[ There is a conductor's baton and a single music stand.
"You can find sticks on the ground." Where else would you find a stick, Ace? "There's a park that has pipes. It's much further away and in the opposite direction."
Vane can find a can of tomato soup before Tem pulls him away. ]
I couldn't eat. [ not right now!! not when there is a TRAIL TO FOLLOW!!! ] But you're too kind. I'm sure we'll be ravenous later.
[ great. conductors baton goes in his pocket for now, and he is swinging this music stand cheerfully over his shoulder. ]
Come along.
[ TO THE CAVE!!! he will rudely keep this music stand while ace suffers with branches. no, i'm kidding, whenever they get to the cave ace can have it and he'll take the stick. ]
[ Gabumon runs ahead with Ace! The creature in question towers over Ace, Vayne and Temenos. Their mouth is gigantic, snapping at Ace's hand as it comes forward in a punch. Even as it connects, somehow he's still not doing the expected amount of damage.
The creature's fangs don't get deep, but they scrape against the entire length of his arm.
Patamon starts heading towards the red creature but they're not quite in range yet. ]
[ hmmmm that's fine it's just a flesh wound. he didn't need that arm. he kind of falls back and shakes it off (IT'S BLEEDING YOU CAN'T SHAKE THAT OFF) with an annoyed noise. why is punching nerfed. this is unfair. ]
I don't know what they're made of, but they've got really thick skin. [ no it's that it's a digimon, dumbass. he turns to gabumon and incidentally The Others ] You guys attack and I'll play bait, alright?
[ "that's a really stupid thing to do" yea. anyway are there sticks in this forest because he will grab one to just jab at the big wolf creature with it to annoy it and make it focus on himself because why not. why wouldn't he do that ]
Ace! [ this is just sheer fucking instinct, because he's been in a battle about a thousand times, at this point his life, and when ace is bleeding, there's really only one thing he normally does?
that is to say he starts to reach out for him and jumps forward, giving the music stand a cursory wave, and murmuring something that sounds like keep harm at bay, sacred shield; it's what he'd do in a normal battle. a shield, made of holy light, pushing in front so he could then move backwards, only
see
this isn't octopath traveler, this is a different turn based rpg, nothing happens and now he's like right in monster path? ]
[ Ace is all in on his terrible plan of distracting the monster with the giant mouth. There are sticks he can pick up. It doesn't quite work to distract, and Gabumon's punch doesn't land either.
Loppy, with Vane's encouragement manages to attack the beast's eyes, freezing them for a moment.
Unfortunately, with Temenos as the first thing in their path, they lash out at him. Clearly aiming to bite off the arm that's holding the music stand. The teeth gouge deep, piercing into Temenos's arm and pulling away. Not quite managing to tear the limb off.
Patamon yells out, "Temenos!?" What are you doing this close to to the fight?! ]
Aiming for the eyes is a lot easier when it's not trying to--Temenos, what the hell?!
[ he is echoing patamon here. or at least the little dudes feelings. oh my god well okay he is just going to launch himself at temenos and aim to either shove or drag him out of the way or like. idk. stupidly shove a branch into the beasts mouth if need be ]
Gabumon, just-- fire!
[ he doesn't have a strategy anymore their SQUISHY MAGE ]
Temenos! [ When you're concerned and don't yell out their nickname. Real.
Once their squishy mage is shoved or dragged away he's taking his turn to run around the beast, gesturing to Lopmon to the ground. ] Try freezing the ground again, Loppy!
