Mission: Skimpy Clad Exorcist Action!

DNR sprang toward the entrance and filled up his DataCruncher with little resistance.

Exrocist scooped up one ghost in between the cars before dive-bombing the other two with an all-out attack. Her vacuum was filled too.

The last ghost managed to escape through a crack in the warehouse roof.

A message was displayed to both Ghostbusters as their DataCrunchers hit maximum capacity.

Quote ()

Maximum Capacity Reached

Please tap the top left side twice to send and empty

Exorcist noticed something glowing out of the corner of her eye...

-Others-
Luminous Egg: ??? (Somewhere near Exorcist)
Carsx???: 200 HP [Ironbody]
WispD: ESCAPED

-You guys-
DNR: 230 HP [20/20][BambooKnife: 4/6][Reflex Hammer]
Exorcist: 105 HP [20/20]

-Terrain-
100% Car (Kind of like Metal)

-Notes-
There seems to be light coming from the other warehouses. The light seem similar to the egg.

Exorcist read the message displayed upon the vacuum quickly, her eyebrows tensing in concentration once again as she deciphered its meaning. "Where would they be sending the ghosts? That seems really weird, but then, I guess it's not my place to question it," she muttered, tapping the top side of the vacuum as she was instructed. "Well, I guess that's that," she started, then looked. Something had caught her eye, so she went over to investigate. A faint glow was coming from somewhere in the warehouse...

"Probably just another egg. Eggs are boring! Just leave it," Burt groaned, waving his hand impatiently.

Shaking her head, Exorcist proceeded with her investigation, cautiously approaching the source of the glow with her vacuum nozzle ready.

1-4) Approach source of glow

DNR seems to mutter a bit as his red eyes glance at the message, "Tap top left side twice to send and empty... okay then..." he said simply; the navi took the time to do so, feeling the area for the button to send the data out. "and... send... there we go! Fast and simple..." he said as he looked over towards Exorcist. "Maybe they have a private server to send the ghosts for recycling..." he said, unsure himself.

"Seems like a good idea... I guess we'll have to check all of these eggs right? Seems a bit redundant..." Polonius added, covering his mouth.

"Yes well sometimes Surgery can be that too... perhaps even more so in certain kinds of surgery too. Be glad your not an Orthodontist, ahahahahahhhh!" the surgeon said, slapping his knee in an attempt of a joke. Within his good humor, the navi then starts jumping towards Exorcist's position, following up towards the glowing egg.

1. Go to Egg!
2. Use Eyes on Egg!
3 + 4. Use Eyes on Exorcist's ____! Egg!

Tapping the sides of the DataCruncher caused some blue beam to be shot out into the sky from the pack, disappearing in a twinkle of light. A message displayed that the DataCruncher was empty again, so the navis made their way to the egg.

Exorcist found it difficult to pinpoint the location of the egg, but eventually discovered it to be IN one of the cars, strapped to the driver's seat.

Despite this, she had to really grip one of the rims of a car's hood and bend down with her butt in the air to find it. DNR kind of stopped on his way when he located the egg and saw Exorcist in said position.

....Light it up I guess?

Others-
Luminous Egg: ??? (In a Car on the Driver Seat)
Carsx???: 200 HP [Ironbody]
WispD: ESCAPED

-You guys-
DNR: 230 HP [0/20][BambooKnife: 4/6][Reflex Hammer]
Exorcist: 105 HP [0/20] (awkward position)

-Terrain-
100% Car (Kind of like Metal)

-Notes-
There seems to be light coming from the other warehouses. The light seem similar to the egg.

After falling down onto all fours and bending her head over to look upside-down into the driver's seat window, Exorcist finally discovered the egg she'd been looking for. Burt watched in anticipation as the yellow "PEACE" cloth around her waist rose ever higher, pushing up in wrinkles around her waist as her body arched forward. "C'mon... c'mon..." he whispered to himself, hoping she would lean out just a little further.

At the last second, she popped back out, shifting to a position of sitting on her legs. She looked back to Burt, about to request her materials to warm up the egg, then raised one eyebrow curiously. "Hm? What's the matter, you look kind of upset," she commented, showing care despite her operator's rudeness.

"No, not at all," he chuckled adjusting his glasses and laughing off his disappointment. "At any rate, hurry up and warm that egg, then get out of there! I feel like I'm going to die if I watch you walk over another empty car!"

Deciding against expressing how unhappy she was with walking over the cold car rooftops herself, she went on to heating the egg. "The best I can do is lighting the fire out here, though. It wouldn't be good to burn the leather upholstery inside the car," she commented, wringing her hands together in her common nervous tic.

