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Event #3: Can't Defeat the Temple

Can't Defeat the Temple
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Game Start

Part 1

A new message appears on everyone's smartphones. There's been a change in the Temple of Life: the door has finally opened! No one knows how or why, but the sensors left by quest goers alerted them to it suddenly being open. Preparations are made in each guild to finally explore what's inside it.

Those interested in helping are greeted by researchers in the guilds that will provide everyone with one single use item: Escape Rope: an item they found out about while investigating the temple. Should the Temple really prove to be a place "no one can return from" they should be able to use this rope to escape. It should teleport the person using it (just one) outside of the place they're in (can only be used indoors). Of course the rope can be saved for later use if it becomes unnecessary. Everyone also gets basic climbing and survival items, just in case. They have no idea what to expect inside, but better safe than sorry, right?

The new Teleport Crystal system will get you to the Temple of Life in a minute, but no one is forbidden to use a longer route if they want to travel rather than take the easy route. Once they get to the Temple (the teleport stones take them to the surroundings of the fountain in the courtyard) they will notice a lot of natives collecting various tropical fruits as the area is safe and the fruit are nice and nutritious. Anyone eating a fruit will notice a boost in stamina, too.

All that's left now is to climb the stairs and enter the Temple of Life.

Part 2

Inside the Temple of Life is a "lobby". It's actually just an empty room made with the same stone as the temple, but it has four different doors, each with a different symbol: lightning strike, snowflake, fire and a hurricane of sand.

Characters inside will notice that the door they walked in from is now gone (of course) and they may feel different as the temple has stripped them off of all their powers, including Seasonal ones. Instead they may feel like they're lighter (their jumping ability has increased to triple their normal one) and that they have three holographic hearts on top of their heads.

There's a holographic display near the doors and a shelf for laser guns. The display says the following:

This is the Gigaman simulator. Welcome, players. Each of you have been given three extra lives. Once all of your total of four lives have been used inside the levels you will get a Game Over. For native participants this unfortunately means you Die.

However, otherworlders! You are in luck. If you die four times inside the simulator you will be thrown out of the simulator, into the courtyard of the temple and you can try again! Dying is painless. Getting hit, unfortunately, is not. You have ten regular hits before you lose a life. Your lives are indicated by the hearts on top of your heads.

Things that will instantly kill you include: lava, falling into an endless pit and spikes.

Please take a laser gun and enter the level. You may bring any other items as well, but your powers will be gone and so will the special effects of the items. Except for the legendary "Escape Rope". That is something that can bypass our system. Keep the rope at hand if you get scared. If you lose your other items inside the levels, do not worry, they will appear outside. However, if you lose your laser gun it will reappear next to you.

Oh and you may keep the laser gun afterwards.

The question is: cAN yOu deFEAt [redacted]?

Well, the choice is yours. Do you enter one of the doors or use the escape rope to get out of the temple?

Part 3

All of the levels start with a normal room of just the environment of the level. But there, in the starting point of the place, there are natives of Ellipsa sitting around with a look of defeat and desperation on their faces. They're physically fine as the simulator grants you the ability to just ignore hunger and other basic needs, but they're also stuck here. It seems the simulator is just too hard for them to get past. Most of them have no holographic hearts over their head or just one: they're close to dying and don't want to take the risk.

Escape ropes are their only hope of getting out of the place and they promise anything if you give them the item and help them escape.

If you give away your Escape Rope, the only way to leave is to either Game Over or Finish the Level. Good luck, players.

(There are also some natives in various other parts of the game, too scared to go further or go back. They can also be saved by taking them with you to the end and defeating the boss monster together but if they die, they die, so there is a risk in that method.)

The Levels [ Click to Expand ]

All basic monsters and boss monsters are weak to the laser gun. Some can even be jumped on to decrease their health.

