World Tour, Part 2

With the battle over the rock cube would disappear into digital dust and Saluki/Sullen would have to wait for their chips to recharge. "Thanks? I think." She chuckled at Vincent and his Navi's antics. "I think that we can search alittle while longer tonight; but after that I really need to get a nice bath and go to bed. Tomorrow I think we both should hit the chip shop."

On the other hand Gilmore and Saluki where finished surveying the battlefield. "The total is 90 useful fragments" the rodent said matter-o-factly. His staff slung along his back and Saluki had fixed her make-up and gown (at least to the best of her abilities on the field) and they were ready to move after the skipping heroine.

[Requesting Battle 4]

The pack trudged through the onsen-filled terrain of Yoka Net further, hunting for more prey. At some point, they felt as if they were being watched. Indeed, by looking around, they spotting the viewscope of what appeared to be a submarine to be closely examining them. Making eye contact prompted the virus, and its bretheren, to surface.

Steam rose from the water beside the group, forming giant viral clumps of Mist as Shellgeeks jumped out in front of the Marina viruses. Two more viruses, wrapped in bubbles, appeared next to each Misty.

They were slightly surrounded it seemed.

-VIRUSES-
MistyA: 100 HP
Nautilus1A: 60 HP (10 HP Barrier)
MarinaA: 120 HP
ShellgeekA: 100 HP [Ironbody]
MarinaB: 120 HP
ShellgeekB: 100 HP [Ironbody]
MarinaC: 120 HP
ShellgeekC: 100 HP [Ironbody]
MistyB: 100 HP
Nautilus1B: 60 HP (10 HP Barrier)

Terrain:
80% Onsen
20% Sea (Behind the Marina group)

Allies:
Lucia.EXE: 160 HP
Saluki.EXE: 140 HP
Artio.SP: 55 HP
Gilmore.SP: 50 HP

-BATTLE 4-
-ROUTINE, SET-
-EXECUTE-

Lucia couldn't help but lose her joyful skip and hum as they ended up traveling through the Onsen waters. Sure it was warm, steamy, healing water, but it was still water and she was miserable thanks to it. Kicking and stomping and splashing as if her movements could in some way damage the water, only to realize that may have been a mistake because of just how many viruses it seemed to have summoned around them. Quick glance at such odds made the navi flush faintly while looking back towards her allies. "Oops, my bad..."

Up, far above the network, almost as if watching from a realm beyond, well with much truth behind such a thought, was Vincent. Only shaking his head as the number of viruses appeared on the holoscreen between himself and his busting companion. Still he looked through it towards his partner and offered a smile. "Say, Kari. Why don't you have your navi use her grass stage this fight. I think the benefits for using it would be a great improvement. Not to mention give both our navis a home field advantage, and I'm sure Lucia would be very thankful to Saluki if she did. Might help promote more teamwork between the two of them."

Drawing out the appropriate chips, Vincent turned his focus back on the field, and began slotting each in one after the other. "Lucia, use these to get things started, and pass the last off to Artio, he should be allowed to have himself some fun this battle."

Back within the confines of the network, data started flowing into the navi, whom was already billowing up in a powerful aura of flames, giving her a small safeguard against attacks by means of burning them to dust before they could strike her. The flame would suddenly erupt brighter when data started to flow in suddenly, empowering her and giving a sudden rush that almost caught her by surprise. But its use was realized quickly as she felt the next set of data flowing in. Bringing hand above her head, a fire staff formed itself within her grip, giving it several quick twirls before its butt was slammed into the panels beside her. Its power was mighty as a thin red beam shot from the great ruby atop it, which quickly started to cause grand thunderclouds to form high above. Its damaging effects would soon be apparent as four flaming meteors started to take on form before they would rain down upon the enemy ranks.

Next came a sudden surge of energy that made the navi rise up on her toes and give a quiet squeak. Still she gathered up that rush into her hand then tossed it towards a beast more suited to the current. After which she summoned her bow from that infernal hiding place and drew an arrow from her quiver. Notching and bringing it to full draw the navi started sending some of her fire data into the bolt. Soon catching it aflame in bright crimson blaze, only to lose it at last, sending a blistering streak of piercing fire towards one of those closed shells.

