Posts made by Asator

I actually do seem to have ACP access again.
Fix that, I want to get back to my retirement.

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guys it's the forum apocalypse

also if I'm posting a new topic and the board has been dead for two years, is it still necroposting?

"Icaro, healing support," Eidolon said. "It'll be quicker than draining things."

Far be it from Eidolon to want to rely on the help of others. But she recognized when it was the better idea...well, mostly. She was still going to do her damndest to keep herself in fighting condition all on her own. Not because she was actually worried about herself, but because Andrew really needed to shut up about it. The last fight was not something she'd had any control over. That's what she was convinced of, at least. The reality of it was something for someone else to decide.

More importantly, this battle. Icaro had remained silent as she spotted the viruses up ahead, but Eidolon could still feel her healing magic at work: first a quick burst, and then a slower regeneration. She then remained in the doorway, trying not to stand out too much as Eidolon took a step forward...and then vanished.

Up on the ledge, she reappeared behind the shielded mortar virus, leaving a few feet of space between herself and its back. With a bit of chip data from Andrew, Eidolon materialized an eye-like entity in front of herself, with its eye pointed directly at the mortar.

Then she stepped back, and waited to see what would happen.

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Eidolon:
1. AreaGrab behind HotHead2
2. Sensor1: 100 HP object pointed at HotHead's back (100 Elec+Beam+Stun1 if activated)
-Splice-

Icaro:
1. Song of Healing: 30 Heal to Eidolon
*IV: Attach 5HP per action heal to Eidolon

[color=#5d6674]Greetings.

Um...actually, I'm not entirely sure what this is, so I'll just follow your lead. I sort of signed up without thinking...

Kissed anyone? Well...um...there was one incident that was sort of recent, but it was kind of a strange situation that I'd rather not get too deep into. It's fun, though, maybe I should do it more, even if I'm not someone most people would want to...don't tell Andrew I said any of this. Actually I really hope Andrew (that's my operator) isn't reading this at all, I'm sure he'd get some weird ideas from it.

It's an odd resolution to be sure, but I wish you luck nonetheless. (You might need it if someone takes it the wrong way.)

....

Icaro says I'm being unusually talkative. But I think that's going to be my resolution. My operator and support both say I'm too closed off. I guess I don't really mean to be, but I like my secrets, and some things I just don't think they need to know. But I know I'm worrying them, so I'm going to try to open up more to people. I'm sure it'll be as hard as your own goal. Doing this seems easy enough, but really I'm just talking into a recording program. I can say whatever I want here and then it's no longer my problem.

...That's probably a bad attitude to have.

I guess that's what I'm supposed to do here, though? I have to have done something like this before, but I just can't remember.

~Eidolon.EXE~

Hello, hello,
Oddly dressed? It's armor, guy. Function over appearance. No worries, though, it's a pleasure to meet you as well. 'Name's Firefly.

You sound like you have this figured out pretty well. I'm not too familiar with the business you speak of, but I can understand the want or need to get results without a fight. Supreme excellence, wasn't it?

My resolution's actually something similar. I'm resolving to be more efficient in my own duties. I love fighting, so I tend to get carried away with the fun of it, and that can cause problems if I get careless in the process. Once got myself surrounded because I got caught up dueling a Cattack and took a lot of damage getting out. My commander gave me the full lecture on repair costs after that one.

Oh, and wasting ammo, she's gotten onto me for that from time to time too. Sometimes overwhelming firepower just feels good, though.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm resolving to do less of that and improve on my efficiency and effectiveness. It's not as fun, but I'll be better off in the long run.

~Firefly.EXE~

Very well. Registering:
Firefly
Eidolon

Stranger should not be in polite company just yet.

"It's a...what?" Eidolon expressed uncharacteristic surprise as the crystal of data unlocked to reveal a floating, statue-like head, with a glowing red sphere of light around it. She extended her gauntlet-shielded hand to touch it, and the head immediately disappeared, transferring to Andrew's PET.

"Looks like an aura chip," Andrew said once he received the data. "Not a particularly strong one, though. I'll hold onto it for now at least."

"Noted."

Eidolon moved on past the lava lakes and deeper into the underground cavern, with Icaro casting wary glances around the fiery environment as she floated behind.

[Battle 2 - I think Greco's called this one]

Scourge opens the GMD. As soon as she did, she got the distinct feeling of being watched by a very disgruntled observer. It was gone a moment later, though, and she collected a sweet prize.

GET: CurseShield1Damage: (1 Hit Shield) + (Counter(160): On-Hit)
Accuracy: A
Description: Blocks one attack, teleports to face the attacker, and then charges the target to deliver a crushing bite attack. Break attacks will pierce the defense, but only Impact will stop the Dominerd's Counter.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Status Guard: This chip blocks debuffs.
Trader Rank: D one each

"Ghgkk...that hurt...more than expected..."

