ResQ Bounty Hunt

((From Sharo))

A larger-than-normal beam of light crashed down to the network floor, revealing ResQ in her 12" tall ANGEL armor suite, with ParaMet riding on the ANGEL's left hip. [[i]You can't be serious...[/i]] ResQ thought to herself as her piercing amber eyes fell upon Wrangler and his rickety bounty stand. [[i]"This is it?"[/i]] she asked Alex over their intercom channel, which ParaMet was recently added to, sounding understandably skeptical. Alex admitted, it wasn't quite what he expected either, but the hat-wearing prog sitting at the stand clearly fit the description of Wrangler. [[color=green]"It wasn't quite what I had in mind either, but yes, that's Wrangler's stall. Ask for available NormalNet bounties, and he'll list out what's available. I've read the rewards are legit, and can be quite profitable."[/color]]

[[i]"*sigh* fine,"[/i]] she relented before easing the ANGEL towards the booth. The suit's movement was very smooth, showing a slightly feminine gait, with each foot moving slightly in front of the other and causing the hips to subtly sway. Each footfall made an almost bell-like ring due to the pointed shape of its feet. She stopped in front of the booth, and basically towered over it. ResQ's expression was one of suspicion, while her Metool-like companion looked alert, yet slightly wary. "Hello, we're looking to see what NormalNet bounties are available."

As ResQ asked for the bounties, the prog turned around and gave him a chipper "Howdy pardner! Normal nets? Can do! Gonna wrangle yerself up some varmints?" He asked as a list of viruses showed up on a piece of paper, complete with small monochrome pictures for the viruses.