[ idk i guess it's time for vane to make a dumb move and try to grab onto the digimon's tail and pull it back to keep it from fucking up their team?? LIKE PLEASE DON'T LOSE ARMS!! ]
it happens faster than he's expecting - the teeth dig into his arm, hard and temenos makes a pained noise, realizing what he's done a second after it's too late. ] Ghk-
[ he's still got the music stand barely clenched in his hand, and he drops it with the stinging pain of being about .5 seconds from losing his arm, feeling the immediate, painful desire for his magic first, followed by the adrenaline. ]
Hit it! [ FUCKING HELP, PATAMON!!! but with the combined effort of ace and vane, temenos releases his hold on the stand to try and use it for the goddamn thing's mouth - if he lets go, and gods he's going to let go - maybe he can yank his arm free before he loses it. ]
[ Gabumon attacks with blue fire, and manage to hit a leg.
Loppy freezes the ground underneath the red creature, ensuring that it can't move from its current spot. Vane yanks on its tail and it can't even stumble away.
These creatures are not only companions, but they're also partially the humans that they've bonded with. When Temenos cries out in pain, Patamon's desire to protect him only grows stronger. In a flash of light, it's no longer Patamon, but an angel taller than Temenos in their place. Their fist glows with white, radiant energy, a holy light, as they punch directly to this beast's side, forcing it to let go of Temenos, and directing its attention.
There's a wild snap of jaws, but between the blinding the ice, and the punch to the side, it misses anything of substance. ]
[ okay well temenos is free so ace is just going to grab him and move a few feet away from the jaws of death while it's frozen and just continue to stare at the angel like ???????? ]
Uh. Can you guys all do that? [ that would've been useful earlier? ] Wait, forget it, Gabu-- make sure you don't unfreeze it with fire, okay? Keep aiming at its face!
[ he cannot help temenos's free bleeding arm though because he doesn't have a shirt to rip to make faux bandages so that's
his arm's free and he jerks backwards when ace yanks him back. instinctively, the urge is to grab for a magic that isn't there, which means it is even more disorienting when there's a flash of bright, holy light.
a second later, he's staring at the back of an angel where patamon was. and he just - he laughs? disbelieving, half hysterical, holding his free hand against his arm where he is now gushing blood but still attached. this is a cosmic joke, actually? this is a joke. he looks up, and mutters: Oh, now you're paying attention. ]
Illuminate - ugh. [ but it's also. well. back into the saddle where he belongs. just took a little blood sacrifice! the voice in the back of his head that sounds like castti tells him to get his torn cloak off to wrap it around his arm one handed the best that he can where he's back safe in squishy mage zone, and he grits his teeth and finishes what he'd usually use for a luminescence spell - ] Holy light, illuminate the darkness!
[ "You've got it!" Gabumon's fireball hits, melting away the ice on its eyes, and now it can more easily direct it's horrible, snapping jaws.
Loppy here's the command to attack, and punches with its tiny little fists! It's hard to say if any damage is actually being done, but there's a lot of heart put into the blow.
Patamon, or the angel who was Patamon, hears Temenos' voice loud and clear. It's dramatic, but considering he had his arm nearly torn off, he has so many rights at the moment. Again, their fist glows with the holy light, the resonance between their partner and themselves, and they throw another easy punch at the horrible red creature.
Now it's barely managing to stand and snaps at poor Gabumon, who is now currently stuck in the mouth, but not bitten in half, as they scratch, claw and do everything they can to get out of this.
THIS IS LIKE LUFFY CONSTANTLY BEING EATEN IN CHILDHOOD ALL OVER AGAIN ]
Tem, stay here.
[ away from danger, ace means, because he is not listening to that himself and just going to attempt to jump on top of the digimon's face and attempt to pry the jaw open HIMSELF like an IDIOT FOOL ]
Let go, bastard!
[ they are both going to be eaten i got a four :) ]
[ WHY IS THIS TEAM JUST FULL OF JOCKS AND A CATHOLIC BOY WHO PROBABLY TELLS EVERYONE TO SAVE SEX FOR MARRIAGE ]
Oh, shi — ! [ There’s the sound of teeth gnawing into skin, the wet sound of blood escaping so familiar and sickening it makes his stomach twitch. It’s not just Temenos or Ace, but the idea of any of their companions getting hurt has his heart pounding with adrenaline.