With data received from his navi, Artio let out a deafening roar, calling down a brilliant flash of lightning to strike himself and bring to life his near impenetrable armor.

Coated now in several layers of leather and steel, the beast charged forth, his normally dark claws shining with perhaps deadly charge as he tried to rake his claws into the transparent monster of steam.

Summary:
Lucia = L
Artio = A

L *. Blaze Aura [Passive] 20HP Barrier on Self
L 1. Attack +10 [Battlechip] +10 damage to each attack of next chip
L 2. Attack+10 + Meteor12 [Battlechip] 100HP Staff, 50[30+10 from attack+10, +15 from element type] Fire damage[2x due to Grass panels?] @ 4 random targets [3 turns remaining]
L 3. Pass ElecKnife over to Artio
L 4. Sol's Arrow [Signature] 60 Fire Damage [2x due to Grass panel?] + Break[2x Damage + bypass against IronBody] @ Shellgeek B

A 1. Bestial Guard [Signature] 120HP Casing on Self
A 2. ElecKnife [Battlechip] 70 [60 +10 due to element type] Elec Damage[2x due to weakness?] + Slashing @ Misty B

Status:
Lucia.EXE: 160/160HP [20HP Barrier]
Artio.SP: 55/55HP [120HP Casing]
Sol's Arrow: 2TCD
Bestial Guard: 3TCD
Meteor12 Staff: 100HP [3 turns remaining]

"Well honestly the last fight was hectic because of the bombs, charges and burn squares; it wasn't as unified as I liked but they got through it in one piece." Nevertheless Sullen would nod in agreement to Vincent's request for changing the terrain; something as tactical as that needed consent. "Honestly I was thinking the exact same thing; save Sally would need the healing and I'm sure that Lucia will enjoy the fireworks. You hear that Sally? Protect yourself and ill load in two chips and play with the customizer. Oh don't miss dear everything is going to count in a big one like this." She nudged Vincent with one of her feet to try and get his attention before they became lost in their P.E.T's again. "I think this is the last one for me; I want to hit the bathhouse then the bed. Tomorrow I need to go to the Chip Shop before we have any more play dates." Her trip thus far wasn't too bad, traveling, relaxing and having the free time to explore the Net at her friend and her parent's expense.

Set grass was inserted first and Sally took the time to protect herself with a barrier. She took a real deep and strained gasp of air to the point of hyperventilating; all the while the assorted grasses, bulbs, petals, seeds and flowers swirled around her. Eyes rolled back into her head and she seemed to be visibly shaken with the action; her mouth pointed upwards and a low and sickening gasp escaped as she finally exhaled. Smokey gray tendrils expelled violently from her snout, eyes and mouth which started to quickly fill the area immediately around Sally and form a protective barrier. By the time the barrier had solidified the panels should be changed in her favor.

The friendly weighted rock cube was the next thing to materialize; Sally could tolerate some crushed petals if it gave them some cover. Gilmore was the first to utilize the aforementioned protection; high tailing and pressing his back tight against the surface. After all no one needed his triage services at the moment so he best stay out of the way.

Finally the burning glyph appeared above Saluki's head once more, peering into the barrier her sword and shields looked grey; while the navigator's own world was plunged into blue scale. Aqua Needle was the last chip loaded into the P.E.T and her only offensive action this round. The three spears of ice formed from the ample moisture in the air above the navigator; and with a wave of her palms they attempted to strike their targets. One for each Nautilus and the last one for a Marina.


Saluki's Summary [i][/i]
* Navigator Customizer; Set Grass: Around Saluki and co.
1: Signature Ability; Williwaw: 20 hp barrier on self.
2: Battle Chip; Rockcube: HP: 200 Properties: Normal. Object Damage: 200 + Impact. Damage Method: Throw, Knockback, Airshot, Telekinesis Accuracy: Special. Duration: Until end of battle or destroyed. Element: Null.
* Signature Ability; Cyanopsia: Passive Take Aim on.
3: Battle Chip; AquaNeedle1: Damage: 20 x 3 Needles + Variable Targeting Accuracy: A. Attempting to attack Nautilus1A: 60 HP (10 HP Barrier), Nautilus1B: 60 HP (10 HP Barrier) and MarinaC: 120 HP.

