Flailing some kind of time chakram at the Canodumb, Kina reluctantly ended the battle, shearing the turret's head clear off. The turret base disintegrated, as well as the others, but the head did not, condensing itself into battlechip data!
-- ENEMIES --
Canodumb A: DELETED
Canodumb B: DELETED
Canodumb C: DELETED
-- NAVIGATOR --
Kina.EXE: 100 HP [Metal]
-- TERRAIN --
40% Metal (Road)
60% Normal (Everywhere else)
-- BATTLE 01, VICTORY!! --
-- REWARDS --
[Cannon] Battlechip, 320z
Walk A Year In My Shoes
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Kina could only stand over the results of her first battle victory, feeling very unsatisfied and slightly queasy. Thankfully, it was a mechanical virus, but its head... Ugh. "... Eliza, can I perform another experiment?" asked Kina rather solemnly.
"Absolutely! What did you have in mind?" approved Eliza quickly.
"... Trying to predict when we actually clean this up into a proper Battlechip." sighed Kina.
"... Ah, yeah, that's a... uh, good idea." nodded Eliza, agreeing that what they had now was... not pretty.
Kina wasted no time in disengaging her chakram and returning it to standard Time Ring functionality. The holographic display wheel presented itself once more, and Kina efficiently selected Future mode, spun the timeline forward a few days, and gingerly tossed the Canodumb's Severed Head into the portal. The end result was... Oh hey, Cannon data.
"Guess we really wanted to get that cleaned up... I feel a little better about myself now." said Eliza, granted relief by her future self. "But... Err, wait, will it stay like that if you turn off the portal?"
Kina looked at both the chip and portal before responding, "Oh yeah, we haven't tested that yet... Well, one way to find out." She waved her hand in front of the middle of the portal, causing it to dispel entirely and shut down the Time Ring. As the temporal device resumed its standby position on Kina's finger, the new Cannon data... stayed as is, thank god. "That's a good result..." observed Kina, "... especially considering the other one was an existence-ending paradox."
"Yep... Glad you weren't the test subject on that one, regardless. Now we can call it a successful experiment, though!" declared Eliza as she uploaded the now-sanitary Cannon to a chip.
"Yep..." agreed Kina flatly. Um... Onto more science!
(Battle 2 Start)
"Absolutely! What did you have in mind?" approved Eliza quickly.
"... Trying to predict when we actually clean this up into a proper Battlechip." sighed Kina.
"... Ah, yeah, that's a... uh, good idea." nodded Eliza, agreeing that what they had now was... not pretty.
Kina wasted no time in disengaging her chakram and returning it to standard Time Ring functionality. The holographic display wheel presented itself once more, and Kina efficiently selected Future mode, spun the timeline forward a few days, and gingerly tossed the Canodumb's Severed Head into the portal. The end result was... Oh hey, Cannon data.
"Guess we really wanted to get that cleaned up... I feel a little better about myself now." said Eliza, granted relief by her future self. "But... Err, wait, will it stay like that if you turn off the portal?"
Kina looked at both the chip and portal before responding, "Oh yeah, we haven't tested that yet... Well, one way to find out." She waved her hand in front of the middle of the portal, causing it to dispel entirely and shut down the Time Ring. As the temporal device resumed its standby position on Kina's finger, the new Cannon data... stayed as is, thank god. "That's a good result..." observed Kina, "... especially considering the other one was an existence-ending paradox."
"Yep... Glad you weren't the test subject on that one, regardless. Now we can call it a successful experiment, though!" declared Eliza as she uploaded the now-sanitary Cannon to a chip.
"Yep..." agreed Kina flatly. Um... Onto more science!
(Battle 2 Start)
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Moving further into the Science Labs network, Kina went onwards to experiment more with her time travel abilities. A short while later, she came across a few interesting displays in the middle of her travels. Three glass displays housed what looked to be rather interestingly crafted objets d'art. The leftmost one was a depiction of a Metool made entirely out of Bugfrags, and the middle one was some sort of shiny spinning green crystal. The rightmost one was... a cross-section display of a Canodumb's turret head. Well, wasn't that fun to look at.
In any case, her viewing session was disrupted as some viruses approached her from her left and right, them being rotund rolling Kabutanks and fire-fisted Champus respectively.