Something, something, something — he needs to do something more than just attempt to pull the beast back.
And so Vane does what he does best and it’s stupid: grabbing onto the hind legs of the digimon and pulling himself on top.
(vine voice) i’m a cowboy baby ]
Loppy, try shooting some ice under his belly!
[ While Lopmon is doing that he’s going to attempt to travel up the back of the digimon. ] And I’m gonna need something to stab this thing with!
[ okay well. listen. temenos is not in a position to tell ace and vane to tell them that they're being stupid considering. that is what started this. him being stupid. however - ]
-- Both of you, [ he hisses, anyway, jolting half upwards and then woozily and immediately having to sit back. not having his magic, his healing in this situation is awful, but he has to trust the light of his partner in the way he trusted his own. his guardian angel, so to speak.
he tries to get up at least a little and falls back, pointless. temenos is too squishy to not. please do not die. ]
Can you form it into a construct? A spear? [ to no-longer-patamon. ] Don't let off, not for a moment!
[ and then because he has to be like this: ] We really should have gone the other way.
[ Gabumon and Ace are absolutely stuck in this monster's maw. The teeth don't bite down hard enough to crush but they do pierce into their sides, and wherever else their bodies meet its fangs. Gabumon knows Ace is here with him, and that's all they really need. If somebody is willing to assist them, even if it's a foolish idea, they'll do everything they can to help them in turn. The bond they share is of trying to protect each other. In a flash of light, they become a large wolf, protecting Ace from further bite damage by shifting their body in the way of the fangs. What's a little injury?
The monster does its best to buck Vane off its back, and barely succeeds, rapidly trashing. Loppy hears their partner's cry and plea, the way that Vane wants to protect their companions. Their desires are the same, and the protection they want to bestow are in alignment. They glow, and in Lopmon's place is a bunny with knives. They don't quite manage to pierce this creature's skin, but they do wound its belly.
"A bit late for what ifs." Temenos please don't get up. The angel nods, holding up the golden rod they've gained upon transformation, and willing the light into creating a spear tip for it. With a five, the rapid movement of the beast makes it impossible to stab into. ]
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[ reaching for the back of his cape before he gets too far im losing it ] You'll survive until we get a chance to explore.
[ but otherwise, yeah, before they bounce too far, temenos agrees? were there music stands in that music room because i will take one. ]
Anything would work, yes. I'd prefer that, as well. Once we've armed, let's head for this cave, then.
[ just like home... ]
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"You can find sticks on the ground." Where else would you find a stick, Ace? "There's a park that has pipes. It's much further away and in the opposite direction."
Vane can find a can of tomato soup before Tem pulls him away. ]
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Let's just go to the cave and get this over with.
[ no weapons is fine it's whatever!! he's letting tem wrangle vane but also he will leave without either of them because he's like this I'm so sorry ]
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But he’ll pocket that soup can just in case. ]
I just thought we could get something in our stomachs before we went off, but okay.
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[ great. conductors baton goes in his pocket for now, and he is swinging this music stand cheerfully over his shoulder. ]
Come along.
[ TO THE CAVE!!! he will rudely keep this music stand while ace suffers with branches. no, i'm kidding, whenever they get to the cave ace can have it and he'll take the stick. ]
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Loppy sticks close to Vane and stays on guard.
Patamon stays ahead of the party to scout, but doubles back when encountering an red creature in the same sort of black swirling aura as the rocks.
"We have company this way."
Look for another way around or go forward? ]
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Then let's go say "hi". Come on, Gabumon!
[ if this one isn't made of rocks ace is punching it ]
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[ temenos did you even try.
anyway he looks up at patamon briefly, like he's thinking. and. well. he's armed now so there's that.
he sighs. ] To work...
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The creature's fangs don't get deep, but they scrape against the entire length of his arm.