Gilmore's Summary [i][/i]
1: Moving behind Rock Cube.

Party Status[i][/i]
=Saliki.exe:=
-Saluki.EXE: 140 HP [+20 hp barrier]

=Gilmore.sp=
-Gilmore.SP: 50 HP

=Objects=
- Rock cube: HP: 200

Before anyone, Navi, SP, or virus, could move, the water behind the Marina began to steam up, as it mingled with the hotter water. Kinda made one wonder how it managed to avoid that before now...

Both girls got to work, with one whipping up grass and barriers, and the other creating a powered up magic wand for viral obliteration. Now, would the meteors cooperate? The first hit a Shellgeek, so nope. The second hit a Nautilus, whose barrier vanished. The third...went after that same Nautilus, but missed its mark. And the final one went after a Marina, but fizzled before it could reach the underwater virus. Still, the submarine wasn't happy, and fired off a pair of bubbles with anchors in them.

Saluki then continued with more Object fun, creating a RockCube for her SP's hiding pleasure, before dropping a trio of spikes down on the enemies. One Nautilus was hit, causing its barrier to pop, while the other watched its intended needle fall in front of it. The Marina watched as the attack intended for it dropped towards it, believing itself to be safe...but was wrong, and as a result felt much pain in the periscope.

After handing her own SP something to attack with, Lucia launched an arrow at a Shellgeek. The attack effortlessly penetrated its shell, utterly destroying the virus. And with its own tactics, no less. The gall!

With their bubbles destroyed, the Nautilus were...displeased, let's call them. They launched pillars of water forward, each targeted at one of the Navis, and what they had created. The one targeting Lucia had flawless aim, though thanks to their defenses, only the object was damaged. The one targeting Saluki...wasn't quite as perfect, missing the Navi, but managed to shift the attack's course in time to hit both the RockCube and the one hiding behind it. A Misty then faded, only for it to reconverge around poor Gilmore, forcing the SP to sit this one out. But fear not, as its kin acquired revenge in the form of ElecKnife, completely ravaging the hand virus.

-VIRUSES-
MistyA: 100 HP (Grass)
NautilusA: 60 HP (10 HP Barrier) (Onsen)
MarinaA: 120 HP (Submerged) (Onsen)
ShellgeekA: 100 HP [Ironbody] (Onsen)
MarinaB: 120 HP (Submerged) (Onsen)
ShellgeekB: DELETED
MarinaC: 100 HP (Submerged) (Onsen)
ShellgeekC: 100 HP [Ironbody] (Onsen)
MistyB: DELETED
NautilusB: 60 HP (10 HP Barrier) (Onsen)

Terrain:
40% Grass (Centered on Saluki)
60% Onsen

Obstacles:
Meteor12: 60 HP (55 power) (to side of Lucia) (2 turns left)
RockCube: 180 HP (in front of Gilmore)

Allies:
Lucia.EXE: 160 HP (20 HP Barrier)
Saluki.EXE: 140 HP (20 HP Barrier)
Artio.SP: 55 HP (100 HP Casing)
Gilmore.SP: EJO

Battles rage, sometimes people get hurt, a feeling Lucia knew all too well when she saw that poor rat get attacked so relentlessly, Though that didn't calm the rage that was building, and with it came new found flames erupting about her. Though she at least had the sense to send the new barrier to her own pet, even if it wasn't needed, an extra layer of defense never hurt anything.

After she turned her sights upon the battlefield and let out a faint whine. "Master! How can we kill them if they keep hiding!"

Vincent seemed no more pleased with their first strikes as his navi was, but he at least kept his cool over the turn of events. Instead he'd take two chips out while watching the screen. "Lucia, the simplest answer is best, if you can't deal with the surroundings, change them." Afterwards, he'd snap two chips in one after the other. "Take out those subs."

First orders seemed easy enough, as navi knelt low to the ground and set her sights upon the battlefield ahead, with soft inhale the navi pressed hands down into the grass, which caused off in the distance a bright glow to overtake the waves and water of that healing steam bath. Soon that glow would change the very nature of the terrain, solidifying, hardening, turning that once heated water into cold hard steel, perhaps to the misfortune of anything caught up in the wave.

