A Flare Star for the Dramatic

[well he’s got his staff, one mask, the requisite sunflowers (one assumes they are carrying them for threats as well as for Angie to process), and is wearing glasses for some reason. as well as the usual hidden plethora of bullshit in his coat

just waiting steadily by the fountain until they’re ready to ollie]

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[ Here with another bundle of sunflowers, his supersuit partially activated under his clothes, and an energy drink he risked some kind of petty Red quest for. He's also got one of Lily's chrysanthemum's with him. ]

Edited Date: 2024-09-07 10:31 pm (UTC)

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[Naturally, Crescendo has brought sunflowers of his own, as well as his bow and arrows and his sword at his side. In addition to this, he brought one of his flocks green chrysanthemums. Otherwise, is bag is full of a couple of vials, rope, a knife, and whatever other little useful items he thought they might be able to use.]

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[Lethe is fully just here to provide support so he's got a gun with honeysuckle and mana bullets, a small pouch of first air stuff, and sunflowers as the most efficient means of smacking around mist beasts]

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finalbows

_{[ those honeysuckle bullets perpetually terrify him thanks ]}

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finalbows

[ i went back and forth on this but I think it's cuter to imagine than not so: please picture angie as wearing a chrysanthemum in his hair ]

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finalbows

[ with his big bundle of sunflowers and a bright red toolbox, angie is ready to go PLAY WITH HEAVY MACHINERY ]

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[Someone shouldn't look this happy to be going into a potentially dangerous situation, but he is so excited. That does not mean he is not fully prepared though. ]

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[BOY OH BOY!!!]

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[ READY FOR BODYGUARD DUTY ]

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wooliefrand

[TIME FOR A RIDE ON THE SNAKE LETS GOOOOOOOO

as usual, once ready, the world seems to blur around them, and they can feel themselves moving as the ground speeds below them as if on one of those walking escalators. Scales and eyes blink around them in a disorienting manner, and for a moment they might feel a bit of motion sickness. . .

Before suddenly, it all stops. They find themselves in front of the doors of the massive nightmare factory that Mute and Ananke discovered. The mist is thin here but still dangerous, so be on guard.

Proceed?]

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finalbows

[ one or two jostled steps, before he recovers his usual poise. ]

Ha..! And that! Is what used to be one of the hard parts, over. Now. Would we happen to recall anything special about the point of entry used by adventurers previous, or are we just waltzing right in?

Edited Date: 2024-09-08 12:21 am (UTC)

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[ Lowers his voice, concentrating to see if he can hear any activity inside ]

We kinda just waltzed in last time. CEO definitely saw us though, so we should try to be stealthy going in this time. He could've upped security since then.

Edited Date: 2024-09-08 12:32 am (UTC)

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We can cover everyone with an illusion, but if there are wolves we may still be scented.

[just kinda taking it in. any signs other living things have waltzed through that gate recently?]

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finalbows

There's little chance this many flowers, especially, won't catch their noses eventually...

Mmm..
You couldn't base an illusion on the scent of the chrysanthemums?

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Wouldn't it be stranger to have a pile of chrysanthemums in a nightmare factory? We could always try it if we're in a pinch. The scents shouldn't be too much of an issue, but...

[digs into his pockets and pulls out a packet of pygmydillo jerky]

This might cover the flower smell a bit.

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wooliefrand

[YOU THINK JERKY WON'T ATTRACT WOLVES MORE???

in any case, if they're peeking in. . .the place has been trashed. Likely because the Mirror monster kinda ran rampant until the nightmare effect wore off.

However, there is a Considerable layer of nightmare gas sifting through the halls, as well as a super oozey mist wolf lurching by the workshop entrance.

and it's sniffing at the air. food??]

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[ throws an invisibility illusion up over himself and whoever's closest to him, assuming the rest of Lily is doing the same ]

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[he can't (not enough chrysanthemums), but he CAN stick close to Ananke and pull out the gun with the magic silencer on it in case distracting it doesn't work :)]

Edited Date: 2024-09-08 01:42 am (UTC)

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[lets Ananke to the invisibility illusion while he illusions a rabbit over the jerky. tasty smelly animal!! he throws it AWAY from where they are, trying to make it look like a rabbit zipping nearby in the hopes that it'll wander away from the door and follow the smell. tasty smelly distraction get??]

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[Crescendo, for his part, simply keeps his bow and arrow at the ready. Close to Ananke, he's probably covered in the illusion, however.]

I prefer that we do not cross any wolves if we can manage to avoid them. But I wonder if the flowers would make Bluebell's CHARM ability possible.

[It's just a thought. At worst, they get attacked and he tries it while fighting with other methods and it doesn't work.]

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wooliefrand

[THE WOLF BLOB IS HELLA CHASING THAT RABBIT JERKY

LOOK THE FUCK OUT CUZ LORD HE COMIN]

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[ HECK HECK HECK

Scrambles out of the way and grabs Cres to haul him along for good measure. Good luck everyone else! ]

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[oh yikes

SINCE LETHE CAN MAKE HIMSELF AND ANGIE UNTOUCHABLE and he can't atm he's gonna just go tho. jukes to the side away from the wolf, running for the factory door in a curve rather than a straight line]

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[touches Angel Devil's shoulder to make them both intangible and hauls them both in a long curve to follow Charon's route to the factory door]

That worked better in my head but whatever gets the job done is fine

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[DRAGGED ALONG. OH. The wolves have already appeared. Crescendo will attempt to activate his LOVE LOVE BEAM and aim it toward the wolf as he is dragged away.]

Edited Date: 2024-09-09 01:22 am (UTC)

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wooliefrand

[Well now the wolf security is in LOVE with the rabbit jerky. Why would you do that.

IN ANY CASE, THE COAST IS CLEAR FOR NOW. Aside from that layer of nightmare gas--watch how much you breathe in on your way to the operating room!]

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[pulling his scarf up over his nose and mouth as they hurry along.

he’s looking around as they run, trying to get an idea of the layout—anything weird to soon on the way there? or is it just trashed abandoned factory grounds?]

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[ Just suits up. This thing's gotta be at least as good as an N95.

He's also scanning the room, looking for any evidence someone tried to clean up or any signs of movement ahead ]

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[has a sunflower and a mana gun at the ready, sticking close where he can to stay under the umbrella of invisibility; with this group he's leaving scouting to everyone else and solely focusing on keeping an eye out for enemies so nothing gets the jump on them.]

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[He is masked up beneath a scarf...! Which he pulls up. But he's simply keeping his eye out for more trouble.]

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wooliefrand

[You all don't breathe in much, if any nightmare gas.......for now!!

BUT TO MOVE THINGS ALONG, it's a straight shot to Operations! Ananke especially will remember the big double doors he and Mute went thru to get there. It seems the place is unguarded aside from the now distracted mist wolf, but equally, it's a total mess. The breakroom is torn apart with slashes cutting deep into metal, and hazmat suits and glass is shattered all over the floor. The operating room especially seems to have been turned off at some point, but there's still a lot of stagnant gas in there.

Even before entering, should they look through the display windows, the can see remnants of forming nightmares in the room. A double headed dragon, a fanged goat. . .a bear on a unicycle.

No one said dreams have to make sense okay.]

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