"What, you think they really care about these cars? These things look like they were sealed here and forgotten about a long time ago. It's sorta like somebody was using this place, it got infested with ghosts, and then they just abandoned it rather than worrying about clearing it out," he hypothesized, liking the way it all seemed to fit together so nicely.

"But why would they request we come clean it out now, I wonder? Maybe they overheard that I was a specialist, I guess. There can't be too many exorcist navis out there," she pondered, crossing her arms across her breasts. Rising up to her feet, she began to make her way back towards the entrance, still thankfully unaware that DNR may have been staring at her ass. "I hope there's not too much left here," she commented to him with a sigh, trying to hurry off of the cars as quickly as she could. The cold warehouse floor wouldn't feel good on her feet either, but it would have to feel better than chilled metal car roofs.

1) Ringlog near car
2) Light ringlog with heatshot
3-4) Exit warehouse

DNR seemed to take a precautionary glance at Exorcist as she fell down into all fours. It was... an interesting sight to see, a bikini wearing priestess wriggling her way down towards the egg. "I... err... I guess you found it huh?" he then said, the other navi popping out of the hiding hole.

Polonius on the other hand couldn't help but raise an eyebrow towards Burt's peculiar symptoms. He couldn't say anything that would probably deride the tone of the situation, taking a more passive notion so far. "Umm uhhh..." the med student said, replying to Burt's comment about death "I do have a first aid kit here... so I'm sure you'll b-be fine..."

"... Yes... I can totally see why you would be 'burning up' " DNR said, looking as Exorcist made the fire to warm up the egg. The navi himself seems to understand what made Burt act like he did, but he retained his composure for now, rubbing his neck as the compatriot navi starts moving off. "So next warehouse right? I kinda hope it's a bit more... sanitary than this place... I dunno about that... " the navi then said, blinking twice as Exorcist and Burt were discussing why the ghosts were here. "Maybe their all car owners? Who knows... anyways, we should probably move out..." with those words, DNR starts hoping from car to car, leaving out of the area and into the next destination.

1. Do more Staring
2. Stare
3. Hopping from car to car
4. Going into next warehouse

Exorcist provided enough fire to get the egg wobbling while DNR did his own thing.

The two made it to another warehouse, this time filled with torture devices where they found more spirits, sucking them up along the way as they roasted another egg.

The warehouse after that was covered in corpses of insects. They pretty much had to run away as fast as they could after setting fire to that one. It was pretty surprising when the warehouse didn't completely collapse from those actions. A bunch of ghosts flew out though, and were duly sucked up.

Another warehouse.... filled with abandoned stuffed animals was where they visited next. They had a close encounter with fluffy levitating death, but once the spirits were sucked out of them, that was the end of that. They also warmed up the egg.

Heading toward the back row of warehouses, the two decided to split up then meet back in the middle.

Exorcist found herself in a warehouse full of women's clothing and got some spiffy sandals to ease her freezing feet and a jacket for her general upper body. There was something about mannequins, alluring underwear, and Exorcist on the floor here, but it was probably the work of some spirits, which were definitely sucked up and dealt with. Setting fire here would be pretty dangerous but she did it anyway. Burt cried softly as various undergarments were reduced to ashes before Exorcist gave him a cold stare.

DNR... had wandered into a warehouse full of junked medical equipment.... which he was attacked with, but managed to escape without a scratch and a full case of spirits, and one cooking egg.

Emptying their DataCrunchers once more, the two headed into the final warehouse, which looked more like a throne room than anything. The egg was sitting on the throne, a crown at the way top of it. DNR thought it might be funny to take it and run around like a silly joker until the suits of armor that happened to be there turned towards the surgeon intimidatingly, readying their spears before DNR put the crown back where it was and Exorcist warmed the egg.

--------

After a while, Exorcist and DNR moved to the center of the warehouses and toward the exit, thinking their job done when beams of light shot out from the warehouses, probably from the eggs. The beams arced together and joined into a single point right above the navis and crashed down on them, encasing everything in a blinding light.

When the navis came to, they found themselves in quite an awkward position, but quickly pushed away from one another and tidied themselves up before they noticed that all the warehouses were gone.

*CRASH*

An earth-shattering quake rumbled the ground beneath the navis and a wall of soot and dust came over them before they came to their senses. Wondering what the hell caused such a thing, they turned around and gulped.