Once that was done the navi quick rose up, reaching into her quiver to catch the quills just barely after they'd appeared. Drawing them out into a bow in its own formation through fire and brought them to draw. She waited, twin bolts notched to be fired at the two targets that had been water bound. Something had to happen to them, and the moment they showed themselves she'd loose those fang tipped arrows to strike them down amidst their confusion.

Navi took to the move after her arrows were fired, pushing herself into quick roll as a ring appeared about her wrist and was spun down into fingertips. Gripping the golden ring as she came out of her tucked state and quickly threw that ring towards the last virus that should be coming to the metal surface as well, sending it quickly sparking to life as it sails towards its target.

Artio seemed to take the loss of his new friend with less grace, as the beast let out a mighty roar and charged the other ghostly figure. Claws rending this way and that as it tried to end its existence without mercy.

Summary:
Lucia = L
Artio = A

L *. Blaze Aura [Passive] 20HP Barrier on Artio
L 1. Archery Technique: Stable Ground [Signature] Medium Metal Terrain Change centered in Marina group.
L 2. TwinFang1 [Battlechip] 70 Null Damage x2 Targets, first @ Marina A. Second @ Marina B
L 3. Dodge
L 4. Zapring1 [Battlechip] 40[x2 due to type] Elec Damage + Stun 1 @ Marina C

A 1. ElecKnife [Battlechip] 70[60+10 due to type] Elec Damage[2x due to weakness] + Slash @ Misty A [4 Uses Remaining]
A 2. ElecKnife [Battlechip] 70[60+10 due to type] Elec Damage[2x due to weakness] + Slash @ Misty A [3 Uses Remaining]

Status:
Lucia.EXE: 160/160HP [20HP Barrier]
Artio.SP: 55/55HP [20HP Barrier][100HP Casing]

CoolDowns:
Sol's Arrow: 1TCD
Bestial Guard: 2TCD
Archery Technique: Stable Ground: 1TCD

Misc:/b]
Meteor12 Staff: 60HP [2 Turns Remaining]
ElecKnife: 3 Uses Remaining

[Ok I know my SP isn't on the field; so will only one set of Bug fragments be produced? Or will he get them all? Or would I still get them (just be unable to use them?]

Sally seemed to be taking it better than her companions; after all it was eerily familiar to what happened in the beach net. She would just sigh and rub down her face, passed her ears and down her hair after watching Gilmore get EJO in a blue Beam. She was not only going to have to live without Bug fragments for a few battles; but she was also going to have to have a second round of training with her support program. Oh well back to the basics.

Sullen loaded in an unusual chip for Saluki; one that had plagued her in past battles, one that she only acquired by sheer luck and charity, one that had been used recently by her ally. Sally took on a boxer's stance; slightly couched with legs parted shoulder length, leading with her right foot and raised fist. Fire Hit 1 set the vixens fists ablaze and with a smoldering glance she attacked. In contrast to her right handed ally Sally swing a heavy left hook first, then the right; sending duel semi-circular crescents of fire. With some luck the two strikes would connect and the impact would do considerable damage.

The navigator prepared for the next chip with her signature blue burning glyphs; after all despite the old saying of horse shoes and hand grenades this bomb needed be precisely placed for its full effect. The Tree bomb was thrown towards the Nautilus group; trying to have the chip land between the viruses to maximize its effects of the wood towers in the coming turn.

Saluki's Summary [i][/i]
1: Fire Hit 1 Damage: 60 + Impact + Double Attack Accuracy: A. (Would the Impact do double damage + bypass?) Attempting to attack NautilusA: 60 HP (10 HP Barrier) (Onsen).
2: Fire Hit 1 Damage: 60 + Impact + Double Attack Accuracy: A. (Would the Impact do double damage + bypass?) Attempting to attack NautilusB: 60 HP (10 HP Barrier) (Onsen).
* Signature Ability; Cyanopsia: Passive Take Aim on.
3: Tree Bomb 1 Damage: 60 / 60 + Group Attack + Ground Attack (next turn) / 60 + Group Attack + Ground Attack + Aqua Boost 30 Accuracy: B/C/B (Boosted from Cyanopsia.). Attempting to land between the Nautilus group.

