"Tell me you're joking. Surely he's not that stupid."
"I'm not, and he is. Idiot deserved what came to him."
Amy's eyes opened to the sound of two voices broadcasted her direction as they searched for the source. At the entry end of the pool were three humanoid female navis dressed in matching bikinis, making their way into the onsen's water. The tallest navi wearing a shade of pink had her orange hair pulled up into a bun that rested on her head as she conversed with the smalled navi wearing a shade of gold, her long brown hair pulled into a ponytail. The final navi was following behind them, her red bikini almost a match to her own bold red hair, its length down to her ankles and not tied up in any manner; it floated on the water as the trio waded further in.
"Hold up, looks like we have company."
Amy maintained her focus as the three sets of eyes locked first onto her, then onto Sakura, and finally to Lily, whose position hadn't changed at all since she'd deployed her wings as a raft.
"Great. That's just great," the navi in red complained. "I swear, they'll let just about anybody in here these days."
Excuuuse me...?
"Just tell them to move. We have seniority here, and this is OUR area."
"Time to clear off kids, the adults want to relax."
Her fists were tightening with each word that came out of their pretentious mouths, but with Sakura fast asleep in lap the navi didn't want to cause a scene. Thankfully she didn't need to, as Lily's wings made ripples in their miniature pond as she took to the air. Hovering a small distance above the water, her wings rippled with the faintest crackles of electricity as she placed herself between both Amy and this new party.
"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realise we were in the presence of royalty," she gasped, sarcasm dripping from her voice. "Please, tell us the names of the ladies with which we have been given the privilege- no, the HONOUR of making acquaintances with," she continued, her body bowing down whilst still hovering mid-air.
"Do you think that's funny?" the navi in pink growled, taking her own step forward to position herself in front of her friends.
"Oh, I know my humour is awful. In fact, I'd say it's rather shocking." Her wings lit up with a flare of yellow light, to further drive home the cringeworthy pun wasn't just a pun.
"Stupid program, you'd be hitting your own friends in the process."
"My friends are more than capable of insulating themselves from a little electricity. What about you?"
The tall one moved her arms into a ready stance, but the navi in gold stopped her.
"Don't. She's not worth it."
Finally, some reason.
"Just let the silly delinquents have their fun, we'll stay down this end."
...Nevermind.
The pink bathing suit returned to its friends as Lily floated back towards its operator. Sakura had awakened during the stand-off, and was now watching the three with an intense stare.
"Ignore them Sakura, they're just rude people," she reassured the girl whilst stroking her hair.
The navis proceeded to forget about our group and returned to their previous conversation as if the encounter had never happened.
"So what happened?"
"Obviously he was wiped out; sent back to his PET in a fragmented mess. Operator was furious; PMDs aren't easy to come by. Probably won't see him for a while."
PMDs...?
"I still can't believe he didn't bring an Untrap subchip with him. The damn things aren't that expensive, especially when you consider the potential rewards. Mimics are a stain on the network, I tell you; getting a ride out of the suffering of unsuspecting navis just looking for a quick buck."
Mimics...?"
"Forget subchips, they're only good for one use."
"Hey," Lily whispered into Amy's ears. "You don't suppose they're talking about mystery data, do you?"
"I was just thinking the same thing," she whispered back.
"Not everybody can afford expensive NaviCust upgrades and expansions like us, you know."
"What's that supposed to mean...?" Lily kept repeating Amy's thoughts as they crossed her mind.
"Oh give me a break. The parts are only 2,500 zenny each, and expansions are cheap enough. If you can't afford something that basic, you shouldn't be navigating those sections of the internet anyway."
"You're only saying that because you HAVE all the programs. I only have the Millions and Bugger programs; my operator doesn't care about battlechips so he won't shell out for the Collector program. 'I'm strong enough to defeat anything the internet throws at me'. She damn-well knows that's a lie."
"That's too bad," her friend replied without a hint of sincerity. "With these three programs in place, I never have to worry about encountering a Mimic... ever. I'll open every mystery crystal I can get my hands on."
Those words were music to Lily's ears. "Millions, Bugger, Collector," she repeated.
"What?"
"We're finding out what those are later," she chuckled.
All three navis suddenly turned towards the entranceway, their focus seeming to be in unison. Amy couldn't make out what was worth their attention until the blue dress came to their water's edge.
