Coral Restoration Log [closed to those in the teams]

[thalassino]

Monday morning, bright and early, Station Master gathers those that signed on to help out, bringing them down via the elevator, before sealing it off, making it impossible for anyone to go up or down.

This is it. This is the day. We are going to fix the coral or... not fix it, really.


[ooc: please check each individual thread for more information. Also, as for the attack/defence part of the log, we are willing to play out the fights for you (apart from the NPC fight which will for sure be played out by us) however, we have given you the skills/attack patterns of the monsters, so if you'd rather, for the sake of speediness, play out the monster yourself, that is also fine, just let us know.]

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Barrier

[thalassino]

For the ones putting up the water barriers their job is in some ways the most simple and straightforward and in other ways, the most important. The water needs to be kept away from the coral where the engineers are doing their work. And as if that wasn't enough, it seems there is some trouble brewing.

Barrier

[persea]

Percy sees the oncoming attack and almost abandons his post to join in the fight. But his job is important too, he remembers, and turns his attention to the task at hand, which he was well suited for.

In the water, he is stronger, and with ease can push the water away from the coral. But he can't hold it forever. He hasn't really had a chance to speak with the others assigned to the barrier, but he really hopes they can help hold the water back more stably.

[ninthserenade]

<sub>[Luckily for Demyx, he had been assigned to something more up his alley--combat never was his cup of tea, so keeping a barrier up was all fine and dandy in his book. Of course there was no way he'd be able to keep it up on his own, so he was thankful that there were at least a few other people to lend a hand.

This was his element. He could handle this--or so he hoped, anyway.]</sub>

You guys holding up alright with this?

HRRRGH ok i'm here

[secondcoolest]

[ Bon's got himself seated just near where the main bits of water are coming through, his hands folded in his lap and his head bowed. He's just kind of constantly chanting, and in front of him, shimmering in the air, is a barrier that he's maintaining to keep the water back.

He can't break the words, but he holds up one hand in a sort of 'okay' gesture at the question. ]

[persea]

[With all three of them working together, Percy is sure they can hold up a barrier at least long enough for the engineers to fix the coral. He wasn't sure about after that, though. And the battle raging on - water beasts. This is his element, he should be helping. No, but this is just as important. This is why they're here. To fix the coral.]

[He's really impressed with the other two guys on his team, now that he's seeing them in action. He'll have to get to know them better when talking is easier.]

I'm good, just as long as you two are here too! Do we have to make this barrier more permanent, somehow?

Coral restoration

[thalassino]

Once the water has been drained away by those putting up the water barriers and the coral is clear and dry, this is where the engineering crew comes into play. Underneath a layer of quaint cobblestones, they will soon come across a layer of heavy duty cement. Hopefully you have some tools (or personal strength?) to break through. Once broken through the layer of cement, it will give way to an underground cavity. Most of the cavity is taken up by the 'roots' of the coral, burrowing deep into the rock. And on these glowing roots, various devices have been attached, with wires running deep into the core of the coral. In many cases the wiring inside the machines has been fried and needs to be replaced. Good luck.

Team South - Washu, Darkleer, Tech, Dwight

[aim_exorable]

Darkleer doesn't waste anytime once they arrive at their chosen spot. It's fortunate that he's already had to create a drilling machine for personal reasons, so he simply pulls out a large robot from his sylladex. Designed after a mole, of course, and clearly outfitted for getting through concrete and such.

"Unless anyone has any better ideas," he adds politely as the robot starts to rev up its drill.

Team South - Washu, Darkleer, Tech, Dwight

[dwightandclean]

Fix the coral. Simple enough...and something he was familiar with. Well...the fixing things part at least. The part where he was working with a troll, a coyote and a pink haired woman was a little out of the norm even for him.

The Cleaner just look flatly at mole, "Hey...I'm not going to complain."

Team South - Washu, Darkleer, Tech, Dwight

[dotthedisconnect]

Tech circled the soon-to-be drill site, looking on the machines with vague admiration. Granted it was no plasma-cutting-drill-cruiser, but Darkleer clearly had a distinct sense of...flair. Flair was a way to put it.

"This seems as efficient as any of my immediate solutions. Carry on."

Team Eaaast--Jade, Dirk, Leo, Guy (using brackets for speed gomen)

[spacecase]

[Now while Jade doesn't happen to have a robot with a drill bit like her good buddy Darkleer does, she does have a fairly heavy duty drill in her sylladex for their area of ground.

That, and even if she's dissatisfied with the size of this drill, she is able to grow it with her space magic, carefully maneuvering the enlarged drill into the ground with this same space magic and keeping an eye on the progress. Don't want to accidentally hit anything important, after all.]

If you guys see anything off before I do, let me know, okay!