-- ENEMIES --
Kabutank A: 50 HP [Approaching: Left]
Kabutank B: 50 HP [Approaching: Left]
Champu A: 60 HP [Approaching: Right]
Champu B: 60 HP [Approaching: Right]
-- OBJECTS --
Objet d'Art A: 100 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art? B: 20 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art C: 100 HP [Solar]
-- NAVIGATOR --
Kina.EXE: 100 HP
-- TERRAIN --
15% Solar [Raised platforms holding displays]
85% Metal
-- BATTLE 02, READY? START!! --
In any case, her viewing session was disrupted as some viruses approached her from her left and right, them being rotund rolling Kabutanks and fire-fisted Champus respectively.
-- ENEMIES --
Kabutank A: 50 HP [Approaching: Left]
Kabutank B: 50 HP [Approaching: Left]
Champu A: 60 HP [Approaching: Right]
Champu B: 60 HP [Approaching: Right]
-- OBJECTS --
Objet d'Art A: 100 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art? B: 20 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art C: 100 HP [Solar]
-- NAVIGATOR --
Kina.EXE: 100 HP
-- TERRAIN --
15% Solar [Raised platforms holding displays]
85% Metal
-- BATTLE 02, READY? START!! --
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"Oh... An art display in SciLab?" noted Kina as she approached the three piece collection, surprised by the expressions of creativity in the lair of procedure and objectivity. Granted, she herself was a resident of the science camp, but she could appreciate an effort to liven up a facility.
"Sure, it's social science! Art can improve the psychological state of those looking at it." explained Eliza, stealing away whatever enjoyment there was to be had of the art with her blasted logic.
"I guess so..." replied Kina, as she stepped forward to examine the various displays. The leftmost piece was the first to meet her scrutiny, presenting forth a Bugfrag sculpture crafted in the form of a Metool. The material was certainly an... interesting choice. "I guess recycled art is pretty popular now..." she thought aloud before moving over to the middle piece. A green, gem-like crystal spun slowly with in the glass case, though Kina had to wonder, "Isn't this a Mystery Data...?" Even if she was right, though, this was likely SciLab property, and she was concerned enough over being captured for study. Becoming a thief wasn't going to help that. So, with that, Kina walked over to examine the rightmost and last piece of art...
"............"
Nope. Nope, nope, nope. Not happening. That was a sick joke. Kina was already walking back to the left, even as the four viruses approached from both sides. She'd take the Kabutanks in front of here any day before... that again.
"Kina, it looks like the Shotgun should be enough for the Kabutanks if you can hit them." decided Eliza after some investigation of the battle data.
"Eh? I mean, I know how to use it now, but... What if I hit the art displays?" questioned Kina nervously.
"True... Then you need another Future portal! Trying to hit the viruses but not the art sounds complicated, so calibrate the leap a bit further ahead." suggested Eliza, ever eager to give the Time Ring a workout. "You definitely need to learn how to calibrate the portal quicker, too. Most viruses aren't going to wait around like the Canodumbs did."
"I know that! I just... Gimme a second to figure it out." sighed Kina as she plucked the silver ring off her finger. She had already figured from last time that expanding the Time Ring to full size before calibrating was pretty inefficient, so at least one step she could take was make it handheld-size during the input process. As Kina quickly discovered... this was a very good idea. She triggered the Future command and got the timeline counter spinning all while running away from the art and towards the Kabutanks. This was for the combined purpose of sparing the pieces from the crossfires, and getting the heck away from the Canodumb head cross-section.
Kina halted the Time Ring's calibration at two weeks in the future, double the amount as last time. Surely she'd have practiced enough with these Battlechips enough by then to handle this task. With everything set, Kina threw the Time Ring out in front of her, allowing it to expand to her own size before she ignited its blue Future portal with an electrical charge from her coat. She dove threw as soon as the portal set, emerging through the other end once again painted the same blue color. "... Okay Eliza, I should be able to manage it with this much, send the chip." announced Kina after just a moment of though, as she recollected her memories that hadn't happened yet.
"Good, good! That calibration was a lot better, too!" applauded Eliza as she granted the Shotgun to her Navi.
"Yeah, and now I've got some ideas on how to do it better from what I'll try in the next 2 weeks." nodded Kina, making good use of her future to expedite her present. One more pressing matter remained at hand, though, as well as in hand, as the Kabutanks remained in front of her and the Shotgun was now in her left hand. She shuffled her feet quickly, repositioning herself to keep both Kabutanks in the line of sight while also keeping the art pieces well out of sight. Kina set the barrel of the gun over her right palm like before and fired the gun, pelting the viruses with rounds before discarding the gun. After surveying the results of her attack, Kina turned her attention back to the rest of the battles, as the Champus were left largely ignored by her efforts.