Senbon (Senbon) - AquaNeedle1Damage: 20 x 3 Needles + Variable Targeting + Drop Attack
Accuracy: B
Description: Three needles drop on enemies
Duration: Once
Element: Aqua
Special: Variable Targeting: Allows the user to select a target for each individual hit of an attack. This means they may strike the same target multiple times, multiple different targets, or a mix of the two as they wish.
Special: Drop Attack: This attack originates above the battlefield, and falls to the ground. It gains one rank of accuracy against High Altitude targets.
Trader Rank: D
Solarite (Solarite) - SunFlare1Damage: 20 + Solar Drain x 3 hits + Variable Targeting
Accuracy: B
Description: Launches three spheres of solar energy at enemies. Upon being hit, an enemy spontaneously shines healing light back at the user.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Solar Drain: Heals the user by half the damage dealt. Subject to other conditions that affect Life Drain.
Trader Rank: D
Raider (Raider) - GodHammer1Damage: 100 + Break + Impact / 50 + Drop Attack
Accuracy: C / D
Description: A hammer strike with immense force, that disquiets nearby earth, sends it skyward, and down upon another target.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: The second part of this attack does not trigger if the hammer's target is not grounded. It also must hit a different target from the hammer. For clarity's sake, it may hit nothing if the user chooses.
Trader Rank: D
Anaconda-F (Anaconda-F) - WyrmEgg1Damage: 110 + Ground Attack + Phasing + Homing
Accuracy: C
Description: A fire-attuned snake slithers across the field, hunting for an enemy.
Duration: Once
Element: Fire
Trader Rank: D
Twisty (Twisty) - RemoteBit1HP: 100
Properties: Anchored
Object Damage: 100 + Impact
Damage Method: Telekinesis
Attack Damage: 80 + Panel Break + Drop Attack
Accuracy: B
Description: Summons a Control Tower in your area and a Remote Bit to rain down lightning upon the enemy.
Duration: 3 turns or Until destroyed
Element: Elec
Special: Drop Attack: This attack originates above the battlefield, and falls to the ground. It gains one rank of accuracy against High Altitude targets.
Trader Rank: D
Swordy-F (Swordy-F) - FireKnifeDamage: 60 + Slashing
Accuracy: B
Description: Creates a sword imbued with flame energy, with a blade comparible to a large knife. Hits one target per slash.
Duration: Until Overridden/Broken. Breaks automatically after 6 swings.
Element: Fire
Trader Rank: D
Metrid (Metrid) - RandomMeteorHP: 100
Properties: Anchored
Object damage: 10 Fire
Damage method: Telekinesis
Attack Damage: 80 Fire + Blast 2 + Drop Attack
Accuracy: E
Description: Summons a staff that floats in place. Drops an explosive meteor that's hard to aim for 3 turns.
Duration: 3 turns or Until destroyed
Element: Fire
Special: Drop Attack: This attack originates above the battlefield, and falls to the ground. It gains one rank of accuracy against High Altitude targets.
Trader Rank: D, ShootingStar1Damage: 40 x 5 + Drop Attack
Accuracy: E
Description: Fires 5 extremely inaccurate meteors at a single enemy.
Duration: Once
Element: Fire
Special: Drop Attack: This attack originates above the battlefield, and falls to the ground. It gains one rank of accuracy against High Altitude targets.
Trader Rank: D
Ninetails (Ninetails) - Varitails1Damage: 10 x 9 hits + Slashing
Accuracy: D
Description: Summons a complex whip-like weapon to attack enemies with.
Duration: Until Overridden/Broken. Breaks automatically after 2 swings.
Element: Null
Special: Has multiple applications.
Trader Rank: D
DBLCUBE (DBLCUBE) - DBLBeam1Damage: Special
Accuracy: S
Description: Summons a DoubleCube that fires either a Red Beam or a Blue Beam, then vanishes.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Randomly uses one of the below effects...
- 40 Null to all Enemies (Red Beam)
- 30 Heal to all Allies. Random (Blue Beam)
Trader Rank: D
Melody (Melody) - Binder1Damage: 60 x 4 possible hits.
Accuracy: D
Description: Summons a Melody virus to stomp on random enemies. After the first target is attacked, the virus will bounce around the field randomly, possibly hitting other enemies or the same enemy again, up to 4 times total.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Though the user has no control over the virus beyond the first attack, this chip cannot harm the user.
Trader Rank: D, ColorBall1Damage: 40 + Rebound(4)
Accuracy: C
Description: Throws a bouncy rubber ball that can repeatedly rebound off enemies and objects.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Rebound(4): This effect allows an attack to ricochet around the field. It will attempt to bounce off of enemies or objects until it has attacked four additional times, with the damage of the chip reducing by 10 for each attempted attack. Each attack against a given target lowers the chip's accuracy by 2 ranks against that target.
Trader Rank: D (Rare)
Tuby (Tuby) - DiscordHP: 50
Properties: Heavy
Object Damage: 50 + Impact
Damage Method: Throw, Telekinesis
Status Effect: Confusion + To-All-Clause (Enemies)
Accuracy: S
Description: Causes mass confusion in the enemy ranks.
Duration: 1 turn or until destroyed.
Element: Null
Trader Rank: C (Rare)
Null (Null&Void) - GravityHold1Damage: 50 + Piercing + Altitude Change
Accuracy: D
Description: Creates a gravity well that penetrates obstacles. There is no limit to how many enemies this attack can hit, but as it moves very slowly and in a straight line, it is easily dodged.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Altitude Change: Forces all battle participants out of High Altitude or Submerged status, regardless of whether or not it hits them. This effect cannot be avoided.
Trader Rank: D, WhirlpoolDamage: 10 + Blast 1 + Gravity Crush 100 + Object Erasure
Accuracy: C
Description: Throws a gravity bomb that crushes weak enemies, and deals a small amount of damage to stronger enemies. Rare
Duration: Once
Element: Aqua
Special: Gravity Crush: Instantly defeats any target with HP at or below the numeric value. Undershirt will not prevent this effect from working. If the target would survive Gravity Crush damage, they instead only take the base 10 Aqua damage.
Special: Object Erasure: Instantly destroys Objects on contact.
Trader Rank: C (Rare)

ResQ raised an eyebrow as Wrangler seemed undeterred by having a mech standing over him, though it might make sense, running a business involving virus hunting would likely attract some scary characters. Otherwise, she was impressed by the Prog's selection. "Hm..." she remarked as she looked through the choices, then made her decision. "I'll go with the Solarite."