The warehouses had connected into some kind of fortress titan thing. A warehouse for each arm and leg, the same style for each foot, and another for the body. Where there seemed to be no head, the navis saw a faint glow around the warehouses that was shaped in the form of a giant spiritual human. A great moan came from the giant, making the navis feel something deep within their programming...

...what the crap should they do?

Others-
Warehouse Giant: ??? HP

-You guys-
DNR: 230 HP [0/20]
Exorcist: 105 HP [0/20](Has some new clothes)

-Terrain-
100% Soil

-Notes-
That thing is like 50 feet tall.

-battle has not commenced yet-

Exorcist's journey from warehouse to warehouse began...

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"W-Why would they have a warehouse full of these sorts of tools? I'm beginning to get seriously creeped out!" the navi asked.

"Ha ha ha, it takes all types!" her operator answered.

"... You really think so? Oh, gross! This one's full of bugs!... Even grosser, they're all dead! I want to get out of here, DNR!"

"Finish up quick and you can leave. That's gotta feel so gross on your bare feet though... that crunch of the shell combined with the squish of the guts.... Ick!"

"Aw, the little animals in here are really cute, though! Can I take one?... Wait, it's moving!"

"Watch out, there's a poltergeist at work here! Although why he chose to throw these around and not those cars or torture devices from earlier is beyond me. Maybe he's just wimpy and lame, huh?"

"I dunno, but this looks like a pleasant change. Look, there's some nice clothes in here! And they're just my size! And cute! I-I'll be just a minute."

"Heeeey, maybe you should try on some of the frilly things while you're at it too? Or something lacy? Maybe something stringy!"

"Whoops, it's too bad it all burned up in the fire. That was clumsy, I'm sorry!"

"You don't look too sorry... Hey, a crown! Those don't grow on trees, you know; one of you should grab it!... No, wait, put it back!"

"Boy, that was close! But at least this looks like the last egg."

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... Exorcist blinked her eyes dizzily as her vision started to come back together. Everything had moved in such a blur that she hadn't really caught what had happened when the huge beam of light dropped a giant, towering possessed warehouse golem in front of them, but she was aware that she'd somehow ended up on top of DNR. Scrambling up in a hurry, she held her yellow nylon coat around her body modestly and pointed up towards the creature, hoping to quickly dispel any embarrassment that may have come from their collision (though it was too evident on her face for that to work). "I thought we were done, but it looks like the final boss has shown himself!" she exclaimed as the dust and soot fell away from the monstrous body.

"Geez, how long were you going to lay around on him, huh? I guess you and DNR are real buddies now!" Burt pouted, crossing his arms across his chest.

Sobbing inwardly as she realized her attempt to put that behind her had failed in addition to her operator not taking the new monster seriously, the navi tried to figure out her next plan. "DNR, do you think we should fight this thing? I-I think we crunched enough data as it is. This wasn't really in our contract and... it's way too big for me to fight, I think," she muttered worriedly, backing up as she spoke.

"I don't want you to get crushed under a bunch of warehouses, Exxy, but we need that SP! Maybe there's a way to take it down without actually fighting it?" Burt suggested. "I don't even want to think about being near that thing, brrr! I'm surprised you didn't faint!"

Pricking herself with her sword hands to draw a little blood, Exorcist used an incantation to create a chi barrier around herself. "I don't know... Maybe the DataCruncher would work? I guess I'll try that first," she reasoned. "After all, they wouldn't have sent us in to fight something this powerful unprepared, would they have?" Burt didn't answer; he had no great degree of faith in the GNA but it wouldn't help to break his navi's confidence right now. Bracing both legs apart and holding the vacuum forward, Exorcist tested if the suction power could possibly have any effect upon the giant construct. "Be ready to run, DNR! If this doesn't work... we might be in trouble!" she gulped, gripping the vacuum nozzle tightly with both hands. All she could do besides that was try to steady her trembling legs and prepare to roll out of the way if the thing decided to try to smash them with a warehouse or rain down a whole storehouse of cars upon them.

1) Activate Chi Barrier [15 HP self-damage, 120 HP barrier]
2) Datacruncher @ Warehouse Giant
3) Dodge
4) Dodge

It seems like DNR's sense of direction was failing the surgeon, accidentally slipping into a warehouse full of medical supplies! Thankfully He had the reflexes to dodge the incoming ghosts. "Hah! You ghosts are going to need 12 more years of experience with those instruments if your going to out wit me!" DNR said in a haughty tone, merrily leaving that warehouse as he tried to find his way to meet up with Exorcist. He soon did find the bikini-wearing priestess as the navi looked on towards her as she escaped the bug filled chamber, getting a good look around. "They didn't squirm around you didn't they? Or perhaps tried to inject any kind of venom, right?" he asked, making his net operator shudder at the thought of squirming bugs.

