((I'll get a desc and title up))
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(yeeeee thank :- D )
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((Who does first post?))
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(I can if you like~ )
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((Alright, if the title and desc are okay for you, then I say go ahead~))
20:41:01
I seem to stand waiting in the forest clearing. The same which weve used in the past. Nice forest coverage and away from civilization so we can't cause until accidental property damage... Maybe a little intentional. I appear to just be sat happily next to the small campfire. Looks like it'll burn out soon. Clearly I was too lazy to collect any more wood than what was already there from last time. I await aledas appearance, quietly plotting
20:42:58
It was an interesting choice of a training area--revisiting it after several months. Most of the scarred land from last time was covered by new vegetation at this point. The trees--well, the ones that were destroyed back then were still... well... destroyed, but the forest was doing a decent job of covering it up. As I walk close to the source of light--a campfire, I announce my presence by strumming a catch rhythm on my guitar as I approach Well, shit, if ain't Lucie~
I look over at the smaller than expected campfire C'mon! I thought you'd be better at handling wood than just... that~
I snicker a bit as I sit down nearby still playing a rather easy to listen to tune
20:48:56
I smirk at the approaching riff, always the showman. I chuckle again and point behind you where-
20:51:14
the other Lucie jumps out of a tree behind you, landing and walking up, also chuckle or is it?
20:51:53
My strumming abruptly stops and then I sigh with a mildly annoyed look that quickly turns into one of amusement as I let out a soft laugh while standing back up Ah...
With a sigh, I turn around and slightly wag a finger at the new Lucie Ya know... I should've expected something like this from you~ Quite admirable I gotta admit and all that shit~
clears throat So, what's today's goal? Close the distance? Blow some shit up like drones or something? Fight till we drop? All the above? None of the above?
20:56:43
Alright, back in my pocket-
I press a few buttons on my wrist thingy, the other Lucie reveals a robotic frame and quickly collapses into a small ball revealing the one at the campfire was the real Lucie all along. I get up and pocket the ball for later use it's cool isn't it?
I take a second to think but it's only a literal second blow stuff up! Blow stuff up!
20:59:44
As soon as Lucie I'm facing collapses into a small ball, I turn my attention back to the original Lucie at the campfire Hey, that's a neat trick! I see you've been playing with balls now~
I bring a hand up to stifle my laugh Anyway! Blowing shit up sounds awesome! We might need some drones for that. Got any?
21:04:38
As soon as the Lucie I'm facing*
21:05:22
chuckles me? Play with balls. Never :- P *i pause a second" you're the one who bought up blowing up the drones I thought you had some! You set me up you bastard
21:06:16
Hey! Wait!
I pause for a moment I didn't forget--well, actually maybe I did. No. Hold on.
I swiftly pull out a cell phone and look something up on it Ah... there's one unaccounted for. Shit. Did it go... rogue? No pun intended. I'm actually fucking serious.
21:10:04
glares woooow. It's gone rogue so it just be bad. I get how it is. Psh- it's fine. It would probably be easier to just kick your ass anyway heheh. Less expensive too. You seen the price of drones? Unbelievable
21:12:28
Been a while since I put you in your place anyway. Besides I only bought this... Plastic retractable blade cuz I assumed if be fighting you
pulls out blade that has a blue handle and red blade. It looks like the cheapest shit you've ever seen
21:13:17
My eyes narrow in response to your comments We've only been here a few minutes and you're already bitching about this and that! Tch!
When I see the cheap looking object in your hand, my annoyance turns into amusement Ffff--ha!~ What the hell is that shit?~ I knew we were to take precautions, but co--oh shit!
I hurriedly push Lucie to the side as I see something whirling above the tree line It's the missing drone! We'll kick each other's asses in a bit, but we gotta dismantle this sucker first
21:18:19
I grunt a little when pushed but quickly realised why. On sight, I throw my fake knife away and unsheath my real one it's a good thing I lied.... I just wasn't gonna use this. Question- what can this thing actually do? How scared should we be about this ""rogue"" drone?
21:20:25
The rogue drone starts glowing an ominously and a charging type of noise can be heard Ah... well, that shit ain't a good thing! Stay close!
I snap my fingers and my guitar sends out a sizable group of lightning bolts that encircle us in a protective barrier, and just in time too, as the drone unleashes a barrage of lasers into our location. The barrier successfully holds up as the lasers crash into it Fuck! Lucie can you... somehow... get the drone from here? I'm too busy with this shit!