Electricity
Design: A factory with plenty of platforms and conveyor belts over bottomless pits (or spikes) that change directions occasionally. The main hazard of the level is the beams of electricity that will damage players. They can be switched around with buttons, but deactivating one beam will activate another.
Instant Deaths: Bottomless Pits, Spikes

Basic Monsters: Ufo Catcher (a claw with googly eyes that will try to drop characters into a pit or spikes), Small Robot (small robots that throw wrenches at players), Slinky (slinkys with googly eyes that won't stop for anything)

Final Boss: Squirmle: A slinky minion mass-producing machine (looks like one of those Worms on String with googly eyes, but mechanical). Occasionally fires electric shocks that stun players for 5 seconds while the minions attack them. Weak to Smokescreen as the sand jams its machinery and makes it temporarily lose the ability to produce minions.
Boss Loot: Laser Gun Upgrade: Electric Shock (damages and has a chance to stun the opponent)

Snowflake
Design: A snowy mountain cave with active waterfalls. The ground is slippery (ice physics!) and some of the platforms have a limit as to how many times you can jump/walk on them (they reappear after a time). Occasionally, while on a normal platform, a strong stream of water will fall on it, intending to push players into a bottomless pit (it can be predicted by a few drops of water before it).
Instant Deaths: Bottomless pits

Basic Monsters: Snowmen (throw very sharp carrots at players), Skeletal Fish (fish that appear from the waterfalls and spit out lasers), Yeti (a monster that will try to stomp on players)

Final Boss: Frosty: A bipedal monster made of spiky ice (doesn't have a distinct form to refer to, just looks like a giant block of animated ice) that breathes a frosty breathe that both damages and makes players go slower. Tries to stomp players by jumping high in the air. Weak to Fire Bullets, as they will melt it little by little.
Boss Loot: Laser Gun Upgrade: Ice Beam (damages and has a chance to slow down an opponent)

Flame
Design: Inside of a volcano where all bottomless pits are lava pits. Platforms are mostly normal, until a notorious section where the only way to get over a lava pit is to jump on disappearing blocks. Learn the pattern and follow it. Occasionally lava rocks will fall from the ceiling (but luckily not during the disappearing block section).
Instant Deaths: Lava

Basic Monsters: Demonic Fireballs (fireballs that jump around from spot a to spot b and hurt a lot when they hit), Lava Bomb (occasional lava rock with googly eyes that can move towards players like a homing missile), Fireman robot (a robot that will try to douse fires with scorching hot water).

Final Boss: Lavadoom: A volcano headed monster (a volcano with eyes, mouth, arms and legs) that shoots fire bullets and lava rocks at players. Occasionally makes part of the floor be literal lava that burns players health little by little. Weak to Electric Shock as it will stun the monster for long enough to turn off the volcano on its head and then you can jump on it.
Boss Loot: Laser Gun Upgrade: Fire Bullets (damages and has a chance to cause burn damage over time)

Sandstorm
Design: A desert area full of bottomless pits and rocks with spikes. The floor is mostly quicksand that can only be crossed if you stay constantly in movement. Late in the level massive sandstorms will block players' view and push them towards the pits and spiked rocks, making movement during it very dangerous.
Instant Deaths: Bottomless Pits, Spikes

Basic Monsters: Walking Cacti (cactus that shoot spikes at players), Angry Missiles (ride the sandstorms and try to hit players), Sandworms (appear from the sand and try to bite the player)

Final Boss: Hurrisand: A bipedal sand monster (looks a bit like a it could be a human, but at the same time has animal features, not to be mixed with a certain Looney Tunes character) that will turn into a literal sandy hurricane that makes it hard to see anything and makes bullets miss. Weak to Ice Beam because it slows it down so that it can't turn into a hurricane.
Boss Loot: Laser Gun Upgrade: Smokescreen (enables easier escape from situations)

You're free to challenge all of the levels and gain all of the upgrades to the laser gun, which you can then use outside the temple as a weapon. Even after all of the natives are rescued or all of the levels have been beaten, you can re-enter the levels and do them again. You won't get the boss loot again, however.

When Your Heart's Not Open

Part 1

Back in the city, the weather is strangely cold in every district (except the central one that's safe due to the artificial weather there). Even the hottest of them, Solarpeak, is advising people to wear long-sleeved shirts, just in case, even if the temperature only drops to +10 Celsius/50 degrees Fahrenheit at worst.

The reason for the unexpectedly cold weather is simple: a cold breeze travels through the whole city. Sometimes the wind even appears white, as if it's laced with snow and ice. It's easy to tell that this is not a normal sort of wind, but a very magical one.

The wind indeed has a special effect: there's a chance of the wind freezing someone's heart. This doesn't instantly kill anyone, but instead it starts to freeze people from inside out. This effect especially targets people who either have secrets or have feelings that they hide. The freezing is a slow and painful process, taking two weeks to completely encase someone in ice. Once that happen they will end up breaking into pieces and die.

Somehow this wind doesn't affect the plant life or animals at all.

