As the eldest daughter of the Sinclair family, Orion had it all. Prestige, connections, beauty, tutors. She had discourse with the world leaders of influence and pomp. She had dined on the finest foods at the finest tables in the finest restaurants. She travelled the globe in glory and stardom, her name on the tongues of hundreds of thousands. A sensation. A Goddess.

The word had truly been her Oyster Rockefeller.

Funny, she mused, stirring the milk in her Café Bombón with a disinterest that bordered on full-blown shunning, It would still be mine, if… She shook the thought away, unwilling to finish.

If… she had just been a teensy bit less of a downright, A-class, coal-in-stockings bitch.

“Time, darling?”

The silver croissant hooked on her belt chimed. <<Your appointment is scheduled to arrive in three minutes, forty-four seconds, sir!>>

Orion paused stirring. “Aren’t you forgetting something?”

<<Oh, um, ‘you idiot’, sir!>>

“Better.” She huffed. “Remember it next time, or I’ll remind you with some deserved punishment!”

<<Yes, sir! Um, ‘you bastard’! Anything but that!>> Replied the voice, with more pep than one might expect.

Orion drummed her fingers on the table. She stared out at the small square of grass across the road from her. It was a quaint little park in the centre of the ACDC suburb, a place to relax and play. Playground equipment took up an entire corner, with slides and swings and climbing frames galore. It was a place for kids to have fun and for adults to take a break.

And it was a place for redemption.

Her plans would come to fruition in mere hours. But first, there was the matter of her contact...

<<One minute, sir! You ugly git!>>

Orion sipped her coffee, as delicately as if she were handling a priceless emerald. “Lovely.”

Wait, hang on, it says in the Signature Attack topic:

" At level 0, players will start with an initial pool of 80 Sig Points to make signature attacks (referred to as Sigs) from."

Is this wrong?\

EDIT: Nevermind, Maarty pointed me right.

---NetNavi of Orion Sinclair---

Name: MidKnight.EXE
Gender: Female
Element: Null
Subtype: Sword

Appearance: MidKnight is a moderately tall woman with a bulky physique, though it’s not apparent due to the weighty dark-purple plate armour that she wears. Her beak-shaped helmet makes her feel foolish, so she leaves the visor up most of the time, showing her head and fair-blue skin. Her hair is straight and deep blue in colour, and its length changes depending on the phases of the moon, growing longer as it waxes and shorter as it wanes. At new moon, her hair is buzzcut almost to the skin, but at full moon her hair flows en masse down to her knees, billowing out the back of her helmet like a cape. Her steel boots are shaped like unicorn heads, complete with protruding horns on the toe caps and jet thrusters on the heels. Her emblem is shown on both round pauldrons, an icon of her bent tongs pointing at a crescent moon.

Personality: MidKnight is a chivalrous, if unfocused, swords-woman. She was created as the perfect servant, obedient and diligent, but suffers from daydreams and has a rather short attention span. MidKnight is confident in a fight, but her willingness to obey her operator, Orion Sinclair, makes her afraid of failure, and the jumpiness that ensues is a testament to her role as Orion’s navigator. The faint delight she exudes from her poor treatment manifests as a mild masochism, which makes her all the more eager to jump into the fray.

Custom Weapon: “Phase Apollo.” MidKnight’s weapon is a long straight sword with a wide split running straight down the middle. At the centre of the sword length, the blades curve outward in opposite directions, each in the shape of a semicircle. The whole sword resembles a pair of straight tongs with a distinct, circular bend in the middle.


--Type Abilities--

Sword Mastery (Passive): All Slashing attacks gain an additional Accuracy rank. Accuracy with slashing attribute attacks can surpass A rank.

Riposte: Imbue as a free action on a Dodge action to follow up with an automatic counterattack, negated by Impact, for 40 + (Level) Slashing damage at melee range with base B accuracy. This ability will activate after imbued regardless of the Dodge's result. (Once Per Turn)


--Signature Attacks--

Roundo Rondo: MidKnight ignites the thrusters on her boots, skating along the ground directly towards her target. The hoop in her sword glows with moonlight, leaving the afterimage of a crescent moon when she swings. (60 Slashing DMG + Melee Attack = 60, 2TCD)


--Navi Stats--

100 (+50) HP
3 Actions
1/1/1 Buster Stats
60 Signature Points.
40 NaviCust Points.