"I beg your pardons, but may I humbly request the assistance of any navis trained to deal with virus problems...?"
"Sorry, no operated navis here," the navi floating in a puddle of red hair fired back.
What, you're speaking on my behalf now...?
"What's the problem, anyway?" the gold navi asked, her back already facing the attendant.
"A group of the region's viruses are harrassing the clientele as they try to enter our establishment. I do apologise for the interruption," she finished with a bow as she turned and headed out of the area, presumably to the next pool.
"Amy."
A pause. "..........do we have to...?"
"Well, no... and I know we have to look after Sakura, but..."
"...But if we were the ones in need, you'd hope someone would help you...?"
"See? This is why we work well together."
Amy placed her arms underneath the child's legs and against her back, allowing her to cradle the pink dress and bowtie as she crossed the deep of the onsen. The trio of ladies noticed their approach and moved aside, as if the girls were somehow diseased.
"That spot won't be there when you get back," the navi in pink sneered as they made it to the pool's edge.
"Good riddance," the red navi added.
The butterfly paused as Amy continued back towards the north sector's communal area. "Thank you," Lily replied whilst doing a mid-air bow with her wings.
The orange navi scoffed. "Whatever for?"
"For reminding me what kind of navi I never want this lady to become, someone who thinks only of themselves."
Violet hair was already vibrating the remaining water off Amy's head while Lily's body slid into the seam of her dress, her wings expanding once again to navi size while shifting from yellow to cyan. The navi's boots reappeared as they sealed her feet back up into a combination of purple leather and reinforced rubber. The lady gave both boots a light tap with her feet, as if she needed proof they were assembled correctly before rushing forward, looking for the attendant.
She found the lady in blue as she entered the main entranceway, her concerned expression suggesting she hadn't found anybody to assist her.
"Hey!" Amy called out, surprising the attendant as she whirled around to the source of the call. "What's the problem?"
"Oh, thank you very much!" the lady bowed low before running up to Amy. "Please, please, let me take your child and I'll show you the way!"
"She's... she's not... my..." Amy stammered, but it made little difference as the delicate hands removed Sakura from Amy's arms.
"Can we trust you?" Lily perked up from behind.
"I will treat her like she were my own daughter. Now please, hurry!" she stressed whilst running towards the stone wall that led back to the entrance. Amy and Lily followed closely behind her, unsure what to expect and hoping they hadn't just signed up for a fatal encounter, but as they passed by the desk at the entrance way, the navi nodded towards the area of concern, a few paces ahead of them, as if Amy and Lily hadn't already noticed.
"I don't know if that's a problem or not, but I'm not equipped to deal with viruses. Please, protect our clientele," she urged.
Amy wasn't about to let Sakura out of her sight, but once again her desire to remain safe was being overrun by her desire to help.
What to do, what to do...
In reality though, there was only one thing she could do to ensure she could watch over the child in their care whilst entering a potentially hostile situation. Amy's pedicels poked out of her hair as the pair began moving towards the disturbance.
"Uhh, are your antenna stronger than mine...?" the butterfly questioned.
"Nope," she replied through gritted teeth.
"Then..."
"Can't be helped. Not if I want to keep an eye on Sakura. Let's just get this done."
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Party:
Amity.EXE: 230 / 230 HP [Hypersensitivity]
Liliana.SP: 80 / 80 HP [Equipped to Amity]
{{{ Battle #1, let's do this. }}}
When triggered, hypersensitivity will cause a 1-action stun (a temporary incapacitation of the victim's senses).
Hypersensitivity may be triggered by any attack that bypasses all defense layers to make direct contact with the target (10% odds of triggering). These odds will increase if the attack is also:
* Fire-based or Ice-based (increases to 20%),
* sound-based (increases to 50%), or
* Elec-based (increases to 100%)
Hypersensitivity-induced stuns will stack across multiple attacks, but will not cause a program to lose more than half of their allowable actions per turn; this calculation includes other instances of stun or similar effects incurred the same turn.
(This is purely RP-based; I will do the necessary calculations.)
posted in Yoka Net •
"I'm not, and he is. Idiot deserved what came to him."