After that, DNR gave a quick two taps on the side of his DataCruncher, emptying any data that was collected there. "Hmm?" DNR said as he looked upwards towards the white light converging at the top. "That's quite the sight... I wonder if.... Aaaaaah!, MY PUPILS!" he yelled out, covering his eyes in an attempt to protect himself from the blinding light.

Polonius was a bit busy with the thought of annoying bugs, his eyes shut from the mere mention previously. So it made sense when he said "Hmm what?..." looking at the PET "I'm... alright I think...."

"Not you!" said DNR noticing the light starting to dissipate. "Hmmm.... If it had gone longer I may had to have gotten laser eye surgery... yet those fellows would probably try to kill me, heheh..." DNR said with a laugh as he muses. "Those ophthalmologists are the real mad scientists in the hospital...Hmm? Final Boss?" DNR asked, looking on over towards the scantily clad Exorcist once more as his eyes trailed towards the light source. "Ahhh...." DNR then said, blinking twice as he looked towards the warehouse mecha.

"Ummm...." Polonius' voice seemed to chime in on time, trying his best to give a bit of an advice. "Well, try not to overexert yourself... if this is something of a f-final boss... it probably has more than one form right?"

"Mmmmhhh.... Don't worry there Polonius. I believe me and Exorcist have it covered... I do get the feeling we've err... bonded through this ectoplasm-filled situation... and as her bodyguard I believe the next course of action should be already in your head..." DNR said, brandishing his Reflex Hammer once more as the surgeon went in front of the priestess. With a quick burst of speed, he was off... but Polonius soon halted him.

"Wait!"

"... What?" DNR said, wobbling with a full stop as he fell onto the ground. He then got up, mumbling a few words as he eyed Polonius "What was that for?"

"Well... maybe we should help with containing it instead of just attacking it..."

"But this'll in capacitate it so it'll work better! Give me a bit more credit Polonius..." DNR said, flashing a smile that would be fitting... in a Hollywood slasher film. To Polonius however, it was rather endearing with those red eyes of him. Perhaps beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

"Well... I can't say no to that...okay then... go right ahead..."

"Thank you..." DNR said, stepping in between Exorcist and the beast as she was casting her talisman spell, his Reflex Hammer coursing with electricity as he leaped over in an attempt to stun it for a while.

Regardless if that worked, it was time to use the Data Cruncher as the navi readies his vacuum cleaner, caressing it with his left hand. "I'll only run if you will, dear Exorcist..." DNR said, smiling in a jovial fashion. "I did make a promise when we started right? I would most appreciate it if you showed me your faith just as well as you do to Counterinfectiolism."

Actions
1. Reflex Hammer to Warehouse Giant (110 + Stun)
2. Dodge
3. Use DataCruncher on Giant
4. Use Data Cruncher on Giant?

Exorcist prepared a barrier while DNR rushed up and attacking with his hammer. However, he was repelled by some invisible force and the attack didn't connect! The surgeon was flung uselessly on the ground, before looking up and flipping back before a car dropped on him. That attack seemed to have come from the right arm.

The two tried sucking up the ghost from the giant, but nothing came out. The giant picked up its leg and slammed the back of the foot warehouse at their location. Exorcist had enough time to dodge but DNR was so busy trying to suck up ghosts that he got hit with some massive damage!

On the other hand, they could both see that they could enter the warehouses if they dashed right at this moment. Maybe something in the warehouses might have a clue to defeat it.

The warehouse that almost toppled DNR was filled with storage crates it seemed... Well, from what the surgeon could tell.

Others-
Warehouse Giant: ??? HP

-You guys-
DNR: 150 HP [0/20] (Under? Warehouse 1)
Exorcist: 90 HP (120 HP Barrier) [0/20](2 actions away from the other foot warehouse)

-Terrain-
100% Soil

-Notes-
That thing is like 50 feet tall.

Exorcist was calmed by a surprisingly suave smile from DNR, feeling a little giddy at the same time. Sure, he was a little weird, but in a certain light, he could be a little charming. She felt comforted knowing that DNR would stick with it as long as she would.

Then DNR was smashed beneath a car, followed by an enormous warehouse. Exorcist's face switched from a pacified smile to a terrified, wide-eyed gaze. "Aaaaagh!" she cried in spite of her self, dancing up and down in panic. "We should have run!" the navi bawled, beginning to run over to check if DNR was okay.