Part 2

Scientists are quick at work to work on a cure. They have found that there are certain ingredients in all four of the Segments that when mixed together into a potion will undo a frozen heart. So, to help those affected, there are some options that you can do.

Stay in the City to take care of the affected. The key to healing a frozen heart is not only the potion that they will make but also affection. So those brave enough to touch someone who feels cold as ice to touch are encouraged to hug and cuddle, tell them positive things about them and making sure they're comfortable. This will ease the pain and slow the spreading down.

Head to one of the Segments to find the ingredients. The guilds are helping with the preparations to go outside and providing anyone interested clear instructions and maps on where to find them:

• Winter Segment: Bottom of the Unfrozen Lake, a coral that can survive in cold temperatures
• Spring Segment: Breeze Hills, the eggs of a monstrous Firebird (a bird that has wings made of fire that spits out fireballs, not to be confused with a phoenix)
• Summer Segment: Deserter's Desert, a special cactus flower that only blooms during a sandstorm
• Autumn Segment: Mushroom Sanctuary, a special mushroom that only grows on top of the mushrooms that are a size of a house

Once all the necessary ingredients have been found and delivered, people can also participate in potion making. The more people helping with making potions, the quicker everyone affected can get their potions and be cured. The potion is successful if it smell like a warm fireplace during a winter night.

The Towering Jenga Heights

Part 1

The VR Arcade of the Underground is holding a special event: they have managed to come up with a technology where you can minimize yourself and enter board games! They're looking for volunteers to test this new way of gaming.

For example, there are games like Jenga, Monopoly, Chess, Hungry Hungry Hippo, Checkers, Scrabble and many, many more! The games are made to fit the tiny people, but are also very realistic. Oh and Monopoly has an actual jail, but the money is as fake as can be.

It seems Jenga in particular is at its regular size and people will have to climb to push pieces out. That definitely seems like a fun challenge? Everyone gets a safety rope that's attached to poles around the Jenga towers, that will act as sort of a safety bungee jump rope.

Usually the minimized effect wears off once you end the game and leave the game board, but occasionally the technology glitches and leaves players small. The unexpected side effect wears off between 2 to 12 hours.

Anyone who did participate in the experiment will either get a month of free VR gaming time or a handheld gaming console with classic 8-bit games like Tetris.

Part 2

Those stuck in a tiny form longer than expected may discover jumping platforms to the fairy mall. It's located in the ceiling of the Underground Mall and is fit for small people like fairies. Here the fairies are all visible as they go about shopping and relaxing. They're all friendly and will make sure you have a lovely time relaxing in this small fairy oasis. Be warned, however, that the food here is strictly for fairies so if you eat it, you might end up sprouting fairy wings for a week. And not necessarily on your back.

Don't worry, you can't turn back to your regular size in the middle of the fairy mall. The magic there prevents that for the duration. Once you return by jumping onto one of the cushions left below the mall, you will return to regular size.

For souvenirs, why not buy a little bit of fairy dust? It's useful for potions, as it gives them stronger magical capabilities but used as is will make anyone be able to fly for 24 hours. The problem is you cannot use it on yourself or else it will horribly backfire and turn you into a talking frog for 24 hours.

OOC TIPS

• Ask event related questions here.

• Smut is not allowed on the event post, so if your thread is heading that way, please move it to a private entry of your own (your own entry or a new locked post on the comms).

• Remember to content and spoiler warn as necessary!

• All of the prompts happen around the same time but you can get affected by the frozen wind after visiting the Temple of Life or the other way around.

• All natives will be rescued by the end of the month, but the Temple can be accessed later just for fun.

• The frozen hearts potion will be done by the end of the month as well.

Temple of Life
• More Escape ropes can be picked up from the guilds to save more natives, but there's no way to tell there's someone trapped inside until someone goes in, so they'd have to get back after the first visit.
• Smartphones do not work inside the Temple of Life.
• You are very much allowed to work together inside the temple.
• The boss door will only open once the previous group of players has defeated it and have been transported out of the Temple. Then the boss will respawn.
• No one will have basic human needs inside the temple. It's basically a simulator so it doesn't matter how long you spend in there. Once you get out you might need to refuel on touch energy and food as soon as possible, but other than that all one needs to worry is surviving the temple.
• We admit the inspiration for this came from "I can't defeat Airman" without shame.