Amy's eyes opened to the sound of two voices broadcasted her direction as they searched for the source. At the entry end of the pool were three humanoid female navis dressed in matching bikinis, making their way into the onsen's water. The tallest navi wearing a shade of pink had her orange hair pulled up into a bun that rested on her head as she conversed with the smalled navi wearing a shade of gold, her long brown hair pulled into a ponytail. The final navi was following behind them, her red bikini almost a match to her own bold red hair, its length down to her ankles and not tied up in any manner; it floated on the water as the trio waded further in.
"Hold up, looks like we have company."
Amy maintained her focus as the three sets of eyes locked first onto her, then onto Sakura, and finally to Lily, whose position hadn't changed at all since she'd deployed her wings as a raft.
"Great. That's just great," the navi in red complained. "I swear, they'll let just about anybody in here these days."
Excuuuse me...?
"Just tell them to move. We have seniority here, and this is OUR area."
"Time to clear off kids, the adults want to relax."
Her fists were tightening with each word that came out of their pretentious mouths, but with Sakura fast asleep in lap the navi didn't want to cause a scene. Thankfully she didn't need to, as Lily's wings made ripples in their miniature pond as she took to the air. Hovering a small distance above the water, her wings rippled with the faintest crackles of electricity as she placed herself between both Amy and this new party.
"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realise we were in the presence of royalty," she gasped, sarcasm dripping from her voice. "Please, tell us the names of the ladies with which we have been given the privilege- no, the HONOUR of making acquaintances with," she continued, her body bowing down whilst still hovering mid-air.
"Do you think that's funny?" the navi in pink growled, taking her own step forward to position herself in front of her friends.
"Oh, I know my humour is awful. In fact, I'd say it's rather shocking." Her wings lit up with a flare of yellow light, to further drive home the cringeworthy pun wasn't just a pun.
"Stupid program, you'd be hitting your own friends in the process."
"My friends are more than capable of insulating themselves from a little electricity. What about you?"
The tall one moved her arms into a ready stance, but the navi in gold stopped her.
"Don't. She's not worth it."
Finally, some reason.
"Just let the silly delinquents have their fun, we'll stay down this end."
...Nevermind.
The pink bathing suit returned to its friends as Lily floated back towards its operator. Sakura had awakened during the stand-off, and was now watching the three with an intense stare.
"Ignore them Sakura, they're just rude people," she reassured the girl whilst stroking her hair.
The navis proceeded to forget about our group and returned to their previous conversation as if the encounter had never happened.
"So what happened?"
"Obviously he was wiped out; sent back to his PET in a fragmented mess. Operator was furious; PMDs aren't easy to come by. Probably won't see him for a while."
PMDs...?
"I still can't believe he didn't bring an Untrap subchip with him. The damn things aren't that expensive, especially when you consider the potential rewards. Mimics are a stain on the network, I tell you; getting a ride out of the suffering of unsuspecting navis just looking for a quick buck."
Mimics...?"
"Forget subchips, they're only good for one use."
"Hey," Lily whispered into Amy's ears. "You don't suppose they're talking about mystery data, do you?"
"I was just thinking the same thing," she whispered back.
"Not everybody can afford expensive NaviCust upgrades and expansions like us, you know."
"What's that supposed to mean...?" Lily kept repeating Amy's thoughts as they crossed her mind.
"Oh give me a break. The parts are only 2,500 zenny each, and expansions are cheap enough. If you can't afford something that basic, you shouldn't be navigating those sections of the internet anyway."
"You're only saying that because you HAVE all the programs. I only have the Millions and Bugger programs; my operator doesn't care about battlechips so he won't shell out for the Collector program. 'I'm strong enough to defeat anything the internet throws at me'. She damn-well knows that's a lie."
"That's too bad," her friend replied without a hint of sincerity. "With these three programs in place, I never have to worry about encountering a Mimic... ever. I'll open every mystery crystal I can get my hands on."
Those words were music to Lily's ears. "Millions, Bugger, Collector," she repeated.
"What?"
"We're finding out what those are later," she chuckled.
All three navis suddenly turned towards the entranceway, their focus seeming to be in unison. Amy couldn't make out what was worth their attention until the blue dress came to their water's edge.
"I beg your pardons, but may I humbly request the assistance of any navis trained to deal with virus problems...?"
"Sorry, no operated navis here," the navi floating in a puddle of red hair fired back.