Patamon starts heading towards the red creature but they're not quite in range yet. ]
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I don't know what they're made of, but they've got really thick skin. [ no it's that it's a digimon, dumbass. he turns to gabumon and incidentally The Others ] You guys attack and I'll play bait, alright?
[ "that's a really stupid thing to do" yea. anyway are there sticks in this forest because he will grab one to just jab at the big wolf creature with it to annoy it and make it focus on himself because why not. why wouldn't he do that ]
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[ Or, rather, if Ace won’t — ]
Loppy, try aimin’ some ice at that weirdos eyes! [ is he talking about ace or that beast digimon… it’s obviously the digimon but this is so funny. ]
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Ace! [ this is just sheer fucking instinct, because he's been in a battle about a thousand times, at this point his life, and when ace is bleeding, there's really only one thing he normally does?
that is to say he starts to reach out for him and jumps forward, giving the music stand a cursory wave, and murmuring something that sounds like keep harm at bay, sacred shield; it's what he'd do in a normal battle. a shield, made of holy light, pushing in front so he could then move backwards, only
see
this isn't octopath traveler, this is a different turn based rpg, nothing happens and now he's like right in monster path? ]
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Loppy, with Vane's encouragement manages to attack the beast's eyes, freezing them for a moment.
Unfortunately, with Temenos as the first thing in their path, they lash out at him. Clearly aiming to bite off the arm that's holding the music stand. The teeth gouge deep, piercing into Temenos's arm and pulling away. Not quite managing to tear the limb off.
Patamon yells out, "Temenos!?" What are you doing this close to to the fight?! ]
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[ he is echoing patamon here. or at least the little dudes feelings. oh my god well okay he is just going to launch himself at temenos and aim to either shove or drag him out of the way or like. idk. stupidly shove a branch into the beasts mouth if need be ]
Gabumon, just-- fire!
[ he doesn't have a strategy anymore their SQUISHY MAGE ]
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Temenos! [ When you're concerned and don't yell out their nickname. Real.
Once their squishy mage is shoved or dragged away he's taking his turn to run around the beast, gesturing to Lopmon to the ground. ] Try freezing the ground again, Loppy!
[ idk i guess it's time for vane to make a dumb move and try to grab onto the digimon's tail and pull it back to keep it from fucking up their team?? LIKE PLEASE DON'T LOSE ARMS!! ]
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oops.
it happens faster than he's expecting - the teeth dig into his arm, hard and temenos makes a pained noise, realizing what he's done a second after it's too late. ] Ghk-
[ he's still got the music stand barely clenched in his hand, and he drops it with the stinging pain of being about .5 seconds from losing his arm, feeling the immediate, painful desire for his magic first, followed by the adrenaline. ]
Hit it! [ FUCKING HELP, PATAMON!!! but with the combined effort of ace and vane, temenos releases his hold on the stand to try and use it for the goddamn thing's mouth - if he lets go, and gods he's going to let go - maybe he can yank his arm free before he loses it. ]
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Loppy freezes the ground underneath the red creature, ensuring that it can't move from its current spot. Vane yanks on its tail and it can't even stumble away.
These creatures are not only companions, but they're also partially the humans that they've bonded with. When Temenos cries out in pain, Patamon's desire to protect him only grows stronger. In a flash of light, it's no longer Patamon, but an angel taller than Temenos in their place. Their fist glows with white, radiant energy, a holy light, as they punch directly to this beast's side, forcing it to let go of Temenos, and directing its attention.
There's a wild snap of jaws, but between the blinding the ice, and the punch to the side, it misses anything of substance. ]
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Wh...
[ okay well temenos is free so ace is just going to grab him and move a few feet away from the jaws of death while it's frozen and just continue to stare at the angel like ???????? ]
Uh. Can you guys all do that? [ that would've been useful earlier? ] Wait, forget it, Gabu-- make sure you don't unfreeze it with fire, okay? Keep aiming at its face!