"Woah, calm down! Hope I'm not spoiling anything, but DNR looks like he's okay. Surprisingly so... does being a doctor make him healthier somehow? Er, surgeon, excuse me! Ha ha ha, maybe he sewed himself up right after he got hit? That'd be awesome!" Burt laughed. His report had started comforting but had moved into annoying conjecture.

All the same, Exorcist was happy for the report, exhaling deeply in a way that made her breasts heave attractively. "Phew! I was really worried there. That looked... unreasonably painful," she shuddered. "I hope you're okay down there DNR! The vacuum didn't work! I'm going to enter into the foot and see if there's anything I can do from in there!" She cupped her hands around her mouth to amplify her projection as she yelled, thinking it possible that DNR might not hear her from his squished position.

Despite her claim, the navi felt a little reluctant to charge in and try to enter the foot. "Geez... If I mess this up, I could get smashed too. I don't think I'd hold up as well as he did if that thing came down on me," she gulped, watching nervously. "In the end, though, it's all a matter of timing!" she convinced herself, doing a little fist pump to get amped up.

"Don't get squished, though. Just uh, do your best to move in with a movement that won't put you under his foot. Noooowhere near under his foot," Burt suggested, pushing the glasses up on his nose and smiling as if he thought he was showing a comforting display of concern towards his navi's situation.

Nodding in affirmation of what was basically her idea already, Exorcist moved forward cautiously, trying to time her motion correctly so that she could enter the open door of the warehouse, either as it came down or before it went into motion. "A calm mind... a calm mind... a calm mind...!" she repeated to herself in whispers as she approached. The more zen she could get on this one the better, she figured. "Hold on DNR! Let's both be calm! We can overcome this! Calm calm calm!" she repeated to herself over and over again, as she jumped for the door.

1-2) Watch enemy movements and prepare to try not to get stomped on
3-4) RUN FOR THAT DOOR

*BAM*

"I... did I just get hit by a car!?" DNR said in a bewildered tone, not expecting that sort of an attack as the Surgeon reels back, raising an eyebrow. Unfortunately, DNR rubbing his head slowed his reaction time, already trying to suck up any ghosts around. "Well, that was a bit of a weird issue... I think I can avoid that next time it happens..."

"Well umm... I ... don't think you have to worry about a car... because that giant's going to--- "

"Going to wha---"

*MORE ONOMATOPOEIA!*

It was too late. The giant's foot rammed hard onto DNR's lithe body. DNR strained of course against the crushing weight of the warehouse, wishing he had decided to get protection... Fortunately half of his body was free, so he instinctively tried his best to pull himself free from the warehouse. "Why... am I... always... the one under these situations!?" DNR then looked over towards Exorcist, looking at her excited face with a pondering look on his red eyes. He seemed to be worried a bit for her mental state "Err... I'm quite alright, Exorcist! Ummm... Just a small minor scratch! Honest!"

Actions
1 + 2. Attempt to escape Warehouse entrapment!

== Turn splice==

DNR wiggles his way out the heel easier than he thought! He actually has some energy to spare and decided to jump into the warehouse full of storage crates...

...and could only see a staircase leading to the leg. However, something rattled amongst the crates. Was it the guardian of this warehouse?

--

Exorcist, in the meanwhile, anticipates the giant's movements, narrowly avoiding an open iron maiden and a car before dashing into the left foot/warehouse.

She recognized the place as the junk mountain warehouse where they first discovered the eggs. Searching around for anything she could use to stop the giant, Exorcist instead, found a staircase, possibly leading to the leg section.

Something rattled through the junk, Exorcist was forced to take a defensive stance when she saw three figures swimming through the sea of junk, circling around her.

--

Outside, the giant had stopped completely, possibly realizing the internal attack that the navis performed, but an outsider could see what looked like a grin across the ectoplasmic layout.

[Crate Warehouse]
-Others-
Fleeting Figure: ??? HP (Among the crates)
Cratesx32: 500 HP (Ironbody)(In Rows)
Junk Pilesx6: 10 HP (scattered)

-Terrain-
100% Normal

-You guys-
DNR: 150 HP [0/20] (2 Actions left)

-Notes-
The staircase is 3 actions away. 1 more action to climb up.