Actions:
1) Run left and far away from Objet d'Art C (Movement)
2) Shotgun (50 damage [A], Spread 1) @ KabutankA/B
3) Dodge
"Sure, it's social science! Art can improve the psychological state of those looking at it." explained Eliza, stealing away whatever enjoyment there was to be had of the art with her blasted logic.
"I guess so..." replied Kina, as she stepped forward to examine the various displays. The leftmost piece was the first to meet her scrutiny, presenting forth a Bugfrag sculpture crafted in the form of a Metool. The material was certainly an... interesting choice. "I guess recycled art is pretty popular now..." she thought aloud before moving over to the middle piece. A green, gem-like crystal spun slowly with in the glass case, though Kina had to wonder, "Isn't this a Mystery Data...?" Even if she was right, though, this was likely SciLab property, and she was concerned enough over being captured for study. Becoming a thief wasn't going to help that. So, with that, Kina walked over to examine the rightmost and last piece of art...
"............"
Nope. Nope, nope, nope. Not happening. That was a sick joke. Kina was already walking back to the left, even as the four viruses approached from both sides. She'd take the Kabutanks in front of here any day before... that again.
"Kina, it looks like the Shotgun should be enough for the Kabutanks if you can hit them." decided Eliza after some investigation of the battle data.
"Eh? I mean, I know how to use it now, but... What if I hit the art displays?" questioned Kina nervously.
"True... Then you need another Future portal! Trying to hit the viruses but not the art sounds complicated, so calibrate the leap a bit further ahead." suggested Eliza, ever eager to give the Time Ring a workout. "You definitely need to learn how to calibrate the portal quicker, too. Most viruses aren't going to wait around like the Canodumbs did."
"I know that! I just... Gimme a second to figure it out." sighed Kina as she plucked the silver ring off her finger. She had already figured from last time that expanding the Time Ring to full size before calibrating was pretty inefficient, so at least one step she could take was make it handheld-size during the input process. As Kina quickly discovered... this was a very good idea. She triggered the Future command and got the timeline counter spinning all while running away from the art and towards the Kabutanks. This was for the combined purpose of sparing the pieces from the crossfires, and getting the heck away from the Canodumb head cross-section.
Kina halted the Time Ring's calibration at two weeks in the future, double the amount as last time. Surely she'd have practiced enough with these Battlechips enough by then to handle this task. With everything set, Kina threw the Time Ring out in front of her, allowing it to expand to her own size before she ignited its blue Future portal with an electrical charge from her coat. She dove threw as soon as the portal set, emerging through the other end once again painted the same blue color. "... Okay Eliza, I should be able to manage it with this much, send the chip." announced Kina after just a moment of though, as she recollected her memories that hadn't happened yet.
"Good, good! That calibration was a lot better, too!" applauded Eliza as she granted the Shotgun to her Navi.
"Yeah, and now I've got some ideas on how to do it better from what I'll try in the next 2 weeks." nodded Kina, making good use of her future to expedite her present. One more pressing matter remained at hand, though, as well as in hand, as the Kabutanks remained in front of her and the Shotgun was now in her left hand. She shuffled her feet quickly, repositioning herself to keep both Kabutanks in the line of sight while also keeping the art pieces well out of sight. Kina set the barrel of the gun over her right palm like before and fired the gun, pelting the viruses with rounds before discarding the gun. After surveying the results of her attack, Kina turned her attention back to the rest of the battles, as the Champus were left largely ignored by her efforts.
Actions:
1) Run left and far away from Objet d'Art C (Movement)
2) Shotgun (50 damage [A], Spread 1) @ KabutankA/B
3) Dodge
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Turning well away from the unpleasant display, Kina got to re-obtaining her shooting skills, and fired on the Kabutanks easily with her Shotgun, deleting htem both in a single burst. The Champu wasted no time in teleporting up to her and swinging around their fists, but Kina managed to get away in time for her to take zero damage.
-- ENEMIES --
Kabutank A: DELETED
Kabutank B: DELETED
Champu A: 60 HP [Next to Kina]
Champu B: 60 HP [Next to Kina]
-- OBJECTS --
Objet d'Art A: 100 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art? B: 20 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art C: 100 HP [Solar]
-- NAVIGATOR --
Kina.EXE: 100 HP
-- TERRAIN --
15% Solar [Raised platforms holding displays]
85% Metal
-- ENEMIES --
Kabutank A: DELETED
Kabutank B: DELETED
Champu A: 60 HP [Next to Kina]
Champu B: 60 HP [Next to Kina]
-- OBJECTS --
Objet d'Art A: 100 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art? B: 20 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art C: 100 HP [Solar]
-- NAVIGATOR --
Kina.EXE: 100 HP
-- TERRAIN --
15% Solar [Raised platforms holding displays]
85% Metal
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"Whoa! That's some good dodging, Kina! There's no way you could've done that with just today's experience!" congratulated Eliza, offering another backhanded compliment.