[ he cannot help temenos's free bleeding arm though because he doesn't have a shirt to rip to make faux bandages so that's
a thing. hm. ]
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What's going on!? Did something cool happen!?
[ GOD ]
Wail at it, Loppy!
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his arm's free and he jerks backwards when ace yanks him back. instinctively, the urge is to grab for a magic that isn't there, which means it is even more disorienting when there's a flash of bright, holy light.
a second later, he's staring at the back of an angel where patamon was. and he just - he laughs? disbelieving, half hysterical, holding his free hand against his arm where he is now gushing blood but still attached. this is a cosmic joke, actually? this is a joke. he looks up, and mutters: Oh, now you're paying attention. ]
Illuminate - ugh. [ but it's also. well. back into the saddle where he belongs. just took a little blood sacrifice! the voice in the back of his head that sounds like castti tells him to get his torn cloak off to wrap it around his arm one handed the best that he can where he's back safe in squishy mage zone, and he grits his teeth and finishes what he'd usually use for a luminescence spell - ] Holy light, illuminate the darkness!
[ GO GET EM ANGEL ]
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Loppy here's the command to attack, and punches with its tiny little fists! It's hard to say if any damage is actually being done, but there's a lot of heart put into the blow.
Patamon, or the angel who was Patamon, hears Temenos' voice loud and clear. It's dramatic, but considering he had his arm nearly torn off, he has so many rights at the moment. Again, their fist glows with the holy light, the resonance between their partner and themselves, and they throw another easy punch at the horrible red creature.
Now it's barely managing to stand and snaps at poor Gabumon, who is now currently stuck in the mouth, but not bitten in half, as they scratch, claw and do everything they can to get out of this.
Help. ]
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THIS IS LIKE LUFFY CONSTANTLY BEING EATEN IN CHILDHOOD ALL OVER AGAIN ]
Tem, stay here.
[ away from danger, ace means, because he is not listening to that himself and just going to attempt to jump on top of the digimon's face and attempt to pry the jaw open HIMSELF like an IDIOT FOOL ]
Let go, bastard!
[ they are both going to be eaten i got a four :) ]
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Oh, shi — ! [ There’s the sound of teeth gnawing into skin, the wet sound of blood escaping so familiar and sickening it makes his stomach twitch. It’s not just Temenos or Ace, but the idea of any of their companions getting hurt has his heart pounding with adrenaline.
Something, something, something — he needs to do something more than just attempt to pull the beast back.
And so Vane does what he does best and it’s stupid: grabbing onto the hind legs of the digimon and pulling himself on top.
(vine voice) i’m a cowboy baby ]
Loppy, try shooting some ice under his belly!
[ While Lopmon is doing that he’s going to attempt to travel up the back of the digimon. ] And I’m gonna need something to stab this thing with!
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-- Both of you, [ he hisses, anyway, jolting half upwards and then woozily and immediately having to sit back. not having his magic, his healing in this situation is awful, but he has to trust the light of his partner in the way he trusted his own. his guardian angel, so to speak.
he tries to get up at least a little and falls back, pointless. temenos is too squishy to not. please do not die. ]
Can you form it into a construct? A spear? [ to no-longer-patamon. ] Don't let off, not for a moment!
[ and then because he has to be like this: ] We really should have gone the other way.
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The monster does its best to buck Vane off its back, and barely succeeds, rapidly trashing. Loppy hears their partner's cry and plea, the way that Vane wants to protect their companions. Their desires are the same, and the protection they want to bestow are in alignment. They glow, and in Lopmon's place is a bunny with knives. They don't quite manage to pierce this creature's skin, but they do wound its belly.
"A bit late for what ifs." Temenos please don't get up. The angel nods, holding up the golden rod they've gained upon transformation, and willing the light into creating a spear tip for it. With a five, the rapid movement of the beast makes it impossible to stab into. ]
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