Frozen Hearts
• The event can affect anyone, not just those with secrets and hidden feelings.
• At the same time, the event can completely miss people as well.
• Samples of the wind can be collected and analyzed but it will turn out as a classic "it's magic" explanation.

• Reminder that this month is Activity Check-in month and check-in ends on July 31st, at 23:59 PST.

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[ He rubs his leg and is kind of confused. Under normal circumstances this thing would be a certified trip to the hospital, not to mention he wouldn't feel anything but pain but he actually feels it getting a bit better - if not still a little red and numb at places.

He tries not to stay down for long, especially not when she goes in and lets all hell loose. He takes the time to limp then skip until he can put some weight on the leg before attempting to cross, checking on her and taking a few shots whenever he could to cover her back until he makes it to the other side. ]

Over here! C'mon! I got you!

[ He tucks the laser gun away and keeps his arms open, beckoning her to run and jump towards him. Something she may need to do quickly as some of the platform she's on is starting to crumble. ]

Huh?

[Estelle knocks the second robot off the ledge and looks up in surprise. She's glad Noah made it across, but why was he looking at her like that?]

--oh crap. Here goes nothing-!

[Then she really feels the platform rumble beneath her. She has no time to question this. She goes sprinting, throwing herself off the platform in a giant leap of faith. He might notice her eyes are squeezed shut as she slams into him]

C'monC'monC'mon! Woah!

[ He powered through the pain and lept a bit off the ground to catch Estelle in his arms and managing not to fall over before putting her down on her feet as she crashed into him. ]

You're alright! Well done! Now for them!

[ He swings, drawing the gun, and limping towards the pinned natives. Three robots were shooting at them while two Lava bombs changed targets and headed towards them, to Noah in particular.

He took out the two bombs with ease, drawing them away from the native mother and child, before shooting at the robots. ]

Estelle, bring 'em back there! I'll pin these ones down!

--thanks!

[Estelle steadies herself, landing lightly when Noah sets her down. She doesn't have time to get embarrassed - that was the nature of guild work sometimes after all. She shoulders her gun and nods, shooting a few fire balls down as she runs across to the platform]

Come on, we'll get you out of here!

[She tells them. Why a child was in here--well, she wont ask. But they trust her to keep them safe, and they make it back to Noah without any incidents. Estelle's no where near as good as Noah with the gun, but she manages a few handy shots]

[ Despite his injury Noah was doing well to fend off and keep their opponents occupied. Ducking, weaving, and hiding behind cover as he picked them off whilst turning them away from Estelle and the natives.

Eventually more of them do come, literally out of the woodworks, as some just popped out of the lava. He swore under his breath, grabbing the rope at his hip as he shot at the new comers to get their attention. ]

Oi! You bug-eyed numpties! Come get some!

[ He was good at provoking most of them if nothing else, and in the confusion, he threw the rope he had towards Estelle. It wasn't right on the mark, but close enough if she needed it. Meanwhile, there's a pop and a boom as Noah took out more robots and fireballs with more appearing. It's clear he's triggered something, he's just not sure what. ]

[She snags the rope with ease, and uses it to wrap around the hands of the newcomers]

Alright, just give it a proper pull, and it'll take you out of here--

[The adult and child look each other other and then nod, disappearing with a puff of smoke. Estelle sighs in relief as she checks how many she has remaining. One? But there's no time to dwell on that as she rejoins the battle by firing at the robots]

How are you holding up?

Still alive.

[ He takes out a few more robots, but it's starting to look like for each one he takes out two more monsters appear. ]

This is not a great situation. We're waiting to be over run! We need an escape route, Estelle! See if you can find one!

[ Meanwhile, he'll keep mowing down monster after monster to the point he's not even ducking behind cover anymore. He's simply rested at top the boulder, shifting his body and using his propped up arm as a pivot point. ]

Gods! I really wish I have bigger gun!

[There are a lot of bigger isn't better jokes to be had here, but unfortunately, it misses Estelle]

A bit more fire power would be really good by now!

[Estelle ducks behind another boulder, scanning the area. There. With floating platforms that rise and fall--that must be why they couldn't see it earlier]

The exit's there! We need to time our jumps again!

[ He would make a bigger is better joke, but he wasn't laughing. He really, truly, wanted a bigger gun.

The tiny gun does not stop Noah however, but his methodical cool level headed armor starts to crack as he starts to fire more often, faster, less accurate but still hitting their mark. Eventually, as she goes for cover, he steps out of it and towards the nearest robot.