[Junk Warehouse]
-Others-
Junk Swimmersx3: ??? HP

-Terrain-
80% Junk (Junk is similar to Metal. It can apparently be burrowed into, but at a price. You can pick up and throw junk for random effects)
20% Normal (Near entrance)

-You guys-
Exorcist: 90 HP (120 HP Barrier) [0/20]

-Notes-
The staircase if 2 actions away. 1 more action to climb up.
Each Swimmer is 1 action away.

Seeing as the good Surgeon has reached one of the warehouses that lead into the area, DNR took a good look around at the familiar terretory. "I'm gonna make sure I walk into less warehouses after we finish this whole mission...." he said with an annoyed look to his face. Then, he spied the mysterious fellow that was fleeing his visage. "Ahah! I saw you there!"

Polonius seemed to spy the guy there as well, already focused on moving the windows on his PET's screen, trying to find the right program. He soon did find the Anesthesia program, activating it with a press of a button.

The data soon entered in, DNR rubbing his neck as he started receiving the data. "Say Polonius, you think Exorcist gets stressed a lot? She seemed quite the worrying lady... I believe I'm going to have to help her with that issue..." Polonius seemed to nod at this. "Well, when you deal with umm... religion right, doesn't one act rather emotional?"

"Huh... don't you deal with religious holidays and such back with your parents, Polly?" DNR asked, shaking his head, aiming his right syringe hand towards the fleeing person as he attempts to shoot a dart at him; the navi didn't do this before climbing atop a crate though to get a better shot at the fellow.

"Ummm... well... I guess not... dad usually goes to go work all the time... and my mom was a bit busy over at the hospital....but I'm sure all you need is friends, right?" Polonius said, unsure if Burt or Exorcist would be pissed by his subtle detraction of religion.

Actions
1. Climb on nearest crate
2. Anesthesia to Fleeing Figure (30 DMG + Sleep)

"Nragh!" called the figure as DNR hit it with his syringe. Walking over to the collapsed figure, DNR found it was...

....some kind of navi in a traveling cloak. He had rough features, a rugged brown beard and equally rugged hair. The navi was currently wearing a black tanktop, beige traveling pants, black boots and gloves, and some kind of belt with a bunch of accessories.

Well, you got him pretty good. It doesn't seem like he'll wake up anytime soon. What do you do?

--

Exorcist, in the meanwhile, was still surrounded by those junk sharks.

[Crate Warehouse]
-Others-
Rustic Male Navi: 170 HP (Sleep)
Cratesx32: 500 HP (Ironbody)(In Rows)
Junk Pilesx6: 10 HP (scattered)

-Terrain-
100% Normal

-You guys-
DNR: 150 HP [0/20]

-Notes-
The staircase is 2 actions away. 1 more action to climb up.

[Junk Warehouse]
-Others-
Junk Swimmersx3: ??? HP

-Terrain-
80% Junk (Junk is similar to Metal. It can apparently be burrowed into, but at a price. You can pick up and throw junk for random effects)
20% Normal (Near entrance)

-You guys-
Exorcist: 90 HP (120 HP Barrier) [0/20]

-Notes-
The staircase if 2 actions away. 1 more action to climb up.
Each Swimmer is 1 action away.

Exorcist had a hard time believing that what had happened to DNR was just a scratch, but she decided that he was probably better suited to assist himself regardless. "Hang in there, DNR! I'm going to-" she started, but clapped her hands over her mouth as she realized that there were a number of suspicious creatures swimming around in the junk.

"Woah, not good Exxy. I don't know what these things are and I can't get any kind of reading on them. You'd better hurry up and get to that staircase!" Burt exclaimed, not liking the idea of his navi being ripped apart by some sort of sharks. "Shoot, I don't think we have any chips that help you move faster. You're just going to have to sprint!"

The navi had a difficult time making her legs start. She was so afraid of talking now that she could hardly imagine making a mad dash for the stairs, alerting the mysterious creatures to her presence with her footsteps. The worst thought was that she might trip; if that happened, it'd be over and whatever those things were would certainly get to her. She began to scan the warehouse for any alternatives that might help her move more safely, like a forklift, but had no luck. As her eyes searched, however, she found that she felt uniquely perceptive. She thought that perhaps the current situation was comparable to how, in moments of desperation, time seems to slow down for a person in danger. Finally, it occurred to her that maybe she was giving the sharks too much credit. Maybe she could outrun them.

