"Jayge...be careful." Stephen warned, entirely serious for once.

"At least you'll not get bored in the spectator seat...send me the shotgun first, but keep the other chips ready...I think I'll need them." The Navi had his doubts about how possible this fight would be, but he felt he at least had a chance...kinda

He equipped the shotgun first, already on his feet and moving, he fired one shot at the Canodumb, making use of it's stationary position to better his chances of making the shot count. One less virus from the outset would help his chances a lot here, and if, by some stroke of luck, one of those ghoulish Spookys decided to pop up behind it and get caught in the aftermath, all the better.

He turned his attention next to the Piranha, remembering his last ordeal with the aquatic virus quite vividly. He immediately switched to his RageClaw, running towards the virus and attempting a quick lateral swipe, followed by a forward roll from which he regained his footing quickly. He knew that the Spookys would likely be beyond him to dodge entirely, he couldn't keep track of them both at once, while fending off another Virus...he braced himself for the worst.

Actions:
Shotgun: Canondumb (50dmg) [attempted Spread hit on SpookyA/B]
RageClaw: Piranha (40dmg)
Dodge

"Score~" Stephen laughed, letting out a short sigh of relief, "You did great."

"Thanks...lets pick up the spoils and move on, the extra chip will come in handy later." Jayge nodded, flicking his visor back up to his forehead. His buster-arm returned to normal and he scooped up the rewards of that battle with a short smile, that had gone quite well, he thought as he continued on, further into the network.

"Are they taking me seriously?" Jayge muttered, why hadn't the cannons tried to hit him?

"Well, someone needs to lighten up around here.." It was obvious that the Operator was teasing this time.

"And someone needs to stop goofing off. Get the shotgun ready." The Navi replied tersely.

Jayge moved in on the canodumbs to get one last attack out of his claw, he ran past the first, slashing to his side broadly to try and hit the turret, then sidestepping around, turning, and bringing his claw down for a final, diagonal slash at the same cannon's back.

As he rose from the last attack, he turned to face the last cannon, his buster loaded and ready with the shotgun chip, continuing the fluid motion to level the weapon at his target, firing one shot straight at it, hoping to end this battle here and now.

Actions:
Rageclaw: CanodumbA (40dmg)
Rageclaw: CanodumbA (40dmg)
Shotgun: CanodumbB (50dmg)

"Fancy footwork..." As usual, it was a little difficult to tell if Stephen was teasing or complimenting his Navi's performance.

"Lets just get this bloody shellfish out of the way." Jayge groaned, feeling ready to launch another attack now.

He closed in on the Nautilus as he had the first time, hoping to avoid the canodumb's sights with his movements, but concentrating mainly on just reaching the target. Jayge stopped short in front of the aquatic Virus, first bringing his claw up to tear at it's shield, having decided against trying to score a hit at the same time after the results of his last attempt, and settled now for hesitating for an instant before following up with a second, downward swipe.

His hopefully well-measured attacks complete, he rolled forwards, around the Nautilus and rose to his feet as quickly as he could, breaking into another short sprint in the hope of both evading, and getting into a better position from which to launch his next attacks.

Actions:
RageClaw: Nautilus (40dmg)
RageClaw: Nautilus (40dmg)
Dodge

"Nicely done, just take it easy...okay?" Stephen said with a little concern...this was swiftly becoming habit.

"Yeah, I know...I hadn't counted on that shield being so resiliant..." Jayge muttered, keeping his claw close to hand, but deciding against pressing onwards, at least until he'd had a chance to catch his breath. He hopped backwards again, to get a little more distance, and then started running at an easy pace around the enemies. If they began to attack, he'd speed up and try to dodge, but for now he was concentrating on recovering for another attack.

Actions:
Dodge
Dodge

((fixed, thanks for letting me know ^^; ))

"Feeling a little more confident today?" asked the Operator, getting ready to upload a battlechip

"Yes, I think this could be dealt with without too much fuss." was Jayge's response as he flicked his visor down to cover his eyes. The inner mechanics whirred about as his usually, if only vaguely impaired vision became augmented, and a precise view of the enemies before him snapped into sight. "...send me the RageClaw, let's see if we can't take the shellfish first." he said after a moment's planning in his head. It should take about two hits to finish that first target, if he could keep the cannons from bringing him down before he could manage that. But then he'd be able to concentrate on what, to him, would be a somewhat easier battle.

He started running as soon as he felt the RageClaw begin to materialise on his arm, keeping his eyes unfocussed as he aimed himself straight at the Nautilus in order to at least attempt to keep track of the canodumb pair's movements. He leapt between the cannons, making straight for the Nautilus between them, and jumping above it, raking the claw below him in the same motion, aiming to either pierce the virus's barrier, if not break through entirely and score a clean hit at the same time.

Hoping to finish the Nautilus before it could strike at him, Jayge let the momentum of his swing turn him in the air before activating the boosters in his legs, the armoured casing parting smoothly, and launching himself back at the Nautilus, bringing his claw down with all the strength he could muster, then kicking backwards in an attempt to evade any possible counterattacks.

Actions:
RageClaw: Nautilus (40dmg)
Tactical movement (sacrificing one move next turn with Speed type ability- Afterburner)
RageClaw: Nautilus (40dmg)
Dodge

A thin, blurred outline preceded Jayge.EXE's second transfer into the network, and within seconds the Navi was standing confidently where little more than a blur had been but a moment earlier.

"That was...faster than last time." Jayge commented with a short shrug.

"I updated a few of the PET's systems as well. Nothing particularly special, but they should speed things up a little....hopefully." said the operator, viewing his Navi and the network around him through the monitor.

"Let's see what we can find then." said Jayge with a nod, starting off at a slow stride into the network before him.

A fair few weeks had passed, and Stephen had eventually made some degree of peace with his Navi, though the price was a small graphics update to make Jayge.EXE's small sections of armour that little bit more shiny, which the Operator had been working on between his work shifts.

"Right....there you go, how's that?" Stephen asked with vague annoyance as he uploaded the update program, perhaps they'd finally get some time online today?

"Hmmm..." Jayge turned this way and that on the PET's monitor, observing the new, shiny matt finish that gleamed across his armour now. "It'll do, I suppose. The Navi said finally, in an indifferent tone, though his expression showed that he was actually quite impressed.

"I'm so glad you that approve, now how about we go kill something small and virus-like?" Stephen suggested with a chuckle, Jayge seemed to be in a good mood.

"Yes, I think that we're both in need of a workout, and our battlechip library is in dire need of an update." was the response, and with a wider grin Stephen reached for the cable to connect the PET to his skates, which currently sat side-by-side at the foot of his table, once again.
"The skates again? I hope you haven't dislodged another bearing.... Jayge warned as he started to upload himself onto the network.

"Nope, just figured you might like to get some more practice against those piranhas you're so fond of." Stephen teased as the upload completed, and Jayge.EXE's almost monochromatic form transferred from PET to skate.

((Jacking in to Stephen's rollerblades...again))

sorry for the long absence, lost teh interwebs for a while there ><;;;

anywho, got a nice, big fanart pic for ya'll~

Murloc! Gotta love 'em

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