If he were using a regular gun, there'd be three holes in its chest by now before he kicks it down, firing at another that moved closer to try and smack him with the hose and hitting it with an impressive roundhouse kick. Then propmpty firing a few more shots at it as it stumbled. He was, understandbily, very pissed.

He would have continued to bring the fight to them if it weren't for Estelle and her discovery. Though he did growl at first, Noah eventually started to make his way to her side while keeping the stream of baddies away. ]

Tell me when to jump, we'll go together!

[There's no time to fight when they're close to being overwhelmed. It was probably a trick of the room too, to force them to keep going when they'd otherwise dawdle]

On one...two---NOW!

[Leaping to one platform, timing it by five seconds each. They had to be quick or they'd plunge right into the lava]

[ He did as she said, putting complete faith in her, and just turned and jumped. The platform shook with their combined weight crashing on it but he didn't have the luxury to worry about it. He twisted his body around to fire a few shots to cover them before waiting for the next cur and jumping again.

It's only after a few more jumps and a few close calls does the door to the boss room comes into view and, frankly, it couldn't be more obvious with the big honking skull on it.

Near it were a few two more natives, one being pretty injured and the other looking not too hot either. ]

More civvies by the door! Do we have anymore rope???

I've got one left! You?

[panting as she catches her breath. That was a close one. And up ahead...well, if they're lucky they don't have to guard anyone when they get through.]

Not a one!

[ Thankfully, the shots of the robots firing at them has greatly decreased in accuracy and less monsters seem to be approaching as they drew closer to the door. Whatever ones did approach, a just a few fireballs, were promptly shot. Noah is a little too quick on that.

The shore for the boss room was as one would expect from a game, it's solemn, relatively quiet, and nothing is approaching save Noah and Estelle. ]

Ohhh, fuckin' hell... Give me a second.

[ He bends over, panting before kneeling and rubbing at his foot. ]

Damn, that still hurts...

...so we can send one back now, but the other one...

[They'd have to protect like their lives depended on it. Literally. She glances over at Noah in worry, hands moving in a familiar gesture of a healing spell even though her orbment and seasonal powers weren't working]

How bad is it? Do you need to go back?

[She rips off the edge of her jacket to get something to at least bind the injury]

[ He holds up his hand to pause her before she tries to bandage him up. He straightens out his back and gives his foot a good stomp, quickly wincing, before stomping again with less force and weight on the foot, wincing once more, until he reached a point where he doesn't react. ]

I'm good.

[ He reckons he can put about a quarter of his weight on the leg to half his weight if he really needed to. He won't be kickdown any doors on that leg but it'll do. ]

Didn't have to rip your jacket like that, darling, but I appreciate it nonetheless. Now, what do we do about this sorry lot?

[ Fact of the matter is, if only one was sent back the other would be sent into a panic. That wouldn't help them and Noah would be annoyed as all hell. ]

They told us we can find more in here, aye? You see any around?

It's fine. I wanted an excuse to get a new one anyway.

[Hm. Well, she'll tuck the makeshift bandage away for later. Maybe one of the natives could do with it. Besides, now her jacket is a cute crop jacket? She'll keep an eye on Noah regardless. She chews her bottom lip, glancing around. Going backwards wasn't an option. That route was completely blocked off now. Maybe there was a side path?]

Maybe there's a side boss we can find.

[She walks over to the walls, feeling them for any kind of catch that might suggest a hidden route]

I don't think they'd give those away by leaving them on the ground.

[Unless another otherworlder had left it behind after a loss]

Side boss?

[ He has the confusion of thinking it's like a side chick. Her gamer terms are confusing. ]

We still need to find one, regardless. Keep looking, I'll take care of them.

[ He takes a look around, walking towards the pair of natives, one of which is hysterical while the other is injured. Noah wastes no time in giving the injured one a good examination after calming the other one down, but from the way he shook his head and sighed it probably wasn't good. ]

Estelle! Estelle, c'mere!

[ He's wearing a deep scowl as he looked at the injured native that's clutching his side, even in the ambient glow of the area it's clear that it's very swollen. ]

He's broken a rib, maybe sprained another.

Like, an extra step before you have to meet the big guy so you can power up!

[But enough about gamer terms and the confusion over them. She runs over at Noah's call, frowning as she uses her jacket piece to create a make shift bandage to suspend the arm]

His shoulder looks out of place too. But until we're out of here, I can't use my powers.

