[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Bug Maze 3, Round 1

Karrablast lunges towards Pyra as well, their little arms waving wildly as they strike at the Fire type over and over again!

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Pyra Bites back, unfazed by the blows!
 
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"I think I've got a better idea, Pyra!  I don't want to face these Bugs for longer than necessary!"  Karen once again uses her Fairy powers to amplify the strength of her voice!  This is a good situation for the move!  (Karen isn't exactly a full NPC, so she might have different actions in mind than the rest of the party)

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Having barely survived that onslaught, Wurmple flicks its tail, launching a stinger laced with Poison at the Fairy.

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"Ooooooowwwww....that hurt...Pyra, I might need a little help if this goes on for much longer!"

Fwooooosh!  The flames of Pyra's follow up attack burn bright as Karrablast tries to turn tail and run!

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Wurmple starts backing away slooooooowly and silently from the battle once Karrablast goes down, casting nervous glances at Pyra and Lumia as it does so.  The single door at the opposite end of the room grinds open loudly, and the chittering of Bug types begins to get louder.  The single Reviver Seed sits in the middle of the room, completely unguarded now.

Pyra, Karen, and Lumia all gain 2 exp.

The lil' fiendess outright cackles as the blue beetle's attempt to wound her failed miserably right before she viscously sinks her teeth into its carraprise, toying wicked painted all across her face. Normally she was not that 'playful' in combat, but being in charge of her female friend and mook coupled with being without the judgemental concerns of the boys of her group of friends brought out her more wild tendencies, so to speak. Doesn't hurt that she's barely worried about her opponent in the slightest too, and this training was an serving as an excellent opportunity to de-stress from her eventful morning!

Karen's defiance of her command doesn't bother Pyra at all, as not only did her own improv shouting work at disorienting the Bugs but she was already naturally inclinned to give her other friends all the leeway in the world when it comes to decision making. She exists to serve, care,love, and protect them on their Quest, yes, and not being a Leader was not going to lessen the strength of that belief, no!

Pyra was pleased to see the Litwick continuing to follow her orders, but far less so when they didn't finish off the Wurmple and allowing it to get a Poisonous shot off at her fae friend and made her cry out in pain. Immediately she aborted her plan to coyly 'finish off' the Karrablast with a searing kiss and just plain blasted him in the face with hellfire to quickly down them, before rounding on the red worm with a worryingly tight smile and stared at them with oh so innocent seething malice. Her tolerance for harm towards her beloved friends was already precipitously low, but using Poison on them - and on her cute Fairy at that - was practically begging for bloody, violent retribution. If they didn't withdraw ASAP from the fight they were going to get more than just a little scorching from the furiously demoness....

Fortunately and wisely the Wurmple did just that and crawled its way to safety, though Pyra's stare did not leave them until they were well and truly away from her friends and knew her displeasure with the stunt it pulled. Only then did she slowly pull her sight away to focus it on Karen as she walked over gently rested a claw on her head.

"Dear Kind Karen, are you well and alright, from that foul worm's Poisonous spite? Can you still fight and travel, go further in this maze of insects with us....?"

She then turned to the candlewick spirit and gave them an half-lidded and not quite friendly look.

"Litwick, oh Litwick, listen well to what I say thus: always make sure to thoroughly scour and scorch our foes. If you can't, are unable to land a decisive blow, at the very least use your body to defend our companions. Should Karen gotten Poisoned our journey through this maze would have become quite perilous indeed, so please try to prevent and waylay such nasty ends for now on, yes."

Her tone was still polite and kind, but she was not at all hiding how irritated she was at that close brush with Poisoning. Cue Karen trying to lighten things up again....?

One that situation was resolved, the brimstone imp promptly went to get the Reviver Seed and give it to Karen, brooking no argument or protest against her decision. "You're the most important, most valuable member of our training trio, yes yes, so it is only most sense for you to hold this to forestall any slow or sudden bad ends," she would rationalize in her typically cheery (if worried) sort of way).

After that....well, only one way forward, right? Onwards through the Training Maze!