Party Status[i][/i]
=Saliki.exe:=
-Saluki.EXE: 140 HP [+20 hp barrier]

=Objects=
- Rock cube: 180 HP.

[Bugfrags are normally distributed only to those who have their SPs out at the start of the battle. Lucia does not receive double.]

Using the Marinas' position to her advantage, Lucia turned the tables on them by forcefully shifting the terrain under their feet to a shining metal floor, ejecting the viruses from their safe haven with a chunk of health shaved off their total. After that, two arrows found themselves lodged in the Marinas' sides, damaging enough for them to be deleted. Meanwhile, Saluki was also assisting in the battle, throwing some mean hooks towards a couple of Nautilus viruses. They were badly injured, but not deleted, merely a hair's width away from it. Meanwhile, Artio took some claws to a Misty, and rent it to pieces. That is, to the extent a formless cloud of steam could be. Also a Zapring killed a Marina, etc.

Of course, the retaliation of the viruses was quite swift and unrelenting. The Nautilus viruses Saluki almost deleted retaliated one by one towards both Lucia and Saluki. Fortunately, their barriers saved them from the painful counterattack, and they were able to survive. The Shellgeek opened fire on them as well, but the attack was spread out too far, and did not connect with anything.

Anyway, some meteors landed and hurt a couple viruses. Nothing major.

-VIRUSES-
MistyA: DELETED
NautilusA: 5 HP (Metal)
MarinaA: DELETED
ShellgeekA: 100 HP (Metal)
MarinaB: DELETED
ShellgeekB: DELETED
MarinaC: DELETED
ShellgeekC: 70 HP (Metal)
MistyB: DELETED
NautilusB: 5 HP (Metal)

Terrain:
40% Grass (Centered on Saluki)
50% Metal (Centered on Marinas)
10% Onsen

Obstacles:
Meteor12: 60 HP (55 power) (to side of Lucia) (1 turns left)
RockCube: 180 HP (formerly in front of Gilmore)
TreeBomb: Imminent attack (60 Wood/Group) (Near Nautilus)

Allies:
Lucia.EXE: 160 HP
Saluki.EXE: 140 HP
Artio.SP: 55 HP (100 HP Casing) (20 HP Barrier)
Gilmore.SP: EJO

Lucia let out a squeak of surprise as those watery, floaty, squidy things made a shot at her, scowling as it simply faded into vapors and steam, along-side her barrier. Still the navi let out a faint hiss of annoyance as her fiery barrier built itself back up in an angered blaze of flames that quickly surrounded her.

As those brilliant flames started to fade, they instead got drawn inward, towards the now readied arrow resting atop her finely crafted bow. Those flames quickly setting the bolt ablaze and giving it that deep forged metal glow. Her target was simply enough to spot, it didn't move, so taking simple breath to calm her movements she set her target and loosed that arrow that burned so brilliantly it cracked through the air towards its target with shattering force.

Calling out, the navi flicked arm back and released the bow, letting it fade away in a sudden roar of flames as she took to the move, "Sally, want to take them out already! I got this one over here! Master, may I have my hammer?" Navi rushed forward, bare feet padding through grass before those footfalls started to thump delicately, almost soundlessly along metal as she charged the final shell.

Chip was loaded just as the navi came upon her next target, and with almost sinister grin the navi drew her arms up and gripped them around the heft of her giant maul just as it started to form above her. For a moment the navi waited and kept her far too sadistic gaze upon the shelled virus. Only to at last bring the hammer down, quite literally.

After which the navi took to moving away, leaping atop her mighty beast, while Artio glanced up to her, those glowing claws of his finally fading as he instead took to keeping on the move across those steel panels, not staying still just in case something tried to make a last ditch effort to strike at them.