[Glancing over at the hysterical native girl - siblings? Maybe and she puts on a confident face]

Hey, you! If you keep crying like that, we wont get out of here at all. We all need to be strong, right? You've gotten this far, so clearly you're made of sterner stuff than you look.

[Can Estelle will this girl into obedience with her shining optimism, like she has with almost every other person she's encountered with a difficult situation? She can try!]

If we get this person out of here, we're going to need you to be strong for us.

[ While she calms the sibling down Noah puts his ear to the mans chest, listening to his breathing before quietly taking off his T-shirt and folding it up. ]

You're not attached to that jacket, right? His rib needs to be tied bandaged or it might pierce his lung.

[ There's a clear level of alarm and concern in siblings eyes. ]

I said "might". I'm trying to keep that from happening. Put pressure on this.

[ He moves the mans arm and pressed his folded shirt to it. ]

Listen, torch, I'm gonna move you and it's going to hurt like a bitch. But do us a solid, yeah? Don't fight me, tense up, or this will only hurt more. Estelle, I'm gonna lift him up a bit, tie the jacket around the rib. Not to tight, but enough to hold the cushion in place. On three. ... Three!

[ And he does as he said, lifting the brother up so she can work while he screamed in Noah's ear and dug his finger nails into arm. ]

[Estelle isn't unfamiliar with this sort of field medic work. It was a necessity when you ran out of potions and mana and just needed a little longer before you made it to your next rest point. It doesn't make it easier though. She moves briskly, tying it firmly enough to hold the cushion in place and exhaling softly]

Alright. You'll get out first. The area just outside the dungeon is safe. You'll be okay. Once we get out, I'll be able to heal you properly.

[She tells the man on the floor, with a bright steady smile as she readies the escape rope. She's never been one to let these things shake her for too long]

[ The man was not light by any measure but Noah made it happen, though now as Estelle transported the injured native he turned around and held back his sister who had resumed panicking. ]

Hey! Hey! Easy! Easy. He's gonna be alright, okay? Steady on. We need you to stay calm, okay? You'll see your brother again, don't worry. But you have to cool your head, darling. Breathe, breathe, that's it.

[ He turned his attention to Estelle while holding the girl steady as she tried not to explode from fear, worry, and concern. ]

Any leads where we can get another rope? Like this side boss or whatever? We're in a good place for the moment, but we have to take care of her before we move on. Not to mention I just lost my only shirt, so if I get hit I reckon I'd be well fucked. Not that some cotton would protect me.

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[Estelle shakes her head] I checked the walls. Nothing else but forward.

[She twirls her gun out of habit and hits them both with a blinding grin that shines with optimism]

We'll just have to be stronger and faster than whatever the boss throws at us. You!

[Cheerfully smacking the girl over the head. That's one way to slap someone out of a panic attack]

Don't worry, Estelle Bright's here to sabe the day. One of the best Bracers from Rolent. You're in safe hands if you stay with me!

[ And Noah is a bitter realist who, while not lost in her optimism, is a little stunned by how bright she is despite the gravity of the situation. He won't call it delusion, but it is something else. ]

....Okay then.

[ He's sure that violated some first responder rules but he's not there to police her. ]

So, if we kill whatever is through here.....what? Do the poor souls trapped here get sent back? I'll be honest I only came in with the intent to save these people, nothing else. So, if going through this whole place finding an odd bit of rope is a sure thing than fighting whatever is there then I think that'd be a smarter option. If not, then I'm fine with kicking arse as well.

Once we beat the boss, anyone with us will be able to get out. So all we need to do is win.

[Estelle is relentless sunshine, and that seems to put the girl with her at ease. Nodding at the door. Only one way forward]

I'm pretty used to guarding missions, so I can take point there and be a distraction while you set up for the killer shots.

[ He looks at her, waiting for hesitation or fear to show, but when it doesn't Noah just sighs and shakes his head. ]

This is a terrible idea, you know that right?

[ Really. If this whole thing is like a video game, then he's never going to touch anything like that again. ]

Alright then. I'll follow your lead. But, ahhh, give me a second.

[ And now he starts to stretch, arms, torso, legs, back, neck, his entire body. ]

If nonsense like this is going to be commonplace, I really need to get back into form.

[ "Not that you look terrible." Said the formerly panicking girl as she comments on Noah's physique. To which he just nods with a quiet thanks and a shrug to Estelle. ]

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