--Operator of MidKnight.EXE--

Name: Orion Sinclair
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Appearance: A prim and beautiful woman with shoulder length blonde hair tied up in a fashionable cone. She wears deep purple eyeliner, mascara and lipstick, as well as silvery crescent moon earrings. She clothes herself in high quality fashion, opting today for a long luxurious salmon scarf, a pale pink coat over a black dress, high quality jeans and heel-less dress shoes.

Personality: Orion is, to put it briefly, a spoiled brat who has matured into a demanding pain in the rear. She’s been a model, a singer, a t.v. star and a fiancée, but with time her rotten nature made those pursuits wither into nothing. Once the star child of the proud Sinclair family, she’s ended up squandering their name and dragging it through the mud with her. Now she meanders from one half-bright occupation to the other, bungling into a myriad of scandals and controversies that have tarnished what reputation she has left. Her failures and inevitable self-loathing cause her to lash out with barely concealed frustration.

She takes these frustrations out on her Navigator, MidKnight, who obeys her every whim. While Orion does feel bad about how she treats MidKnight, the navi’s persistent obedience and willingness to help a terrible person like Orion infuriates her, leading to a cycle of mild mistreatment.


PET Modifications:Orion’s PET is a high-class model with luxurious leather grip and silver lining. It’s been shaped like a crescent moon, with clips at each point that allow it to be attached to her belt.

--Starting Inventory--

0 zenny.
2 MiniEnergy Subchips.
Battlechips: Cannon, Shotgun, Rageclaw, Recover30
NaviCust: Undershirt and HP +50.

That's a smart idea, Azure, gives it more use than I generally do with it. And I'll read through yours Grim when I've got a moment. <3

This is an RP forum, and that means there's a lot of cool writing going on. Trouble is, and I'm not sure if this is just me, but I find that the only topics I really read are my own. And I doubt there are many who read entire battle topics other than the posters and the moderators.

Therefore, I'd like to suggest this topic: Post here a link to a busting run, real-world rp or mission that you consider one of your best, or that you'd like to share cool moments from your characters.

Fore example: This is a mission from Torrent where she gets into a dance-off in pirate-infested waters and not a single combat encounter is had.

Oops! I forgot about that. Thanks for the catch. Edited.

Torrent cowered under Haywire’s flailing hooves, fortunate enough to be crouching exactly where they didn’t pass. As she got to her feet, fighting away the tangling briars, the horse circled the room for another pass, but crashed to the floor when its legs locked underneath it. It thrashed and bit wildy, scrambling in a deranged manner.

Torrent breathed heavily, the edge of her fear replaced with uncertainty. Despite how frightening the beast was... she felt a bit sorry for the poor creature, obviously suffering from some unseen pandemic.

“Hippie…” Torrent spoke, her voice laced with uncertainty.

<<...Yeah…>> Torrent could hear that Hippie was also having second thoughts about killing the creature.

“I know we need to stop it to fix the robot, but…”

<<...But it feels like we’re putting down a sick horse…>>

Torrent recalled her fight with the deranged lunatic DarkSpiritZero, and how she’d come very close to killing him. It just didn’t feel right killing someone obviously in need of help.

<<Hold on, I’ll think of something… Some way to get it out…>>

The horse thrashed and snarled, it’s body rippling and steaming as glitches continued to multiply within it. It came to a halt and faced her again. Torrent edged toward the room’s central column, the only piece of cover that could potentially halt a deranged charge. The field of wires wiggled in her way, and she sliced at them as she went.

The horse was staring at her, its head bowed for another charge. Its eyes flickered wildly, sometimes soft and scared, sometimes cold hard pinpricks or waving madly in all directions. Torrent started. The horse had spoken when it came into the room. Maybe…

“I, uh, can’t help noticing you’re having a r-rough time right now.” She called to the horse, fighting to keep her teeth from chattering. “Is… is something wrong?” She swallowed. “Um, I’m Torrent, by the way.” She prepared to dive behind the column should the beast take another charge at her.