"That's a little more mean than you were planning..." groaned Kina as she continued to dodge the Champu's punches. "That aside, can we save the congratulations for when viruses are not throwing flaming fists at me?!"
"Oh right, sorry! I can't time travel to get better at Operating, unfortunately..." chuckled Eliza as she scrambled for her RageClaw. "Since we saw that second Cannon survive the Future portal turning off, I think this should be fine even though you're still under its effects."
"I agree, but could you give me a little more confidence than "I think"?" whimpered Kina as while all logic said otherwise, that 1% chance of getting time-fragged could not be removed from her mind. Regardless of her reservations, though, Eliza had already slotted the Battlechip into her PET, so Kina could do little but cringe as the Time Ring shut itself off and shifted to its chakram mode...
... Yeah, okay, she was still in one piece... and more importantly, one time. A heavy sigh of relief escaped Kina's lips as the Time Ring chakram shrunk down to a usable size before flying into her hand, allowing her finally the chance to retaliate against the Champus. As an added bonus, with her additional 2 weeks of experience temporarily borrowed from the future still applied, Kina actually knew how to wield this thing now. No more dismembered viruses to worry about!
The Champu that had most recently swung at her was the first to be attacked by future Kina, who promptly swung her chakram into the side of the burning virus. Instead of carrying through with the attack, though, Kina pulled her bladed weapon back, twisted it to its side, and struck at the same Champu again with enough blunt force to send the virus flying into its comrade. Kina then chased after the second Champu, ready to cut into it with her chakram and try to end this fight before the art got damaged.
Actions:
1) RageClaw1 (40 Slashing damage [b]) @ ChampuA
2) RageClaw1 Throw (20 Impact damage [b]) @ ChampuA/ChampuB
3) RageClaw1 (40 Slashing damage ) @ ChampuB
"That's a little more mean than you were planning..." groaned Kina as she continued to dodge the Champu's punches. "That aside, can we save the congratulations for when viruses are not throwing flaming fists at me?!"
"Oh right, sorry! I can't time travel to get better at Operating, unfortunately..." chuckled Eliza as she scrambled for her RageClaw. "Since we saw that second Cannon survive the Future portal turning off, I think this should be fine even though you're still under its effects."
"I agree, but could you give me a little more confidence than "I think"?" whimpered Kina as while all logic said otherwise, that 1% chance of getting time-fragged could not be removed from her mind. Regardless of her reservations, though, Eliza had already slotted the Battlechip into her PET, so Kina could do little but cringe as the Time Ring shut itself off and shifted to its chakram mode...
... Yeah, okay, she was still in one piece... and more importantly, one time. A heavy sigh of relief escaped Kina's lips as the Time Ring chakram shrunk down to a usable size before flying into her hand, allowing her finally the chance to retaliate against the Champus. As an added bonus, with her additional 2 weeks of experience temporarily borrowed from the future still applied, Kina actually knew how to wield this thing now. No more dismembered viruses to worry about!
The Champu that had most recently swung at her was the first to be attacked by future Kina, who promptly swung her chakram into the side of the burning virus. Instead of carrying through with the attack, though, Kina pulled her bladed weapon back, twisted it to its side, and struck at the same Champu again with enough blunt force to send the virus flying into its comrade. Kina then chased after the second Champu, ready to cut into it with her chakram and try to end this fight before the art got damaged.
Actions:
1) RageClaw1 (40 Slashing damage [b]) @ ChampuA
2) RageClaw1 Throw (20 Impact damage [b]) @ ChampuA/ChampuB
3) RageClaw1 (40 Slashing damage ) @ ChampuB
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Shifting her Time Ring to its chakram form once again, Kina wielded it with the prowess of a two-week-old combatant, which was quite something to look at. Swinging it around, she caught the first one in her bladed weapon, but her follow-up bash did not connect, and missed. She did manage to cut the second one through, though, but not without some retribution. (10)
-- ENEMIES --
Kabutank A: DELETED
Kabutank B: DELETED
Champu A: 20 HP [Next to Kina]
Champu B: 20 HP [Next to Kina]
-- OBJECTS --
Objet d'Art A: 100 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art? B: 20 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art C: 100 HP [Solar]
-- NAVIGATOR --
Kina.EXE: 90 HP
-- TERRAIN --
15% Solar [Raised platforms holding displays]
85% Metal
-- ENEMIES --
Kabutank A: DELETED
Kabutank B: DELETED
Champu A: 20 HP [Next to Kina]
Champu B: 20 HP [Next to Kina]
-- OBJECTS --
Objet d'Art A: 100 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art? B: 20 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art C: 100 HP [Solar]
-- NAVIGATOR --
Kina.EXE: 90 HP
-- TERRAIN --
15% Solar [Raised platforms holding displays]
85% Metal
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"Owww...!" moaned Kina, recoiling from the Champu's punch as she clutched her stomach with her free hand. Thankfully, her special coat seemed flame-retardant enough for Kina to not catch ablaze, so all she really suffered from was the bruising impact. "This is why I never wanted to be a combat Navi!"