21:27:14
I block my face as the beam hits, luckily we were defended by the barrier. I look over to you when you ask that" bro... I use a knife. What do you want me to do? I can't even throw that far..... But I do have one plan. *I take out the decoy ball againz rolling it on the ground so the other Lucie can pop out lu 2... Go distract that drone. Try to not get shot. Youre expensive
21:31:04
the decoy Lucie runs out the force field, waving her arms and trying to get the drones attention yoohoooo! Look at me goooo
21:31:37
I'm too mentally focused on keeping up the barrier to pay any attention to what else going on around me. Before I know it, I hear Lucie... or perhaps a copy of Lucie rambling about outside of the barrier. The distraction seems to work though as the drone's barrage of my barrier eventually slows down to a complete stop. Its attention shifts over to the noisemaker outside of the barrier and it hovers closer now slightly below the tree line. A perfect opportunity! Your copy owes me a beer after this, Lucie!
I redirect several of the bolts in the barrier to zap the middle of the nearest tree to the drone, and the drone being so fixated upon copy Lucie, is crushed underneath the falling upper half of the tree. The ground rumbles from the impact and leaves from the forest scatter about Damn~
It had to be done this way since the falling tree could bypass the drone's shielding system--if it had one
21:41:04
the copy comes back to me, not really reacting in any particular way I did it!
21:42:40
I pat the clone it was all thanks to me who came up with the entire heroic plan. And somehow aleda thinks its us who owes him a beer tsss
21:44:32
the clone rolls her eyes this fuckin guy man
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I know right. All he did was stop me being dead
21:45:07
That's a sin in itself
21:45:17
You're fucking welcome~
I let out a small sigh as the remaining lightning bolts reenter my guitar's tail That was a fucking advanced type. Expensive and shit. High heat lasers. Shields. Buncha other bells and whistles and shit. Pfft. I probably could've taken it out with a massive strike, but I didn't wanna waste energy on it
21:48:39
I chuckle yeah yeah you did great good job. Well timed on the tree fall asleep well
21:51:16
the clone runs off to a bush near the campfire and pulls out a cooler hidden in a bush
21:51:47
Heh...
I wave over for her to toss the beer over I suppose I can take one before the ass kicking begins~
21:52:56
the copy throws you a beer without any hesitation
21:53:43
Oh I see how it is, drink my beer then try and beat me up? I respect that.
I shrink the copy back down and stash the ball. Grabbing a beer as well, popping it on the cooler bottle opener and taking some good glugs
21:54:59
I gulp down the beer and let out a sigh of amusement Pff~ Yeah, I agreed to train today just so I can also get free drinks from you~
I say as a joke, but to also mildly get on your nerves to throw you off a bit. Once done with the beer, I casually toss it up into the air and zap it out of existence with a small but bright streak of lightning from my guitar Well, then...
I take several steps back while pointing at both Lucies I suggest you get ready to dodge...
21:59:16
Pfffft. It's not my beer. I stole it from a nearby picnic. Don't worry they were all very drunk. Pretty friendly actually.
I take a few more sips, my eyebrows raise when you tell me to dodge but.... I haven't finished my beer .... Eh. I can probably drink and fight. There's only half of it left
I blink a few times and then take a sip Ahh... Refreshing. Alright...
22:02:41
the clone Lucie now also seems to be holding a beer. We run around each other for a moment just to confuse you for which of us is real and scatter
22:03:12
I keep backing up and continuously pointing my fingers at the two Lucies... or, at least, where the two Lucies were before scattering. Hopefully, she took the hint seriously... Lucie, you remember the Mean Girl Kaylie, right?~
I start strumming away on Bloody Mary making a wondrous sounding rhythm Your bandmate~ My goddess~
The guitar starts glowing an ominous red color I still have the benefits of that contract with her~
In addition to the glow, sparks start flying out from all over my guitar's body What does it mean?~ It means when you see this happening~
I hit the low E note and it rings out an ominous sound GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME!
In one quick motion, I aim the guitar tail like a sniper to where the Lucies may or may not be, and a thick and bright bolt of lightning shoots out from the tail and whizzes into Lucie's alleged location. It doesn't stop there. It keeps plowing through anything and everything in its path. The grass underneath its route its blackened. Trees that are in the way are instantly vaporized while trees that are mere inches away catch on fire from the heat alone. The recoil so so strong that it pushes me across the ground until I end up on almost the other side of the clearing. The bolt gradually shrinks down in size until, in the far off distance, an earth rumbling explosion is heard as a mushroom cloud form in the distance. A shockwave of hot air follows a few seconds later causing the forest around us to quiver Fuck... hope you dodged that shit...
I sure as hell wasn't joking...
22:21:04
one Lucie keeps running toward you, this being the one you aimed at. Luckily this one was able to duck out of the way thanks to your warning and continue to push forward. It looks like they threw something. It's not long before a smoke bomb starts to cloud your vision. Concerningly you could only see one Lucie since your attack
22:26:44
When I catch a glimpse of... a Lucie, I let out a small sigh of relief. I did give a fair warning, after all. Of course, she uses a smoke bomb. That's not necessarily a new thing, but... Hmm...