Summary:
Lucia = L
Artio = A

L *. Blaze Aura [Passive] 20HP Barrier on Self
L 1. Sol's Arrow [Signature] 60 Fire damage + Break(2x against iron bodied targets) @ Shellgeek C
L 2. Tactical Movement: Move into melee range of Shellgeek A
L *. Keen Eye [Passive] 1 Instance of Take Aim
L 3.Take Aim + BigHammer1 [Battlechip] 160 Null Damage + Impact + Break @ Shellgeek A
L 4. Tactical Movement: Move to and climb atop Artio's Back

A 1. Dodge
A 2. Dodge

Status:
Lucia.EXE: 160/160HP [20HP Barrier]
Artio.SP: 55/55HP [100HP Casing] [20HP Barrier]

Cooldowns:
Sol's Arrow: 2TCD
Bestial Guard: 1TCD
Archery Technique: Stable Ground: Ready

Misc:
Meteor12 Staff: 60HP [1 turn left]
ElecKnife: Dismissed

Saluki gave a slight huff of annoyance at Lucia's request; after all they had two completely different combat styles, she was down an SP and she was waiting for tree bomb 1 to activate. "Do not worry about it!" She barked to her Ally.

She jingled the bell two times before putting both hands above her head. Two small swirls started to form above each open palm; at first they started to look like a Highway mirage or optical illusion; but began to take a more substantial shape. Four swirling gray masses that eventually grew large enough to be used as an attack; those dark, festering balls fired off one after another attempting to hit and pummel the first Nautilus into deletion.

Finally Sullen helped out by loading in two chips into the P.E.T in sequence, and it was one of her favorite combinations; cannon and shotgun. Sallys left arm from the shoulder down transformed into a long and slender, flower decaled crimson cannon. Her right arm took a similar shape; save it had two barrels instead of one. Each had their own purpose; the first plasma shot was powerful enough to knock something back. The second weapon fired a multitude of pellets spreading across the second targeted Nautilus and the surrounding area. It might seem like overkill but they need to take those barriers in account and the known inaccuracy of spreads and towers.

Saluki's Summary [i][/i]
1: Signature ability; Katabatikos: 4x10 Multi-hit, Null damage + shot Accuracy: A. Attempting to attack NautilusA 5 HP (Metal)
2: Battle chip; Cannon: 40 Null Damage + Knockback [Shot Type] Accuracy: A. Attempting to attack NautilusB: 5 HP (Metal)
3: Battle chip; Shotgun: 50 Null Damage + Spread1 [Shot Type] Accuracy: A. Attempting to attack NautilusB: 5 HP (Metal)

Party Status[i][/i]
=Saliki.exe:=
-Saluki.EXE: 140 HP

=Objects=
- Rock cube: 180 HP.
-TreeBomb: Imminent attack (60 Wood/Group) (Near Nautilus)

The Shellgeeks began to take cover in their shells as soon as their attack ended, but this turned out to be a rather poor choice, since Lucia immediately took out the heavy weaponry, and smashed both of them to pieces easily. The remaining Nautilus were taken out easily by Saluki's supporting fire.

-VIRUSES-
MistyA: DELETED
NautilusA: DELETED
MarinaA: DELETED
ShellgeekA: DELETED
MarinaB: DELETED
ShellgeekB: DELETED
MarinaC: DELETED
ShellgeekC: DELETED
MistyB: DELETED
NautilusB: DELETED

Terrain:
40% Grass (Centered on Saluki)
50% Metal (Centered on Marinas)
10% Onsen

Obstacles:
Meteor12: 60 HP (55 power) (to side of Lucia) (1 turns left)
RockCube: 180 HP (formerly in front of Gilmore)
TreeBomb: Imminent attack (60 Wood/Group) (Near Nautilus)

Allies:
Lucia.EXE: 160 HP
Saluki.EXE: 140 HP
Artio.SP: 55 HP (100 HP Casing) (20 HP Barrier)
Gilmore.SP: EJO

-- TEAM BATTLE 04, VICTORY!! --

-- REWARDS --
Lucia: 750z, 49 BugFrags, 4 FXP
Saluki: [BubbleWrap] Battlechip, 480z, 4 FXP

Lucia couldn't help but give a hopping cheer as she watched Saluki take out the last of the viruses. Wasting little time at all in skipping about to gather up her rewards while humming some long lost tune. Artio took it upon himself to gather all the fragments that remained of the fallen.

With the spoils of battle claimed, the navi made her way over to her partner, stopping in front of the other navi with her arms thrown about her wolf. "I'm sorry about the little rat Sally, I know how it feels to see a friend get shot down. I think it was a jerk thing to do, it's like they just decided to pick on him right at the start!" Navi hugged that large beast a bit tighter before slipping away and attempted to claim a hug from Sally as well, since when it happened before, Saluki had been there for her. "But don't worry, he'll be back before you know it, they recharge real quick, right Master?"