Eidolon's voice faded in and out of a static-y haze as she spoke, clutching the back of her hand and forcing the vent shut to prevent more internal energy from leaking out. Icaro rushed to her side, raising a hand to her. "Here, I can help..."

"I'm fine, for now. I can...deal with it."

"Eidolon, please stop fighting so recklessly." For all his worry, Andrew sounded as stern as always when discussing her bad habits. "Eventually you're going to put yourself in a situation where you can't shrug off damage like that."

"I'll drain another virus later to heal. And I've got Icaro with me if it gets really bad."

"That's not the point. Just...be a little more careful."

"What would you have me do? I took out the viruses as efficiently as possible. I only left myself open for a few seconds, and they still hit me."

"..."

"Putting yourself in a position where you were flanked probably didn't help."

Why did the healing spirit know combat tactics? "Noted. I'm moving on." Eidolon dropped the conversation entirely as she made her way towards the far end of the pair of lava pools. As she did, she noted a glowing blue crystal nestled behind the ring of rocks around the latter, and made her way over to it to open it.

[Open BMD]

I'm outta here.

No, not really. But I'm stepping down as admin, and returning to the good ol' days of just RPing and occasionally throwing fun things at players for them to punch. Aim will be stepping up to take my place, and Fera will be taking his place as an Official.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go celebrate my newfound freedom.

Let it be known, my final act as Admin was to kill the B) smiley on the board.

"We have a welcoming party. I'm going to give them a greeting."

A...what? Andrew did a double take. "You're going to what?"

"Andrew, help me out here. Do swords make good welcoming gifts" Eidolon's tone was uncharacteristically inquisitive.

"Are you...seriously asking this?" Andrew asked.

"Andrew just give me the damn sword chip already." Aaaand back to normal.

"Eidolon, one of these days I'll figure you out," Andrew said, pulling out a set of chips to send to Eidolon. Some of them were a bit dusty, which struck Andrew as odd. It hadn't been that long since he'd used them, had it? ...Well, no matter. It was easily wiped off, and Eidolon would still know what to do with them. He inserted them in sequence, giving Eidolon her requested sword...and a few more toys.

As the chip data entered her system, Eidolon strode towards the viruses, drawing her sword from its unsettling 'sheath' and extending it towards the viruses. Spectral energy crackled ominously around the blade, giving it a shifting, messy glow like television static. "I bid you greeting. I am..." Her form flickered. "...not here." and vanished.

"I can't tell if you're aggressively trying to convince me that nothing's wrong or you're just exceedingly bored," Andrew muttered.

It was only a moment later before she reappeared, directly behind one of the shadowy viruses. She swung the glitched sword in a wide arc, and flashes of the same television static-like energy lashed out from the blade to strike at each virus individually. An unseen force preceded the swing of the blade, drawing the first of the viruses toward Eidolon to attempt to bring it into range of the broad slash.

At the end of the arc, the blade shadows, leaving specks and wisps of junk data behind before vanishing entirely. For a brief moment, she was unarmed and defenseless. Then she extended her left arm towards the candles. Straight winds flowed from the room towards her hands, distorting the heat mirage given off by the furnace panels as they passed. Whether or not they succeeded in pulling the ghostly candles toward her, the winds would quickly become turbulent, whipping up into damaging windstorms aimed at both of them. The wind was heavily weighted towards the first of the two, while Icaro assisted in a lesser capacity with a stream of rose petals following the wind towards the other. But still, Eidolon wasn't done. She clasped her sword arm (or what was normally her sword arm, rather), to the back of her left hand where the damaged emblem of a fallen navi remained. With a twist, the cap over the emblem was loosened, and her internal energy started to flow.

Quite literally, even, as water flowed out from between her hands and then formed into the shape of a shortsword.

Eidolon rushed towards the first of the candle-like viruses, swiping her arm in its direction to swing the watery blade. She then turned towards the other, only to vanish once more. Then, like surfacing on a lake, she reappeared in a ripple behind it, bringing the water sword down in a vertical leave over the candle.

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1. Ghost Sword: Gain two instances of Strengthen40+Glitch, Buster Lock
*Toward: Pull - Assist:
2. Stepsword: Teleport behind RedDevilA, then 120+40 damage each to RedDevil A and B (pulling B towards self to increase chance of it being in range)
3. AirStorm: 60x3 Wind - Pull HauntedCandle2 A and B towards Eidolon, then attack with wind attribute damage (2 hits to A, 1 to B)
4. AquaSword: 80 Aqua (x2) to HauntedCandle2A
5. AreaGrab behind/over HauntedCandle2B
6. AquaSword: 80 Aqua (x2) to HauntedCandle2B

Icaro:
1. Attack HauntedCandle2B - 10