A snap of my fingers surrounds myself with lightning bolts as some of them shoot out in random directions--low voltage, of course, so it will only feel like a tingle if they hit you
22:31:13
the sneaky Lucie can't be spotted from where you're looking still. The other Lucie however works on trying to dodge these little bolts. Mostly with blinks but sometimes sliding for extra style points. Its around this point you notice the crappy plastic knife I dropped earlier was no longer on the ground
22:37:04
Damn it...
I curse under my breath as I try to scout for you... or, at least, one of you through the fog of war that's gradually building up. With a small grunt, I lift my guitar up and slam its body into the ground, which causes my lightning barrier to disperse into a shockwave to knock you back if you're within reach
22:45:07
the range is enough to knock the hidden Lucie down from a tree branch. I land somewhere in a bush below. You can hear me cursing so you have a vague idea now where this Lucie is. The other through was encroaching fast. She threw something at you again and covered her eyes. It was essentially a flashbang, blinding you temporarily with bright white light although it didn't seem to make much of a sound
22:50:11
From the distance, I can hear you cursing, and my eyes slowly wander to the source of the noise. I don't notice the copy of you closing in, and suddenly my vision turns white as if... OH! MOTHERFU--GAH!
Frantically, I rub my eyes trying to regain my vision back
22:53:20
the copy isnt far from striking distance. Perhaps only 10 metres out. 2 blinks and she could be with you. The other Lucie has also managed to recover and take a different route towards you. Still trying to be sneaky. You don't know exactly where she is
22:56:16
My vision hasn't fully recovered yet, but by memorization, I reach over to the compact weaponized sound amplifier around my belt and turn the dial to non lethal shockwave level. Feeling around with one hand for my guitar strings, I do a few pull down notes, and their sounds turn into shockwaves that send small sized objects near me such as pebbles and twigs flying around like mini projectiles. They won't cause serious harm if they any of them actually hit
23:01:20
one Lucie is about 5m away, getting hit by the debris and rubble you bring up. However as she gets closer she seems to glitch out. Perhaps a limitation due to her being robotic and the shockwaves having some kind of effect on her electronics. Moments before she can make the blow she collapses to the floor and returns to her ball as a failsafe. One Lucie successfully dealt with. The ball is also small enough to be bounced back by your shockwaves
23:04:12
Shit...
My vision isn't fully recovered yet, but I can see a little better now. Just in time to see a Lucie about to strike--no. Slightly surprised, I blink as the Lucie that was about to strike me transforms into a ball and is sent bouncing away by one of my guitar's shockwaves. My head shakes as I mumble something and squint my eyes, fighting through my impaired vision, to spot you
23:09:11
I'm above you, watching from a branch. I'm within link range if I fall. I throw one of the sticks your managed to hit me with while you were blinded you dropped your stick.
I then throw my retractable knife at you, it hits you in the forehead but not with nearly the same precision I'm usually capable off. It's off to the side also take this. Ya dead. Heheh
23:12:57
My attention is divided between the stick you threw down next to me and your taunting from atop a tree HA! There you are!
I announce as my vision coincidentally gets better by this point Now--
Before I could continue, I feel a slight bonk on my head and see the retractable knife land next to me Well...
I let out a small sigh Shit~ Looks like you won this day
I look up and stick up the middle finger in your direction as more of a playful banter than an insult
23:19:56
I chuckle dude... I'm really glad I stayed back and watched to start with. That first beam was terrifying. I dunno how she dodged that. Also that AoE that barely missed? Yeah I would have got hit by that if I'd hidden here right away
23:22:07
Well, we can thank Kaylie for that first beam~ But... shit~ I think we made some good progress today. Good shit that we're up to par in case something happens, ya know
23:24:55
Definitely. First real test the decoy has had besides showing it off as well. Glad the autonomous features seem pretty damn good actually. Good ol' sweep
23:26:09
Fancy another beer? Or did you.... Electrify them?
23:26:20
Mine got smashed when I fell out the tree eheh
23:27:01
Heh... I'd say Sweep did a good fuckin' job~ Maybe she should lend us some drones to destroy next time. Eh, wait, hold up on that beer first. I think someone has been watching us...
23:28:21
intry calling out to see who's watching us Hellooooooo!
23:30:31
Where are youuuuuu? I can smell you
23:31:03
After observing Chloe's combat abilities for a bit, I listen as you share additional details concerning your life and such Well, I can imagine it's not fun going through all that. Why go through it when you don't have to? Besides, you might end up rusty and shit by making yourself a willing target, anyway
00:15:35
Exactly. It's still waaaay better not to for so many reasons
00:17:24
But right now I think I should sleep
00:17:39
I nod and wrap my jacket around you as get into a position of rest Yeah, it was a good training day! Can't wait for the next one~
00:20:17
as you get into*
00:20:42
Cheers, Yeah. Well fought. Maybe next time you'll win
I stick my tongue out and pull the jacket over myself to get more comfy good night!
00:20:58
Eh, fuck you~
I say with a slight laugh while patting your head as you drift off to sleep Rest well~
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