A burst of electricity surrounded her and she felt a sudden shock, rearing her head back as static bristled across her body. Her outfit glowed momentarily, the robe stiffening into a new material and shortening at the legs and arms, forming a t-shirt and khaki skirt. With a metallic click, a protective vest covered her upper body. Gloves and boots stretched over her suited appendages; she clenched and unclenched her hands to get used to the new feeling. Finally, a bill extended from her hat, and the familiar silk article became a square-topped cap. A red cross shape spread across the front of it, finishing the transformation.

"Wow! You became a nurse for DNR after all!" Burt exclaimed, drawing an incorrect assumption.

The state of mind Exorcist had entered seemed to have stabilized and she found herself able to focus very clearly on her situation. An added benefit was her ability to ignore Burt's chatter. Her eyes darted back and forth quickly as she in-took her surroundings and immediately burst into a sprint. Her gloves and boots crackled with exertion, indicating the charge that she was injecting into her systems for added movement. Running forward, Exorcist leaped and slid from junk pile to junk pile like an expert of parkour, totally conflicting with her usual image as a clumsy priestess. Mid-jump, she crossed her hands together. Her two gloves surged with energy, helping her body to close some of her earlier self-inflicted wounds.

Burt was excited but confused. "Man, Exxy, did you get a hold of some of my Net-Cola? Nya ha ha... I've never seen you this hyped up," he commented as she raced for the stairs.

"There's no time to lose, Burt. I'm going to do what it takes to get through this thing!" she said resolutely, kick-jumping from one junk-pile towards the stairs. She hoped that her unpredictable movements would keep the sharks off her tail.

1) Level 1 TraceurCross (Elec/Recovery)
2) Electric Tension towards stairs [Movement x4]
*) Use IV on self
3) Dodge
4) Dodge

"Hmmm let's see here..."

DNR said with simple terms, crossing over the crates of the area as he reached the mysterious man's body. He took some time taking a good look at the man, rubbing his chin as his mouth started to move. "... and now time to check what he has on him..." the surgeon then said, checking out the different navi's wears. It seemed to have a traveling cloak, so DNR simply moved it aside as he took a better look, commenting all the while. "Let's see... rugged, manly features... boots and gloves... belt with accessories... you know with a few more features he'd look a lot like a Cowboy..." the surgeon said, rubbing his chin in a curious fashion as Polonius chimed in. "So what should we do with him... we could probably leave him alone and see if he's not anybody malicious..."

"Mmmhhh.... Sure... if he turns out to be malicious I'll just incapacitate him like before... shouldn't be too much trouble...but uhhh... we should probably try and see if we can make it to Exorcist... she's probably freaking out and possibly praying for luck..." the navi commented, eyeing towards the staircase as he dashes forward towards the next floor. Before that though, DNR looked down towards his emblem as he tapped the important feature slightly "Hmmm... I'm sensing I'm a bit lower on health..."

"Well... you did get smacked by a warehouse and a car..." Polonius added, rubbing his scalp as he eyed the health of his navi. "I'll prep the healing gloves."

"Of course you will... all medical professionals MUST be as healthy as possible..." DNR said as the data started pouring into his body, his right arm gaining an electromagnetic gauntlet "One of the many primary directives is to become a paragon of health, both mentally and physically in order to be a role model for those less fortunate!" With that blurb of advice towards his protégé, DNR then punches his chest, the area above his emblem to be precise, as he continued on towards the stairs to reach the next area.

"That ... does rather sound like a good idea... " Polonius said, rubbing his chin. "Maybe I'll start running in the mornings..."

"That's the ticket there Polly!... Who knows, maybe you'll be able to find that special someone.~" the surgeon said in a teasing fashion, taking a good look back in preparation. After all he did leave an unconscious body there...


Actions
1. Check out Mysterious Cowboy
2. Use Defrib. Gauntlets on Self (Heals 60)
3. Dash to Staircase to reach next area
4. Dodge (Precautionary!)

Exorcist called on the power of a recent friend and burst into action, jumping from junk pile to junk pile with accelerate movement before strapping an IV pack on herself.

This aptly confused the junk swimmers. One of them decided to show itself in the form of a junk replica of a great white shark. Those teeth looked pretty dangerous as they bit at Exorcist's legs, but to no avail as the parkour expert deftly made it to the stairs. Her barrier was pretty much chomped, but not too bad. The junk sharks/creatures moved through the junk right toward her, but Exorcist could probably make it up the stairs before they reached her.

...From what she could see, the next warehouse contained multi-colored things... They looked soft and fluffy.

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Meanwhile, DNR frisked his foe and found.... keys, key-chains, cell phone straps, charms, and random other paraphernalia around the rugged navi's belt. It was like the unfortunate result of getting lousy souvenirs from trips to a billion different places.

