WEEK 3 CYOA: Ace, Temenos, Vane

[becomemod]

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[selfimmolation]

[ yea!!! rock on rock action!! ace makes a come hither move at the rock like come and get me binch ]

Finish it off!

[axeswing]

[ i'm sorry what did you just say

also lopmon is so cute i'm gonna lose it ]

Try aimin' another ice attack at it's feet! [ maybe it'll slip and slide across the floor... maybe... ]

[inquired]

- And then blow a gust so hard you snap its ankles in half.


[ Good Lord. ]

[becomemod]

[ One last Gabumon punch will erase the second monster from existence. It disappears just like the first one. A sweep of static and there's simply no more trace of the thing. "Almost done!"

"You got it!" Loppy aims and fires! The ground is covered in ice. Slipping hazard!

Patamon is briefly startled by the order, "-in half?" It won't even have ankles in a few moments, probably. They move out from Loppy's protection and throw another blast of air. It's strong enough to topple the rock creature! ]

[selfimmolation]

Nice one.

[ for the record this is both for gabumon AND for temenos

violent threats are great ]

Last one! Team up and give it all you've got!

[ this is sort of like encouraging children to fight! "is that a thing you should do" this is sort of like ]

[axeswing]

[ oh wow why isn't he getting praised for his slipping hazard... his feelings are hurt... ]

Beat 'em to a pulp!

[ the type of group that asks their kids if they won in a fight at school ]

[inquired]

[ hehehe he just smiles. ]

Yes, precisely. Show these cretins what they're messing with.

[ no mercy!!! only pain!!!! ]

[becomemod]

[ The rock creature attempts to get up, and with a six, it doesn't manage. Gabumon, Loppy and Patamon all aim their attacks, one after the other. Between the three of them they've managed to clear out all the little rock monsters.

Goodbye, Gotsumon. Not even a corpse is left of them.

Gabumon makes their way over to Ace, "Are you alright? Sorry we got here late."

Patamon gets up, shakes themself off and walks over to Temenos. "How did you get here?"

Loppy cheerily goes up to Vane. "I promised I would protect you." And they made good on their word. ]

[selfimmolation]

[ crouches to be on the same level as gabumon and offers a fist bump ]

We're great! Nice job out there. How'd you know we were here anyway?

[axeswing]

[ LOPPY!!!!!!!!! ]

Yeah, you sure did! [ he'll open his arms up come give daddy a hug ] I'll be sure to return the favor, though, and that's a promise.

Where'd you guys even come from?

[inquired]

Now that is the question.

[ though he doesn't join the others in dropping down, temenos offers his arm, if patamon would like to fly up and join him? height advantage. (he's 5'7) height advantage. ]

And one I'd thought you might have the answer to, should you all sound as much that you were waiting for us. But such is not the case.

[becomemod]

[ Gabumon returns the fist bump, being very careful about their claws. They seem puzzled by the question. "We just... felt you needed assistance. So we came as fast as we could."

Loppy will take that hug, but they are SO LITTLE compared to how wide Vane is. "You don't need to worry about me, Vane. I'm very strong." They're resolute in their answer, but they're also enjoying the hug.

They fly up and perch onto Temenos's arm. They're not all that heavy, at least. "We came from here. This is our home. We don't see a lot of humans." ]

[selfimmolation]

... Alright! [ there have been weirder things around here, sure. why not. creatures who could feel them. though he's pointedly ignoring the "feel them needing assistance" part because they were doing fine. rude. ] Well, thanks for the help. If you guys know where we are, you got any idea how we can get back?

[axeswing]

[ Loppy's getting cradle treatment. Please don't fall asleep. ]

We gonna have to beat up some more little rock things to get outta here?

[inquired]

Well. In as far as I can tell, that is the three of us.

[ he's pretty sure we're all peoples here. he scratches patamon lightly under the chin? scritch scritch. ]

Ace is correct. We would need to get back. Unless, I suppose, we've been drawn here to help you with something.

