.:Spoopy Ti-I mean September Catch All:.

[ganymed]

Who ⬤ Ganymede and Co.
What ⬤ Dungeon-crawlin', shenanigans, etc.
When ⬤ You know. At this or that time.
Where ⬤ Blurry Marble's Slacker, Coiling Humbling Metal Doll, etc.
Content Warnings ⬤ some nsfw, lmfao





[ You've got mail.

After some friendly chats, the trio decide to go out on a dungeon run together. Why? Simply because that that is the way the dominoes fell.

Their prize? A lovely scenery consisting of a frosty, snowy tundra that seems to encompass the surrounding area, though right in the middle of it is stone wall, of which there is an entry point into the actual heart of the dungeon...where there are monsters and treasure to be found!

Welcome to Blurry Marble's Slacker, folks. ]

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[notfunny]

[ good question to ask. as soon as they appear in the field, cyno immediately shivers. this is a first--- for all the heat and humid and dry adventuring he's had to deal with, the chill hits him like a slap to the face. ]

Holy sh... I mean... uh.

[ he grits his teeth. ]

Yeah. I'm good. Let's get to the dungeon before I lose all my fingers and toes.

[ at least his cloak is offering him a little bit of protection. but unfortunately he is also just dumb. ]

[rebelles]

I'm all set.

[ She has potions in her inventory, her best armor equipped, but most importantly her starter gun's been upgraded to a bigger, badder one. Noir is ready to unleash violence.

She's better dressed for the weather than Jackal, but she can still feel the chill through her clothes when the snowy tundra materializes around them. ]

We can go quickly. Should we try to [ what do the gamers say ] speedrun it?

[ganymed]

[ Rip in rest with Cyno's dilemna and Ganymede seems to be tolerating it better than last time (if he ignores it, it will go away, right? Right.) So after sparing two looks, he decides that their answers will work just fine. ]

Yes, let's get this over with!

[ Time to enter the dungeon folks!

Right up this way will be a sudden emergence of two enemies. That'd be two Deadly Presents! As a support class, already Ganymede's casting Mumyn Lei twice on the targets incoming, which seems to put both of them to sleep.

That's your chance to wail on 'em, you two! ]

[notfunny]

[ deadly presents... they look like chests, but they're actually like weird grabby things? he knows what they could be called--- mimics. kinda gross. but they're asleep now so that's pretty cool of ganymede to do.

so cyno runs forward. he's the one who'll need to keep them at bay to allow his teammates to wreck havoc, so! with a spin and a flourish, he lets his scythe do the talking: reaper's touch!

well, one of them doesn't escape his attack (16). the other, despite sleeping, uh. idk. (3). he doesn't feel particularly cool right now. his ego has taken damage. ]

[rebelles]

[ Ah, these sneaky present enemies she had once come across and thought were benign treasure chests. They won't fool her twice!

Thanks for downing them Ganymede, we're starting out strong with an All Out Attack.

Haru's Triple Doom shots tear into the first monster (14). When she takes aim at the other one... yeah, we don't know, it must be tossing in its sleep or something because it manages to escape two of her three bullets. (5) ]

[ganymed]

[ The first monster goes down after some double-attack features and strong skill usages. Though the second one that has evaded at least one of the other two's attack attempts begins to finally stir, perhaps waking up after its companion had been vanquished.

Since Cyno probably netted some aggro from actually hitting it, the Deadly Present tries to make an attack his way. ]

...Annoying as always.

[ Ganymede is letting loose a Dek do spell right on the enemy in particular to at least slow its movements down. ]

[notfunny]

[ it's actually nice seeing an enemy go down so fast. really goes to show that teamwork does make the dream work most of the time... or maybe they've gotten lucky. either way, he's not going to let ganymede's magic go unused.

the present does try to chomp down on cyno with its face(?). thankfully, another quick swing (16) repels it. ]

I can do this all day.

[ not like a monster chest would understand his taunting, but like. details. hopefully haru can pick this one off too. ]

[rebelles]

[ Haru's next shot hits the chest in its metal sides rather than its fleshy limbs, but it's just enough to pick off the weakened monster (7). ]

Great work! That was hardly a warmup.