---TORRENT'S TURN SUMMARY---

[1]: Surreptitious Sidle (Movement -> Towards the opposite side of the column)

[2]: Rageclaw (40dmg + Slashing, B)-> Hay Field around Torrent

[3]: Dive for Cover (Dodge)


[Cooling] Hydro Power, Ready Next Turn!

MidKnight.EXE and Orion Sinclair

Name: Orion Sinclair
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Appearance: A prim and beautiful woman with shoulder length blonde hair tied up in a fashionable cone. She wears deep purple eyeliner, mascara and lipstick, as well as silvery crescent moon earrings. She clothes herself in high quality fashion, opting today for a long luxurious salmon scarf, a pale pink coat over a black dress, high quality jeans and heel-less dress shoes.

Personality: Orion is, to put it briefly, a spoiled brat who has matured into a demanding pain in the rear. She’s been a model, a singer, a t.v. star and a fiancée, but with time her rotten nature made those pursuits wither into nothing. Once the star child of the proud Sinclair family, she’s ended up squandering their name and dragging it through the mud with her. Now she meanders from one half-bright occupation to the other, bungling into a myriad of scandals and controversies that have tarnished what reputation she has left. Her failures and inevitable self-loathing cause her to lash out with barely concealed frustration.

She takes these frustrations out on her Navigator, MidKnight, who obeys her every whim. While Orion does feel bad about how she treats MidKnight, the navi’s persistent obedience and willingness to help a terrible person like Orion infuriates her, leading to a cycle of mild mistreatment.


PET Modifications:Orion’s PET is a high-class model with luxurious leather grip and silver lining. It’s been shaped like a crescent moon, with clips at each point that allow it to be attached to her belt.


---NetNavi---

Name: MidKnight.EXE
Gender: Female
Element: Null
Subtype: Sword

Appearance: MidKnight is a moderately tall woman with a bulky physique, though it’s not apparent due to the weighty dark-purple plate armour that she wears. Her beak-shaped helmet makes her feel foolish, so she leaves the visor up most of the time, showing her head and fair-blue skin. Her hair is straight and deep blue in colour, and its length changes depending on the phases of the moon, growing longer as it waxes and shorter as it wanes. At new moon, her hair is buzzcut almost to the skin, but at full moon her hair flows en masse down to her knees, billowing out the back of her helmet like a cape. Her steel boots are shaped like unicorn heads, complete with protruding horns on the toe caps and jet thrusters on the heels. Her emblem is shown on both round pauldrons, an icon of her bent tongs pointing at a crescent moon.

Personality: MidKnight is a chivalrous, if unfocused, swordswoman. She was created as the perfect servant, obedient and diligent, but suffers from daydreams and has a rather short attention span. MidKnight is confident in a fight, but her willingness to obey her operator, Orion Sinclair, makes her afraid of failure, and the jumpiness that ensues is a testament to her role as Orion’s navigator. The faint delight she exudes from her poor treatment manifests as a mild masochism, which makes her all the more eager to jump into the fray.

Custom Weapon: “Phase Apollo.” MidKnight’s weapon is a long straight sword with a wide split running straight down the middle. At the centre of the sword length, the blades curve outward in opposite directions, each in the shape of a semicircle. The whole sword resembles a pair of straight tongs with a distinct, circular bend in the middle.


--Type Abilities--

Sword Mastery (Passive): All Slashing attacks gain an additional Accuracy rank. Accuracy with slashing attribute attacks can surpass A rank.

Riposte: Imbue as a free action on a Dodge action to follow up with an automatic counterattack, negated by Impact, for 40 + (Level) Slashing damage at melee range with base B accuracy. This ability will activate after imbued regardless of the Dodge's result. (Once Per Turn)


--Signature Attacks--

Roundo Rondo: MidKnight ignites the thrusters on her boots, skating along the ground directly towards her target. The hoop in her sword glows with moonlight, leaving the afterimage of a crescent moon when she swings. (60 Slashing DMG + Melee Attack = 60, 2TCD)


--Inventory--

0 zenny.
2 MiniEnergy Subchips.
Battlechips: Cannon, Shotgun, Rageclaw1, Recover30
NaviCust: Undershirt and HP+50.


--Navi Stats--

100 (+50) HP
3 Actions
1/1/1 Buster Stats
80 Signature Points.
40 NaviCust Points.