"Science is going to punch you in the face sometimes, Kina! You just have to grit your teeth and keep going!" responded Eliza vigorously, pushing for her Navi to continue fighting.
"I got punched in the stomach, though!" complained Kina, ignoring the generalization her Operator made. "Argh, whatever, I don't care what happens to the art anymore! Just leave me alone, you dumb viruses!" Having invoked the fury of a two-week experienced fighter, the Champus found themselves under repeated assault by Kina's bladed chakram.
"Careful, Kina! You might damage the Time Ring if you swing it around too much!" warned Eliza, highly concerned for the safety of her amazing item.
"Like I care! It's this thing's fault I'm in this situation in the first place!" whined Kina as she continued to club away at the Champus with the blunt side of her weapon, once, twice, and three times. Really, she was just venting her pent up frustrations at this point. There was a lot to vent.
Actions:
1) RageClaw1 Throw (20 Impact damage [b]) @ ChampuA/ChampuB
2) RageClaw1 Throw (20 Impact damage [b]) @ ChampuA/ChampuB
3) RageClaw1 Throw (20 Impact damage ) @ ChampuA/ChampuB
"Science is going to punch you in the face sometimes, Kina! You just have to grit your teeth and keep going!" responded Eliza vigorously, pushing for her Navi to continue fighting.
"I got punched in the stomach, though!" complained Kina, ignoring the generalization her Operator made. "Argh, whatever, I don't care what happens to the art anymore! Just leave me alone, you dumb viruses!" Having invoked the fury of a two-week experienced fighter, the Champus found themselves under repeated assault by Kina's bladed chakram.
"Careful, Kina! You might damage the Time Ring if you swing it around too much!" warned Eliza, highly concerned for the safety of her amazing item.
"Like I care! It's this thing's fault I'm in this situation in the first place!" whined Kina as she continued to club away at the Champus with the blunt side of her weapon, once, twice, and three times. Really, she was just venting her pent up frustrations at this point. There was a lot to vent.
Actions:
1) RageClaw1 Throw (20 Impact damage [b]) @ ChampuA/ChampuB
2) RageClaw1 Throw (20 Impact damage [b]) @ ChampuA/ChampuB
3) RageClaw1 Throw (20 Impact damage ) @ ChampuA/ChampuB
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Her wild flailing sent one of the viruses flying into the other with the impact dealing a finishing blow to the both of them. Having defeated all the viruses, the last thing to do was collect her rewards.
-- ENEMIES --
Kabutank A: DELETED
Kabutank B: DELETED
Champu A: DELETED
Champu B: DELETED
-- OBJECTS --
Objet d'Art A: 100 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art? B: 20 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art C: 100 HP [Solar]
-- NAVIGATOR --
Kina.EXE: 90 HP
-- TERRAIN --
15% Solar [Raised platforms holding displays]
85% Metal
[Battle 2 - Victory!]
Get: 600z
-- ENEMIES --
Kabutank A: DELETED
Kabutank B: DELETED
Champu A: DELETED
Champu B: DELETED
-- OBJECTS --
Objet d'Art A: 100 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art? B: 20 HP [Solar]
Objet d'Art C: 100 HP [Solar]
-- NAVIGATOR --
Kina.EXE: 90 HP
-- TERRAIN --
15% Solar [Raised platforms holding displays]
85% Metal
[Battle 2 - Victory!]
Get: 600z
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Kina's attention was drawn to the center art piece that had begun to glow brightly. Possibly triggered by the deletion of the viruses or something else, it was impossible to determine but the light grew to a blinding flash that forced the navi and operator to look away. Kina recovered from the odd light but quickly realized that her surroundings had changed. Eliza's PET showed that her navi was no longer in the Scilab network, but had somehow teleported to the ACDC network.
...Is this art?
((Teleport to ACDC))
...Is this art?
((Teleport to ACDC))