[ She's itching for more. They'll be in good shape if they keep this up this pace.

Deeper into the tundra they go. The snowfall appears to thicken further in, the winds growing more biting as well. A trio of prickly starfish-shaped enemies emerge from the snowstorm. The monsters puff up and launch their spiky bodies at them. ]

[ganymed]

[ Bloodythirsty Haru on the run...! ]

Look alive, you two.

[ Ganymede already is, given the way he is already moving into action, testing out Miu Lei at least on one of the enemies, which does well in charming at least that number out of the little gang, to turn it on its friends temporarily.

That leaves at least two available targets. Or well still three, but two for a short time to worry about in terms of being attacked. ]

[notfunny]

[ the chill of the cold is less obvious when they're fighting, so thank goodness there's now a strange little cluster of starfish coming their way? even though one turns its back in obvious confusion, that just means cyno might finally get an attack in that doesn't result in him getting slapped by one of its weird little... starfishy arms...

and good news! he's not getting countered this time, as he sends one of them flailing backwards with one swing (16). ]

Think there's a theme? [ a beat, then: ] Like... sunken treasure under the sea?

[ chest mimics? check. starfish? check. ]

[rebelles]

[ Haru takes aim at the enemy closest to Jackal that hasn't been charmed or driven back, temporarily halting its advance with her bullets (10). ]

Then we'll send them to a watery grave and claim their treasure!

[ Or snowy grave?? Anyway, she's getting a little into this.

The starfish apparently don't take well to being threatened. They pivot on their pointed feet and unleash a rapid spin, dislocating the spikes from their body and shooting them out towards the players. Watch out! ]

[ganymed]

...Argh, matey?

[ Oh. What timing, it seems that the starfish have a very difficult time hitting Ganymede. Why? It might be the sudden fog that's appearing around him as he's dancing around, effortlessly evading any stray enemy hits.

He also adds insult to injury by throwing another debuff towards two of the attacking enemies. Mumyn Lei's the culprit, putting them to sleep for about a temporary spot, because who said he had to play fair?

The charmed enemy is still hitting at least one of its original compatriots (for one more turn, at least.) At least two of the enemies are at half points now. ]

[notfunny]

[ whoa, he didn't know they could fling their spikes like that? that's a problem for the flick reaper who can't really deal with ranged attacks well--- and the ones that successfully shoot them out in cyno's direction land true (16, 14). ]

Ow! Ow, ow! Stop... ow! Hitting me! Ow!

[ deflecting them to some degree at least keeps him from sustaining TOO much damage, but. he's trying his best?

with a half-hearted attempt at a swing, he DOES bat one back at one of the starfish monsters (18). ]

[rebelles]

Jackal - ah!

[ Noir is forced to stop shooting and dodge when the spikes shoot out, but unfortunately she's not quick enough to get away unscathed (3). As she repositions, she tries to reopen fire, but between the snow and the fog, she finds her aim thrown off (7).

Ganymede carry us. ]

[ganymed]

[ Well, the two do get some form of alleviation since he did cast another sleep spell, but he will ensure that they get healing from the earlier bout of the attacks. Ul Repth will be spent on both of his two allies, affording them 200 HP.

Though he's not done with that just yet. Quietly he leaps back into the fray, more front and center just to whack all three of their enemies, blinding each one of them, and stunlocking the previously charmed opponent so it's busy contending with him. He has a lower physical strength output, but his fast strikes make it difficult to retaliate.

As for the other two newly awakened starfish, well. Next time they try to land a hit on the party, their attacks will be done with far less accuracy due to their debuffed blind status. Just a couple more hits on at least two of the original targets will down them. ]

Everyone, pick yourselves up, and attack!

[notfunny]

[ oh thank god, he doesn't feel like his head's been put on backwards... not that his head was hit at all, but still. something about getting hurt in this game is both realistic and not at the same time; getting smacked in the ribs makes his head ache as he tries to figure out where the aches should be coming from...

but he does get a front row seat to watching ganymede hecking wreck those monsters? albeit he's more or less whittling them down, but that's more than enough. ]

Yeah, yeah... I'm up.