The doctor proceeded to heal himself before moving toward the staircase, and reached the bottom. The rugged navi started to stir....

...From what he could see, the next warehouse looked kind of damp and gloomy, and white. Was that an operating table he saw?

[Crate Warehouse]
-Others-
Rustic Male Navi: 170 HP (Stirring!)
Cratesx32: 500 HP (Ironbody)(In Rows)
Junk Pilesx6: 10 HP (scattered)

-Terrain-
100% Normal

-You guys-
DNR: 210 HP [0/20]

-Notes-
1 action to climb staircase

[Junk Warehouse]
-Others-
Junk Sharks/Creaturesx3: ??? HP (speeding toward Exorcist!)

-Terrain-
80% Junk (Junk is similar to Metal. It can apparently be burrowed into, but at a price. You can pick up and throw junk for random effects)
20% Normal (Near entrance)

-You guys-
Exorcist: 100 HP (90 HP Barrier)(IV Pack)[TraceurCross] [0/20](On Staircase)

-Notes-
1 action to climb up staircase.
Junk Creatures are 2 actions away.

Exorcist was happy that she'd made it to the other side, but she could feel the harsh teeth of the strange, shark-like junk data creatures tearing down into the chi barrier she was projecting around herself. "I don't have time to deal with these things! I've got to get through this place fast and find the source of this giant's animation, or else there's no telling what will happen to DNR!" she exclaimed with a sense of urgency, hurrying quickly up the stairs.

"... No, Exxy, I really think he's doing just fine..." Burt commented, watching the other screen as DNR patted down the strange man's body. "Well, I'm using 'fine' a little loosely I guess. His physical condition is fine, but it seems like he's a little weird in the head."

Although the news comforted Exorcist, she found that her reaction time wasn't slowing. She felt like she needed to keep moving. Quickly, the navi then bounded up the stairs, waiting to see what sort of deviously fluffy surprises awaited her.

1) Ascend stairs

--TURN SPLICE--

Exorcist ascended the stairs, and jumped up into a warehouse full of multi-colored stuffed animals she had been in before. Physics decided to be weird and place her like this...

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((Aka going straight up into the warehouse lands Exorcist into the floor filled with stuffed animals))

"Ah! A guest~ How fun~" a cute voice called as Exorcist picked herself up to find a small girl navi in a frilly black dress playing with a giant stuffed panda in the middle of the warehouse.

"I saw what you did down there, that's pretty impressive," the girl spoke, tossing the panda up and down. "Not a lot of people can get past Metabo like that, I'm Marian by the way, nice to meet you!"

Marian's face darkened as she got up and patted her dress, "...Is what I'd like to say, but I think you're trying to stop this thing from getting out to the public network. It's my job as a Guardian to make sure that doesn't happen so..." Marian raised her hand, multiple stuffed animals rising from the pile and levitating in mid-air.

"I'll have to stop you right here," Marian giggled creepily, the stuffed animals suddenly taking on their real counterparts as Marian waved forward and they shot toward Exorcist!

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DNR decided it was a good idea to move onward and headed into the medical bay like he had before, experiencing the same weird physics as Exorcist did and falling flat on his face. He picked himself up quickly though and looked around.

All the medical equipment in the warehouse was floating eerily in mid-air, DNR noticed the warehouse was bathed in green light.

"...A patient? No... my assistant doctor? That can't be right..." a voice muttered and DNR looked forward to see a tall navi in formal attire, replacing a suit with a white scientist coat. He had shaggy black hair, a white facemask, and dim blue eyes with thick-rimmed black glasses over them.

"...What are you doing here? Going to ruin my practice by stopping this thing...? Can't let you do that, bub," the navi sighed, holding up his hands with reveal they were completely made of medical hand-tools. "Doctor Angora... nice to meet you..."

[Medical Warehouse]
-Others-
Doctor_Angora.EXE: 200 HP
Medical Equipmentx???: ??? HP (Floating)

-Terrain-
100% Normal

-You guys-
DNR: 210 HP [0/20]

-Notes-
The dank surroundings lower visibility, -1 Accuracy.
All Medical Equipment is 1 action away from each other.

[Toy Warehouse]
-Others-
Marian.EXE: 200 HP (Attacking!)

-Terrain-
100% Stuffed Animal (Unknown, might do double damage if you hit it with fire)

-You guys-
Exorcist: 105 HP (90 HP Barrier)(IV Pack)[TraceurCross] [0/20](All actions available)

-Notes-
None.