[ BECAUSE WE FORGOT HOW RULES WORKED, dog is actually bumrushing her.
She curses, and slings the gun back over her back, and the lance, and takes her axe instead, casting Lightning Flash on both the dog AND Mars. (-3 to STR, AGI, PRE for two turns.)
And, in turn, she'll rush forward-- around the dog-- to him instead. Just one more turn and I can smack ya. ]
[DOG IS INDEED BUMRUSHING HER, and looks?? offended that she bypassed him? it skids on its paws to follow, but then the lightning flash hits and with a sharp yelp it scurries back, pawing at it's face with one foot as the area is plunged into darkness]
[Mars, on the other hand, is struggling to free himself from puppet pile. he manages to bolt to his feet, but he can feel the ache of the damage he took coursing through his limbs even underneath the armor. with another muttered curse, he grabs at the nearest puppet, pivots on his heel, and. . . flings it at Req]
[with strategics at 7 and a roll of 5, the throwing of the puppet is successful! if it hits it'll hit for 4 damage, but after throwing Mars is definitely trying to stumble back blindly in the darkness and put as much distance between Req and himself as he can]
[ Annnd that's a PERFECT DODGE with agi with a total of 2 to pass and a 6 for style, she'll slide under that thrown puppet and jump up, swinging the flat side of the axe for his head. No more beheading HSS's, just gonna try to knock him out maybe.
[see, the thing is, even in darkness Mars is a speedy individual. and recent memories have flipped a switch on his brain, reminding him of exactly how sharp and deadly his reflexes can be. with a base agility of 10, a -3 modifier, and a roll of 7, he does manage to pivot out of the way of that axe. although just barely, with the blunt end scraping next to his helmet. probably leaving as cuff in its wake. rude!!]
[and instead of attacking again, now that she's so close, he is just going to. reach out blinding in the darkness, try to grab her by the arm, and cast Charm for a -3 modifier to the target's ability to resist the caster or do the caster harm]
[dog is shaking its head, growling but waiting until the lights come back on to attack again]
[with his mouth curved upwards in triumph and his eyes flashing underneath the visor, he pulls his heart weapon (a sword, I forgot to mention) from his Henshin belt with a flash of light. . .]
[and proceeds to immediately plunge it into her chest for 11 damage. 6 as per dice roll and +3 for sword, and +2 for lukewarm feelings of dislike]
she sucks in a wet breath at that, expression confused and betrayed-- why--
And she does her best to shove away from him-- a str success at 4, 5-- and try to run with verticality, clutching her clothing over the wound. Another success; 6, 4.
...
but even if it is a success, they're trapped in here. There's nowhere to go. ]
[she can definitely push him away, and Mars angles his weapon so it slides out of her chest with another wet noise as he stumbles back, blood dropping onto the ground near his feet. he gives his weapon a swish in the air to clear off the blade, ignoring the way more blood spatters on the wall behind him]
-- don't start a fight you can't finish, ☆ZRAEL!
[and he launches himself at her, quick as a wink, as she flees, arcing his blade to slash a gash across her back. at a strength of 5 with a roll of 5, the attack is a success with 9 damage (4 as per dice, +3 sword, +2 heart weapon) UNLESS SHE DODGES]
[he lands fairly gracefully onto the ground next to where Req's corpse drops, breathing raggedly]
[. . . yeah okay, now that the adrenaline is wearing down, everything hurts. Mars sucks in a deep breath and dispels the Henshin and the heart weapon, clutching at the wound on his abdomen which seems to have reopened and is bleeding out onto his clothing]
[he's at a measly 3 HP without Henshin, so he looks to be. . . in pretty rough shape, honestly]
Ma--
[-- oh except then Doodleman is throwing a knife at him. with a curse-- shit!-- Mars uses the last of his strength to dodge (a roll of 7, agility 10), stumbling to the ground near one of the walls as the knife whizzes past his ear]
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She curses, and slings the gun back over her back, and the lance, and takes her axe instead, casting Lightning Flash on both the dog AND Mars. (-3 to STR, AGI, PRE for two turns.)