What, you're speaking on my behalf now...?
"What's the problem, anyway?" the gold navi asked, her back already facing the attendant.
"A group of the region's viruses are harrassing the clientele as they try to enter our establishment. I do apologise for the interruption," she finished with a bow as she turned and headed out of the area, presumably to the next pool.
"Amy."
A pause. "..........do we have to...?"
"Well, no... and I know we have to look after Sakura, but..."
"...But if we were the ones in need, you'd hope someone would help you...?"
"See? This is why we work well together."
Amy placed her arms underneath the child's legs and against her back, allowing her to cradle the pink dress and bowtie as she crossed the deep of the onsen. The trio of ladies noticed their approach and moved aside, as if the girls were somehow diseased.
"That spot won't be there when you get back," the navi in pink sneered as they made it to the pool's edge.
"Good riddance," the red navi added.
The butterfly paused as Amy continued back towards the north sector's communal area. "Thank you," Lily replied whilst doing a mid-air bow with her wings.
The orange navi scoffed. "Whatever for?"
"For reminding me what kind of navi I never want this lady to become, someone who thinks only of themselves."
Violet hair was already vibrating the remaining water off Amy's head while Lily's body slid into the seam of her dress, her wings expanding once again to navi size while shifting from yellow to cyan. The navi's boots reappeared as they sealed her feet back up into a combination of purple leather and reinforced rubber. The lady gave both boots a light tap with her feet, as if she needed proof they were assembled correctly before rushing forward, looking for the attendant.
She found the lady in blue as she entered the main entranceway, her concerned expression suggesting she hadn't found anybody to assist her.
"Hey!" Amy called out, surprising the attendant as she whirled around to the source of the call. "What's the problem?"
"Oh, thank you very much!" the lady bowed low before running up to Amy. "Please, please, let me take your child and I'll show you the way!"
"She's... she's not... my..." Amy stammered, but it made little difference as the delicate hands removed Sakura from Amy's arms.
"Can we trust you?" Lily perked up from behind.
"I will treat her like she were my own daughter. Now please, hurry!" she stressed whilst running towards the stone wall that led back to the entrance. Amy and Lily followed closely behind her, unsure what to expect and hoping they hadn't just signed up for a fatal encounter, but as they passed by the desk at the entrance way, the navi nodded towards the area of concern, a few paces ahead of them, as if Amy and Lily hadn't already noticed.
"I don't know if that's a problem or not, but I'm not equipped to deal with viruses. Please, protect our clientele," she urged.
Amy wasn't about to let Sakura out of her sight, but once again her desire to remain safe was being overrun by her desire to help.
What to do, what to do...
In reality though, there was only one thing she could do to ensure she could watch over the child in their care whilst entering a potentially hostile situation. Amy's pedicels poked out of her hair as the pair began moving towards the disturbance.
"Uhh, are your antenna stronger than mine...?" the butterfly questioned.
"Nope," she replied through gritted teeth.
"Then..."
"Can't be helped. Not if I want to keep an eye on Sakura. Let's just get this done."
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Party:
Amity.EXE: 230 / 230 HP [Hypersensitivity]
Liliana.SP: 80 / 80 HP [Equipped to Amity]
{{{ Battle #1, let's do this. }}}
Status: Hypersensitivity
(Meta)
Whilst raised, Amy's team's antennae give them increased sensitivity to changes in the surrounding environment and act as an enhanced motion and radar tracker (in the case of Lily, her natural abilities are heightened further). The downside, however, is that their antennae are more fragile than any other part of their bodies, and will cause increased harm to their senses if they are attacked.
Any member of Amy's party is vulnerable to hypersensitivity whilst battling with their pedicels deployed.When triggered, hypersensitivity will cause a 1-action stun (a temporary incapacitation of the victim's senses).
Hypersensitivity may be triggered by any attack that bypasses all defense layers to make direct contact with the target (10% odds of triggering). These odds will increase if the attack is also:
* Fire-based or Ice-based (increases to 20%),
* sound-based (increases to 50%), or
* Elec-based (increases to 100%)
Hypersensitivity-induced stuns will stack across multiple attacks, but will not cause a program to lose more than half of their allowable actions per turn; this calculation includes other instances of stun or similar effects incurred the same turn.
(This is purely RP-based; I will do the necessary calculations.)