"Yes Lucia, but for now it's late, time to come and rest."

Navi couldn't help but try and hang off Saluki while she let out a very childish and drawn out, "Aww!" and whine, her hands trying to grip at the other girl's robe. "But I want to hang out with Sally more!"

Saluki rubbed her face with both paws as a deep sigh escaped when the battle was over. They still had to dismiss whatever objects that remained so the chips could be charged later; zenny had to be collected and the new chip needed to be cataloged. She felt and probably looked like hell; with runny makeup, frazzled clothing and fur. And to top it all off; she was going to have to wait for her support program to recover.

Still that navigator was brought back down to reality when she felt the incessant whining and tugging of her comrade; and honestly Sal had missed everything that Lucia and Vincent had said. "I am reasonably sure that Gilmore is taller then you." Was the only meaningful thing she could think of saying. "And I do remember we both cried that day." Saluki lazily slipped her arms around Lucia's shoulders; at least no one was crying this time.

The shorter navi gave a blink as what she'd been complaining about before was lost at the sudden comparison. "Wait, no he isn't. I'm taller!" Navi eased from her companions arms and rose upright, even going so far as to lift up on her bare toes on that heated metal floor beneath them. " See, I come up too... here." hand rose to brush top of her head and then over to touch against Saluki's chin.

Nodding matter of factly, the fireball soon pressed hands on her hips and huffed up at the taller navi. "Well, maybe we're the same height." Nodding again the navi gave herself a spin on her toes before moving close again to smile up at Saluki. "So, you want to keep going right? You like hanging out with me don't you?"

She took the gesture completely wrong this time and when Lucia moved close the second time; Saluki kissed. The kind of full lips and tongue, fumbling and bumping noses with hands keeping your cheeks trapped and cupped. The kinda kiss where you would be lucky if you didn't choke in the middle of it; the kinda kiss that ended with a lewd wet smack and spittle stringed and tethered between them. "No, yes, no, no, yes." answering all of those questions at once.

Lucia really didn't know how to respond to the sudden movement of her partner, she had only meant to lean in in a cute manner. But instead her pink eyes now widened and those held cheeks heated from the surprise kiss. Through almost all of it the navi seemed to have frozen in shock, while her programming set to work showing her embarrassment as flames filled up around her, still there was no harm to come from them since it was part of her programming and not a method of attack.

None the less Lucia finally started to practically melt and, if very timidly started to return that forceful, passionate kiss. With wet smack and staring eyes that seemed like they would never blink again the navi started to pull back, settling off her toes and almost stumbling before that spittle snapped and she was brought back to reality just in time to catch herself from falling. Though really the navi was left speechless, and so was the wolf that'd been watching it all from the sidelines, who now simply shook his head with a sigh.

Saluki gave the girl a pat on the head and drew back; just enough to give some personal space after that fumble. "Do not get any ideas." She wagged a finger at the SP before finally logging out. Leaving just a lingering vixen shaped cloud of smoke that stayed a few seconds in the air before thinning out and dispersing fully.

[Log out!]

Navi at first just stood there, blinking while being petted and words lost in that shocked daze Lucia was left in. It was when she saw Saluki finally waving a finger the navi's eyes widened and cheeks heated as she reached out. "Wait wh.." question was lost as her hand went right through the ghostly impression and helped disperse the fact she was already gone.

"Luci." again word was cut off as the navi let out a squeak and nearly jumped before turning around and realizing who it was. Scowling at herself more than the wolf she threw her arms about him in a hug. "I'm confused, what just happened?"

"Er, you two kissed.." Still Artio glanced at the navi when she looked at him like the concept was lost to her. "Never mind, let's just go." Pulling away, he'd quickly start to glow bright as features faded and a bolt of lightning shot into the sky. Leaving behind the confused navi once more, Lucia just sort of blinked at how suddenly alone things were and quickly followed suit as she took to her log out process and shot into the sky in a ball of fire.

[Lucia.EXE & Artio.SP Log out!]

Lucia.EXE & Saluki.EXE GET: 2 FXP