[becomemod]

[ Perhaps they meant Temenos specifically required assistance. It's hard to say. Moving on.

"Which way is back for you?" asks Gabumon.

"The Gotsumon aren't what bring humans here, but I don't know what does." Lopmon's ears fall down, disappointed that they can't be of more assistance.

"We're here to help you. It might be better if we found shelter first. Something else might come while we're out here." Patamon gestures in a direction, suggesting that there's somewhere better to talk nearby. ]

[selfimmolation]

Which way is back is a ... great question. [ welp. ] Well... guess we're all fine clearing out for now?

[ looking at the other two like "I GUESS?" they were planning to earlier anyway. he'll stand back up and start walking before directions are even given ]

Just show us the way.

[axeswing]

[ Ace looks at him and he has to look away. Anyway.

Walking sounds like a great idea. ]

It'd be real nice if we can find some weapons or something, though... My hand still kinda hurts.

[inquired]

[ you good, dude.

temenos gives a nod, though. ]

As Ace said, let's travel on. [ no more rocks ] We're at your beck and call, for the moment, little lambs.

[becomemod]

[ Gabumon gives a little nod of their head and starts heading in the direction directly away from the shrine. Patamon will fly off slightly ahead, as a scout, and Lopmon is still being hugged.

Eventually they'll be led to an old school. It looks like this has also been abandoned for years on the outside. This door looks like its in considerably better shape than the one in the shrine. The windows are cracked, but not entirely broken down. Unlike the shrine, this building is nearly overtaken with plant life.

The door opens easily enough, and there's running water in the building. Inside, the place is strangely empty of dust.

Patamon, "Right here. You'll be safe in this building."

Gabumon, "And then we can talk about how to get you back." Though it seems like they're still unsure of which way back actually is.

Lopmon, "Did you do anything before you arrived?" ]

[selfimmolation]

[ kind of looks at vane like ? at the blush but ok here we goooooo to an abandoned school in a forest. ace hasn't been to enough schools to know if this is a weird place to put one. once they're in he'll explore a little to try to see if there's anything hiding in desks or something because he's a scavenger sorry but he can double task ]

Not a bad spot for shelter. [ better than the shitty shrine. ] Uh... I was just walking around in the city. Tem, Vane, you guys do anything out of the ordinary?

[ he sounds like he does not think that's likely. ]

[axeswing]

[ Lopmon is being carried. This is his child now who hopefully won’t perform war crimes but will crime in some kinda way.

Once entering the school he’ll check on the faucet water. Is it clean? If he takes a little sippy is it… drinkable?

Speaking of doing anything out of the ordinary — ]

Not really. Was gonna ask the kids if they wanted to have a game night, but that’s it.

[inquired]

[ in we go. temenos takes the time to examine the dilapidated building, because he is A Nerd: noting its structure, the lack of dust, before he returns back to their companions, hand to his chin and looking very thoughtful. ]

I was just going over my notes.

[ because it's about to be ~*the weekend*~ but he'll come back to the group when he finishes peeking down the halls. ]

Is this place typically occupied? It's quite clean.

[becomemod]

[ Their little buddies will follow them around as they explore. There's a room on the second story that's locked, but maybe that's due to the building not really getting repaired.

Since Ace is looking around the desks he manages to find a cloth scrap and an empty glass bottle.

The water is drinkable! Weird.

It's a very standard wooden school house. The architecture seems a to lean more Japanese than anything they've seen in Oceanside.

Patamon tilts their head. "I've never seen anybody who lives here when I visit." ]

[selfimmolation]

[ cool ... is there anything on the glass bottle. he'll just put it in his shorts. is there anything on the cloth scrap??? ]

... And I guess you guys don't clean? [ haunted school, got it. are there lockers around this school. can he look into lockers too? let him loot.

also can he attempt to kick the second story door open. he's just nosy ]