[ gritting his teeth, he's got more than enough energy to spare. cyno raises his scythe again and takes a few steps forward before gaining some momentum, again swinging his weapon around--- this time in a more controlled manner with a lotus flower.

the first part of the combo hits, but the second one doesn't while he somehow recovers and hits the third (19, 3, 16).

that starfish goes down, cut into ribbons. ]

[rebelles]

[ Ganymede's movements are deadly and graceful, and Noir admires how he weaves through the monsters cutting them down, but this is no time to stand around gaping. The barrel of her gun finds her enemies again. ]

Right! We were going to finish this quickly.

[ The battle has lit a fire in her, and she's no longer feeling the cold as she strikes back with a Double Shot. The first bullet goes stray (3), but the second one nails the starfish in its face (19). It goes down, collapsing next to the one Jackal has cut into ribbons. The last starfish had better start running. ]

[ganymed]

[ No time for any such things, no?

Ganymede is appreciative to see that they're coming together properly in all of this. With two enemies defeated, that leaves just the last one that's attempting to defy them all, but with another few hits from him it manages to be stunlocked and another affliction of blind. ]

Just one more left. Let's put an end to this second wave.

[ He leaps out of the way of a still desperate movement for the thing to attack, but that leaves an opening for one of the other two to jump right in to finish it off...! ]

[notfunny]

[ there's the opening that he's been looking for. it's simple, too--- as graceful as he can be, jackal finishes off the last one with another wide swing. its body also sort of turns into pixelated nothingness, the bits and pieces not even moving in line with the cutting edge of his weapon. ]

... that was a lot all at once, huh...

[ leans against his scythe and huffs out loud. ]

[rebelles]

[ It's always satisfying to watch the slain monsters dissolve into pixels. Noir wears a smile as she turns to check on her teammates. ]

It was a bit rough, but I can keep going. Oh, shall we try strengthening ourselves for the final match?

[ She produces from her inventory a few different potions she'd obtained at the crafts fair. Pick your buff. ]

[ganymed]

I don't think I really need it, but...

[ Ganymede won't refuse a strenghtening potion! So he will reach out and take one of those. ]

Jackal?

[ He will wait to see if the other takes one before thinking of moving on. ]

[notfunny]

[ he looks at each before deciding on the one that'll probably give them the best chance to get through the rest of the dungeon. ]

Thanks.

[ jackal takes the potion of luring that he's been so politely offered. ]

This'll make it easier for the two of you, too.

[rebelles]

We'll be counting on you, Jackal. Bon appetit.

[ Like Ganymede, Noir selects a strengthening potion. DPS gotta DPS. She raises her glass to them and downs the drink. Now to hurry and finish this while they're powered up...

A few skirmishes later, they reach the heart of the dungeon. The ground begins to rumble and the music picks up for dramatic effect. Then a giant watersaurus emerges from the snowy tundra, swimming in the white powder as if it were the sea. You've heard of land shark, now get ready for tundra shark.

Of course, the monster locks its hungry eyes on the player that's taken the potion of luring. ]

[ganymed]

[ Right?

Well then, there's the accursed large monster coming right at them! It's not like it's something to be playing around with, and of course he so happens to see that it's taken notice of Cyno right away.

Ganymede immediately leaps into action. It isn't like the other male has taken a strenghtening potion so he doesn't have to bother questioning if it will stack. Once dance, he's tossing a debuff Dek Do at the creature to slow it down.

But he's also keying up to do another. A buff of temporary increase in physical strength for both of his allies, courtesy of another usage of La Corv. ]

[notfunny]

[ oh actually maybe he messed up with his choice of potion. ]

Shiiiii---

[ it doesn't even hesitate directing its attention at cyno; the flick reaper audibly gulps in turn. as it charges at him, he notices two things at almost the same time: that he feels suddenly stronger, and that the monster also seems to be charging a little slower? enough for him to react.

with a swing...!!!

his blow is seemingly ineffective (4) as he doesn't time it up quite right, instead having to hop backward to keep himself from getting toppled over. ]

Yo, did we step into its territory or something?

[ when he tries to swing again, it's almost like he can't keep himself from whiffing (2). where is his luck... where did it go? ]