discern its true nature.

>>67017
Check for a pulse.

Get out of there before it wakes up and turns into Ga'nneda.

Get to Demesi, he can be our eyes.

Alright that's nice, we shocked Binky to death. Let's leave before Tav's mom shows up back from the dead.

Journey 2009/10/19(Mon)20:48 No. 67063 ID: bd36a1
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>>67023
It's... it feels real... but this is... U'enom? That's impossible! He was my gunner back before the invasion. This is HIS Shock Lance. U'enom DIED right next to me covering the citizen's retreat!

>>67063
Get out of there. You're seeing things. Get Demesi, he can see for you. Or at least, go to where you told Demesi to go and ask them something only Demesi would know.

>>67063
You're dead too.
You saw Gan'neda, and now this guy...

Let's just hope you're hallucinating rather than this being a dream and you've been recaptured.

YOU SEE DEAD PEOPLE!

Now go find a dead person that is conscious and ask them stuff you always meant to ask them.

Get out of there. Seriously, get out of there.

>>67063

Yeah we had better find demesi and see if he can make heads or tails of all this.

Things are getting pretty DEEP around here...

>>67063
Oh, then there's no telling WHAT you just shocked. I think it may have actually been Kyaos though. You saw her briefly when you tried to shock lance Fake Gan'neda, and again this time. I think maybe the lightning overloads your eyes enough to show you the truth for a brief instant. Go find someone else, then use the shocker on the ground to try and confirm that effect.

>>67076
Yeah let's shock whoever we just shocked again.

That wouldn't, you know, kill them before we can find out who they are. (Just watch it be Aggeia)

>>67076
Or, we now see Kyaos in ever spark...

Then again we 'do' need to find help, but haw can we trust the help we see? Shocking everyone randomly could injure or kill our companions.

>>67083
We ask them something only they would know. Like for Demesi, we ask them what the first meal we shared together was.

>>67063
>It's... it feels real...

USE YOUR REAL HAND!!

Journey 2009/10/19(Mon)21:20 No. 67098 ID: bd36a1
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>>67065
>You're dead too

... you had better be wrong...

>>67077
>Yeah let's shock whoever we just shocked again.

I can't fire again yet. I've fired two full discharges, the coils need to cool and recharge before I can safely, as safe as it is to fire unguided bolts, again. I give the person a thwack with the end of the still warm Shock Lance. Nothing special seems to happen... U,enom just sort of lies there... he looks almost exactly like he did the last time I saw him... but... without the missing chunk...

>>67073
>>67075
>>67083
I told Demesi to meet up with Aggeia in the entrance to the main hall, or find another way out. He's not here, he might be out searching... I need a good place to wait for this damn gas to wear off... this might be a good enough location for that... I'm getting tired of seeing all this damn blood.

>animooted<

>>67098

Shoot those words

>>67098
Huh, well at least there's TWO eyes, which means it's not Kyaos again.

Still we REALLY need to find Demesi...

Tav: Picture yourself in a boat on a river

>>67097
Funny that no one noticed that earlier... I just looked back and in the hallucination of Binky he has both arms... I kinda attributed it to a mistake in the cell but holy shit you were right.

>>67113
...with tangerine fields and marmalade skies.