Re: Team North--Jade, Dirk, Leo, Guy (using brackets for speed gomen)

[fundemetal]

[Leo decides to try and help by pulling a big hammer out of his tool belt and lighting it on fire. The fire starts on his hands and spreads down the length of the hammer. After Jade has broken ground he starts working in the opposite direction she is, hoping the heat along with the already cracking surface will help them break through.]

Now this is some team work.

Mod OK'd - hooray for OOC tags getting eaten. x_X

[mysterious_groper]

Hang on. Lemme try this on one of the cracks!

[A certain girl, who had caught up with the group just before they left, pulled a drill out, jamming it directly into the crack and starting it up.]

If this works, we'll be down in no time!

Attack/Defense

[thalassino]

It seems Station Master wasn't overly cautious when it came to setting up attack and defense teams. The mechanics have gotten to the roots of the coral when there is a sudden appearance on one of the nearby rooftops.

Thalassino.

She seems far more serious, far more driven than most have ever seen her, a staff in one hand. Her voice is loud (amplified by magic?) so all can hear her.


"I'm afraid I can't let you do that. I need this experiment to fail. Abandon these attempts now. I won't be holding back."

She doesn't give much time for discussion or even retreating. With a few intricate gestures of her staff, she aims at the water in front of the building she is standing on, and there rise three creatures, seemingly made from water. Each creature has a core, covered in ice, something bright and shining in the middle of that core of ice.

And without any further word, she attacks, aiming for one of the teams herself, while her creatures take on one individual team each.

West

[thalassino]

The biggest of the three creatures heads for the west team. It is gigantic, misshapen, as if who had originally thought up the creature had no interest in aesthetics and only cared for raw power. Of the three creatures, physically this one is the strongest, using the odd, almost growth like protrusions along its body, to crash into its opponents, the barriers that are trying to keep the water away from the coral. Each of its strikes is hard, powerful, but what it gained in strength, it sacrificed in speed. Of the three creatures, it is definitely the slowest.

Its ice core, its only weak spot (how could you even think to injure water!) is in its chest, covered by the thickest layer of ice. Seems like this will be a test of endurance, a chip of ice at a time to break down this brute.

[not_heavens_adam]

Well, didn't this thing look like fun? They needed to keep it away from the barrier, but how was another issue. Johnny clenched his fist and a long whip appeared out of nothing in his hand. He lashed out with it, but the leather simply passed through the water.

"Of course..." Time for a more hands-on approach.

The whip shortened and hardened as the leather changed to steel and the vampire leapt into the air, aiming to drive the blade into the ice at the center of the water creature. The blade barely chipped the thick ice, but it did manage to cause the thing to take a couple steps back simply from the force of Johnny's momentum.

He landed easily enough on his feet, but he could already tell his particular choice of weapons weren't going to make this very easy. "Hmmmm....what a fun little party we've got here." Hopefully one of the others had something more useful in their arsenal.

[asea]

Walter had remained at his original position a fair distance from the creature's emergence. It was there that he began preparing an eres after Johnny's preemptive attack, his fingernails glowing and a purplish glyph appearing under his feet as he cast:

"Slash the enemy with a sword of lightning – Thunder Blade!"

Tellingly, a sword of lightning emerged from the ground and swung to the side, cutting through the creature's watery membrane and making contact with the icy coat of its core before dissipating. The water, too, conducted some of the magic's current, and when all was done there sounded a faint but satisfactory crack.

It was still far from finishing the job.

The creature reared back with a reverberating cry, then struck hard ahead, using the momentum of its swing to hit, and, failing that, tackle its nearest target with its massive body. It was a fierce move, meant to compensate for the distance Johnny had created between itself and its foes.

East

[thalassino]

As big as the creature attacking the west side is, as small is the creature that takes on the east time. But don't under estimate it by its size. It's quick, the quickest of the three creatures. However its most important weapon is not its speed; it's its special ability. Occasionally the creature will divide, creating perfect clones of itself. With each new clone, the overall strength of each clone goes down, leaving their attacks weaker, but can you deal with this horde of creatures?

Much like the giant, it has an ice core, its only weak spot. The ice covering it is rather thin. One good hit and it could fracture. But where the water of the giant is clear and easy to see through, the water making up this creature is murkier, making it harder to spy the core unless you manage to mark the original copy in some way. Else you'll be stuck whacking down copies until you hit the right one!

1/2

[howamanlives]

"I don't care who you are, but we're more than just your experiment!"

The words heralded Daimon Masaru leaping out to strike at the water-like golem, digi-soul flaring around his fist. He threw a punch at the creature, which rippled through the water and caused it to "explode" out the back...

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[abarrelofrazzes]

... and for the watery construct to split apart into two.