[Request [b]Solarite[/b] Bounty]

"Alrighty then pardner! Here's yer reward tables!" The prog cheered happily as he printed out a small sheet with the reward tables on them. "Come back after 2 kills and you can turn it in for a different bounty! But don't be afraid to delete upwards of fitty! That's where them big prize is!"

2 Kills: 400z, can turn in
5 Kills: 1000z+ SunFlare1Damage: 20 + Solar Drain x 3 hits + Variable Targeting
Accuracy: B
Description: Launches three spheres of solar energy at enemies. Upon being hit, an enemy spontaneously shines healing light back at the user.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Solar Drain: Heals the user by half the damage dealt. Subject to other conditions that affect Life Drain.
Trader Rank: D
10 Kills: 1600z
15 kills: 2400z
20 kills: SunFlare2Damage: 30 + Solar Drain x 3 hits + Variable Targeting
Accuracy: B
Description: Launches three spheres of solar energy at enemies. Upon being hit, an enemy spontaneously shines healing light back at the user.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Solar Drain: Heals the user by half the damage dealt. Subject to other conditions that affect Life Drain.
Trader Rank: C OR 3000z+ SunFlare1Damage: 20 + Solar Drain x 3 hits + Variable Targeting
Accuracy: B
Description: Launches three spheres of solar energy at enemies. Upon being hit, an enemy spontaneously shines healing light back at the user.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Solar Drain: Heals the user by half the damage dealt. Subject to other conditions that affect Life Drain.
Trader Rank: D OR 4000z
30 kills: 5000z
50 Kills: SunFlare2Damage: 30 + Solar Drain x 3 hits + Variable Targeting
Accuracy: B
Description: Launches three spheres of solar energy at enemies. Upon being hit, an enemy spontaneously shines healing light back at the user.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Solar Drain: Heals the user by half the damage dealt. Subject to other conditions that affect Life Drain.
Trader Rank: C+3000z, OR SunFlare1Damage: 20 + Solar Drain x 3 hits + Variable Targeting
Accuracy: B
Description: Launches three spheres of solar energy at enemies. Upon being hit, an enemy spontaneously shines healing light back at the user.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Solar Drain: Heals the user by half the damage dealt. Subject to other conditions that affect Life Drain.
Trader Rank: D+4000z OR 7000z

"Right," ResQ said as she looked over the reward tables. Alex was right, which she wouldn't publicly admit, but getting 50 kills in one trip would be quite the undertaking. Regardless, she reached down with her right hand, causing the ANGEL to do the same. She gently pinched the printed rewards paper between the thumb and pointer finger of the ANGEL's five-fingered manipulator, then brought it up to her face. She briefly unsynched her right arm with the ANGEL's, allowing her to pluck the paper from the ANGEL's hand with her own, then placed it in one of the pockets of her jumpsuit before resynching.

"Thanks," she concluded before turning the suit around and headed back towards the portal. [[color=green]"It looks like that virus is found in the Dentech and NAXA networks. Your choice as to which one you want to try,"[/color]] Alex commented over their intercom. ResQ briefly mulled it over; Dentech wasn't a bad location, but from what she remembered, NAXA was a bit more out of the way, and had plenty of juicy tech and data to "liberate." [[i]"We'll go with NAXA."[/i]]

[[color=green]"Fair enough, I'll coordinate the transfer. Stand by..."[/color]] Alex replied while setting up the link. A few seconds later, ResQ, ParaMet, and the ANGEL all beamed up and out of the network.

((To NAXA))