And, in turn, she'll rush forward-- around the dog-- to him instead. Just one more turn and I can smack ya. ]
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[Mars, on the other hand, is struggling to free himself from puppet pile. he manages to bolt to his feet, but he can feel the ache of the damage he took coursing through his limbs even underneath the armor. with another muttered curse, he grabs at the nearest puppet, pivots on his heel, and. . . flings it at Req]
[with strategics at 7 and a roll of 5, the throwing of the puppet is successful! if it hits it'll hit for 4 damage, but after throwing Mars is definitely trying to stumble back blindly in the darkness and put as much distance between Req and himself as he can]
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And that's a pass, with 8 dmg. ]
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[and instead of attacking again, now that she's so close, he is just going to. reach out blinding in the darkness, try to grab her by the arm, and cast Charm for a -3 modifier to the target's ability to resist the caster or do the caster harm]
[dog is shaking its head, growling but waiting until the lights come back on to attack again]
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Hey--
[ And she's charmed. And she pauses, confused, the lights back on now.
They're friends, aren't they? Why would she try to hurt him? ]
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[with his mouth curved upwards in triumph and his eyes flashing underneath the visor, he pulls his heart weapon (a sword, I forgot to mention) from his Henshin belt with a flash of light. . .]
[and proceeds to immediately plunge it into her chest for 11 damage. 6 as per dice roll and +3 for sword, and +2 for lukewarm feelings of dislike]
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she sucks in a wet breath at that, expression confused and betrayed-- why--
And she does her best to shove away from him-- a str success at 4, 5-- and try to run with verticality, clutching her clothing over the wound. Another success; 6, 4.
...
but even if it is a success, they're trapped in here. There's nowhere to go. ]
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-- don't start a fight you can't finish, ☆ZRAEL!
[and he launches himself at her, quick as a wink, as she flees, arcing his blade to slash a gash across her back. at a strength of 5 with a roll of 5, the attack is a success with 9 damage (4 as per dice, +3 sword, +2 heart weapon) UNLESS SHE DODGES]
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but being dead does make you lose hold on floatypowers pretty quick so.
she crashes to the ground under that, dead, with two new stab wounds yay. ]
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[. . . yeah okay, now that the adrenaline is wearing down, everything hurts. Mars sucks in a deep breath and dispels the Henshin and the heart weapon, clutching at the wound on his abdomen which seems to have reopened and is bleeding out onto his clothing]
Maki, X--!
[he's turning to look for them if he can]
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roll is 6 so it's a hit, damage is 4+2=6]
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Mars!
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Ma--
[-- oh except then Doodleman is throwing a knife at him. with a curse-- shit!-- Mars uses the last of his strength to dodge (a roll of 7, agility 10), stumbling to the ground near one of the walls as the knife whizzes past his ear]
G. . . get out of here! Take X and go!
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[She actually sounds incredulous more than anything.]
How can you say that when you look like that and I'm totally fine?! What exactly do you think is going to happen? I'm not leaving you, idiot.
[Not that she can go very far, anyway.]
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I killed his teammate, you think he isn't going to come after all three of us with every ounce of vengeance he's got?!
[. . . he knows Maki is capable, he saw her attack Doodle earlier. but maybe a small part of him doesn't want to see her and X hurt]
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[she snaps]
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[ he will at least turn back in Mars' direction ]
You gonna fight us on helpin' you or can you shut up and just make it easy, for once?
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[. . . but. he shuts his mouth with a click, because in his condition (bad) it's better for him to make it easy. for once]
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Good.
[That's directed at Mars. She doesn't really address X's statement. Instead she moves to defend Mars, readying her knife again...
not that it matters, when the time limit hits]
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He steps behind Maki, letting her handle NON-LETHAL DEFENSE ]
Sorry 'bout this--it's just for now, when you can't really move and we might get chased. Promise.
[ and that's all the warning he gives, before he shrinks Mars enough that he can be picked up easily ]
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[but the round is probably coming to a quick end soon after this occurs]