As Masaru stared, dumbfounded, the second "beast" whipped out with one of its vaguely formed arms, extending it outward and... well, grabbing Masaru by the face.

The street fighter let out a choked yell as he was thrown back into the nearest wall.

South

[thalassino]

The creature that attacks the south team falls in between the other two creatures in terms of size, but it is by far the most ferocious. Looking rather dragon-like, it is covered in spikes of ice that it will occasionally launch at its opponents. To add to that, when approached, it will attack with wicked looking water whips.

Much like its brethren, it has an icy core that is its only weak spot. The ice covering the core is neither thick nor thin. A few good strikes should take care of it. Hard to hit it though when it has this arsenal of weaponry. Luckily, in its ferocity, it also seems to be, well, put it mildly the dumbest of the three creatures. Perhaps a distraction is in order here?

Re: South

[detectiveprincess]

Naoto stumbled back as she saw the creature before them. Damn, what could she do? She noticed that it didn't seem to be exactly smart as it "stood" before them. She looked to her team mates: Sword wielders. Angelo's appeared to be a rapier while Saber's seemed to be a broadsword. The two of them wouldn't be able to easily get close to it without-

"A distraction," she muttered aloud in her male voice. She pulled her pistol out and loaded it. She had made sure to have plenty of ammo before coming down here.

"I'll take point," She told them, "I'll try to keep it's eyes on me. It'll give you two a chance to attack."

Naoto, Saber, Angelo for order? And are we doing the NPC ourselves?

[pendragon]

"I.. disagree," Saber returned, shaking her head towards the one beside her. She knew little beside Naoto's name. "I feel I would be a much better distraction, but do as you wish. Please be safe."

To be honest, Naoto looked unable to handle herself if she was directly attacked. A Heroic Spirit such as Saber would have no issues if she was harmed.

Grimacing briefly, the knight looked towards the creature. A dragon. Or, maybe one. Marked with the Factor of the Dragon, Saber wasn't the most effective against them as she would be with anything else. For this, though, Saber was not too concerned.

Saber's sword had been in her hands, already encased in swirling winds. The golden blade had no reason to be seen yet, so Invisible Air both shielded it and helped power the blows of it. Dashing forward in a flash of green, Saber ran up to the creature.

Several icy whips struck out, but the Heroic Spirit was easily able to dodge and weave between them. Not bothering to go after the whips, Saber charged directly to the large ice dragon.

The core of the creature had caught her attention through instinct, so that's where the knight prepared to jump towards. If it was a weak point, it'd have to be exposed.

North

[thalassino]

The North team has the questionable privilege of being up against Thalassino. With a small flash of her staff, she lands on the water, standing on a small platform of ice. Her back is straight, her eyes hard.

"Run now and your lives will be spared."

Kill her, capture her, try and reason with her? The choice is up to you.

Eridan->Tiir->Minako

[unconchonable]

Oh is it ever a privilege. In fact, Eridan's nearly grateful for the challenge, had the main event be handed off to someone else, while he was stuck fighting some peon, he'd be offended! This is a challenge worthy of his help and he's not regretting signing up.

"Our liwes? Pfft, please." He says arrogantly as he steps forward, hand reaching for the clasps of his cape. He wastes no time undoing them, and with a dramatic whirl of purple fabric, the mantle is soaring behind him, before landing in a heap in the water.

"You'll be beggin' for yours once I'm done with you, but I'll giwe you some comfortin' words, Tha: if you beg real nice-like, I might not kill you in a torturous fashion." He gloats with an arrogant tone thick enough to slice. He takes his wand in hand, wasting no time aiming it at her. White light engulfs his hand and a good portion of his arm, as he charges for the attack. He can feel his power surging within him, honestly. It's been so long since he's been able to use this pent up energy, far too long really. Who better to expend such energy on, than the person promising to steal away what he's worked so hard for?

With nothing holding him back, he sends out his first of many torrents of self proclaimed 'holy fire' at her. The energy gushing towards her in wisps of swirling light, scorching its way to her. She can play with her ice all she wants, but it's nothing in the face of his scathing light, he's absolutely sure of it.

[contemptibility]

Likewise, Tiir scoffs at her words. He has no particular grudge against her, and he's trying to move past his hatred towards humans—but she's an obstacle, so it hardly matters either way.

"I'm afraid I don't care much for accepting my opponent's mercy," he says nonchalantly, appearing as at ease as ever. That said, there's a certain sharpness in his expression that indicates that he has no qualms about killing her either, even if not in a "torturous fashion". Really, that's more effort than he cares to put it in for an enemy like this.

Tiir would move to attack, but when Eridan begins using magic, he steps back. After all, it would be rather counterproductive to absorb his ally's magic when it's not aimed specifically for him. He'll have to wait for a chance to attack.