Smells like Wet Dog

Downpour, a navi turned dog, an oddity on the net, one you wouldn't see roaming on all fours, having a blast doing absolutely nothing...

The little guy (Not really little, he's kinda massive) was trekking the net, and by trekking we mean roaming freely, barking and yipping to ultimately have a great time. As he ran, he kicked up CyberDust, leaving paw prints in the ground and making a general scene, stopping by pedestrians and demanding attention in the most adorable way he could, of course, he's still really large and foreboding, which makes it kind of difficult to pull off a "PET ME PET ME PLEASE!" and not seem rather scary. Eventually, he just gave up and sat down near a few park benches, not taking a seat on them, but next to them, exhausted from his running and playing... He seemed rather quaint and calm now, panting of course, just relaxing as he sat there, enjoying his time...

"Worn out, buddy?" Jackson asked, pulling up an interface screen to talk to his canine companion "Yeah yeah! I had tons and tons and tons of fun!" he laughed, wagging his tail "Well, we still need to get out out and about, you're a tad squishy..." the NetOp shrugged, giving a nod to Downpour's rather demeaning build "...If you wanna keep looking like that, of course."

Shortly after Downpour appeared on the network, several little ones picked up on his scent. Waddling along a wide road of blank white CyberPanels were three yellow-hatted Metools, carrying their mattocks over their nonexistent shoulders. One squeaked as it saw the canine Navi on the bench, and pointed its pickaxe at it. The other two seemed interested, but they didn't seem too hostile. From the tone of their squeaks, it sounded more like they were confused by Downpour's existence. One of them impatiently squeaked, and let its pickaxe down on the ground; a shockwave then slowly traveled across the few feet between them and Downpour.

Slowly...

Uh...

-- Curious Cats --
Metool A: 40 HP [Helmet Up]
Metool B: 40 HP [Helmet Up]
Metool C: 40 HP [Helmet Up][Attacking!]

Downpour.EXE: 150 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

-- Battle 01, Ready? Start!! --

Downpour, who had shut Jackson out for a second to listen to the Squeaking, quickly got up, moving all his weight to the right, just flopping away from the Virus's attack...

"JACKIE! WE GOT LIVE ONES!" he excitedly called out, ready to strike when prompted... "Right, sending some chips now!"

Then suddenly, Downpour sprang a cannon out, and fired at the attacker, before flinging the cannon away and rushing with his claws drawn out, reaching out for another virus...


[spoiler=Status]HP: 150
All Terrain Normal

Immediately giving the Metools the attention they were looking for, Downpour leapt out of the way of the slow-moving shockwave. His operator assisted his counterattack with a Cannon, which immediately blew one of the yellow hats off the far end. The hard hat soared away comically before disappearing into junk data as the next Metool was raked in half with some very sharp claws. The remaining Metool bravely swung its pickaxe at Downpour, but its grip (?) was a little loose, and the axe itself flung at Downpour's head, sharply hitting him on his temple with a blunt end! (10)

-- Curious Cats --
Metool A: Deleted
Metool B: 40 HP [Helmet Up]
Metool C: Deleted

Downpour.EXE: 140 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

As Downpour was struck, he whimpered, sounding like an actual dog being struck by something, and he followed up with! "Jackie! Gimme another toy! This guy isn't playing nice" who immediately got a response "Already on it." just then, Downpour gained the Shotgun chip on his right arm, firing the blast point blank on the Metool, hoping for an instant deletion...

Actions

• Attempt to Shotgun blast Metool point blank (50 Damage + Spread)
  

The canine Navi wasn't one too pleased with the blindsiding he got from the Metool, and shot the hapless virus right between the eyes in return. The blast of energy ripped through the black underside of the Metool with impunity, leaving a hollow tear through the virus before it disintegrated. The pickaxe that had hit Downpour before, however, did not follow suit, and reformed itself into battlechip data!

-- Curious Cats --
Metool A: Deleted
Metool B: Deleted
Metool C: Deleted

Downpour.EXE: 140 HP

Terrain: 100% Normal

-- Battle 01, Victory!! --
Rewards: [ShockWave] Battlechip, 120z

"Hahaha! We did it, Jackie we di- Ooh! Shiny stuff!" Downpour distracted himself by pouncing on the strewn data, zenny, and battlechip, absolving and absorbing it into his code, getting it all in, and registering it for use... "Heheheh, get paid, kill stuff, it's all fun!" Downpour chuckled "Good work, Downy, I'm proud of you, really proud." Jackson said honestly, giving a nod to his canine Navi "You are?! Youareyouareyouare?!" "Sure thing, kiddo."...

Then suddenly, Downpour's ears perked up, he sensed something... "Oh! Oh! I feel a strong navi nearby! He's in the network!" Downpour said excitedly, jumping about "Go ahead and investigate, I'll back you, Downy..." with the given command, Downpour rushed out of the area, taking great speed to see this peculiar energy spike...

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