Planeocracy

Have you considered investing in fire resistant armor?

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Maybe when I can afford it... ((and by extension, not reduce her "bed" too much))

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[His tone of voice sounds more appropriate for someone who just heard your grandmother just died. Hoards are serious business.]

I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were, um...in that kind of situation.

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I-it's not like I'm poor or anything!

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But, this is the first time I've started earning for my own hoard...

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Ah. Well everyone has to start somewhere.

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R-right, yeah, exactly.

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Well then avoid fighting balors.

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T-that's...

I-it's not like I had any choice with that crazy Enforcer ordering me around...

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[Hm, it seems like someone's running a stealth simulator, but it's far too easy. She stealthily slides up to the console and adjusts the settings.

Scenario> Lighting> Adjust to (Broad Daylight)

Now that should be a good enough challenge. She slinks into the scenario to join whoever's running it.]

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*Meryl will quickly come across a big globe of darkness just sitting somewhere in the middle of the scenario...*

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[Hmm.... must be a glitch. She doesn't know if that blob has anyone in it or not, so she hides from it, though that may just make it easier to identify who the culprit is.]

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*after a bit... Ixthalluz will carefully poke her head out from the darkness spell and continue sneaking along, now that she's recovered from the surprise at the sudden adjustment. She doesn't seem to have spotted Meryl*

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[Hm... must be the other person running the scenario. Doesn't she know that blobs of darkness are suspicious? That would never work against non-AI opponents in a normal environment. Maybe she should help show the error of her ways.]

[She knocks out a "guard" and quickly dresses up in a uniform before quietly going after the girl. Let's just see how she does against a real-live opponent.]

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*she'll be sneaking along, taking out a few guards stealthily and-*

*oh, she happened to look back and spotted Meryl. There's a slight hesitation, before she suddenly charges at Meryl with what seem to be claws fitted over her hands*

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[The hesitation was enough time for her to arm herself, but by the time she did, Ixthalluz was too close for any of her weapons to work practically. She was wide open, but she wasn't about to admit what had happened.]

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*well, Meryl, if you're not going to do anything, one of those claws of hers is going right into your stomach*

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AAH!

[She falls over, clutching her chest. She should have expected something like this to happen, but god, did it hurt. She didn't die as easily as other AIs, but at this rate, Meryl's cursing is going to alert every guard in the simulation.]

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*Soon as Meryl starts cursing, Ixie's other claw is coming around to pierce that windpipe*

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dandelion-shot.livejournal.com

[Clarissa blinks, looking over at the explosion that just happened.]

Hey, are you okay?

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I-I'm fine!

*a bit covered in soot and stuff, though... but the simulation isn't supposed to cause permanent injuries, so-*

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dandelion-shot.livejournal.com

I'm glad to hear it. Are those things supposed to explode like that?

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[She may be down, but she's not going to die in a horrible VR accident. She attempts to roll away from the second strike, but it scratches her across the upper back, causing her to cry out in pain again before she got the hint and shut up.]

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... they always do that when they die. Unless you make them implode or something.

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