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[Twinwolf]

F19

[RedMageCole]

Crimson scoffed at the arrival of the knight.

 

"Well isn't it about time. I wasted so much goddamn time sitting around in this hellhole and you have the audacity to take your sweet fucking time and choose today-"

 

Simeon loudly clears his throat from afar, drawing closer. Annoyed, Crimson simply looks away. Simeon speaks up.

 

"Ye'll have to forgive 'im, we're all... high in emotion. This prison's no place for a human being to be kept prisoner, no matter how checkered their past may be. We'll gladly work with ye... just as the young lass said, I might have to stay behind. But don't worry about escorting me. Ye'll need all the firepower ye can get to take on the warden; he'll probably be readying his last line of defense right now..."

 

Crimson looks at Lizaveta who was dropped off to him by Ferdiad. His look turns into a small glare as he shunted her aside.

 

"...I'm not exactly in the mood to talk to anyone from Virtuous, so don't expect me to drag you around like Goldilocks expects me to do."

 

Enemy Phase

In the warden’s quarters…

 

“Warden Ganymede! The prisoners are escaping, and Virtuous is raiding the prison right now! What do we do!?”

 

Ganymede’s wyvern gave a low growl as it stared down the guard that approached him, giving him a bit of a panic attack that prompted Ganymede to give a laugh.

 

“That’s not my problem, is it? Surely even fools like you can squash a few bugs without needing to come crying to me for every little thing? Go on, then. Go alert the rear guard and fight them.”

 

The soldier seems to hesitate for a short time, before giving a salute and leaving the room, prompting Ganymede to give another haughty laugh as his wyvern calmed down.

 

“Virtuous, hm? What a joke… and all of the prisoners were on death row anyway. Watching them all die together will be an interesting little scene.”

 

Ally Phase

Simeon moves to K15.

 

TURN 9

 Player Phase

Hinabe recovers 3 HP! Hinabe at full HP!

Ferdiad recovers 4 HP! Ferdiad at full HP!

 

 

EXP: (33/100)

Stats (Enemy Stats)

Spoiler

Players

Kane (HP: 14/21) - Iron Knife (9/40) | Lockpick x8 | Vulnerary x3

Ferdiad (HP: 24/24) - Slim Lance (26/40) | Vulnerary x3

Shin (HP: 17/19) - Training Bow (31/40) | Vulnerary x3

Baldur (HP: 15/15) - Heal (18/30)  | Vulnerary x1

Lizaveta (HP: 8/20) - Worm (29/40) | Vulnerary x3
Justine (HP: 18/20) - Artemis' Song (30/30) | Vulnerary x3

Cecily (HP: 21/22) - Hatchet (31/40) | Vulnerary x3

Lenore (HP: 10/17) - Iron Knife (31/40) | Vulnerary x3 | Lockpick x7

Tabitha (HP: 15/15) - Heal (26/30) | Vulnerary x3

Hinabe (HP: 18/18) - Lightning (31/40) | Vulnerary x2

Mim (HP: 12/17) - Training Bow (24/40) | Vulnerary x3

Fey (HP: 22/23) - Hatchet (33/40) | Vulnerary x3

Reiko (HP: 7/23) - Slim Sword (39/40) | Vulnerary x3

Crimson (HP: 19/22) - Fire (34/40) | Vulnerary x3

 

Allies

Simeon (HP: 20/20) - Iron Axe (40/40)

 

Enemies

Archer A (HP: 20/20) - Iron Bow (40/40)

Archer B (HP: 20/20) - Iron Bow (40/40)

Archer C (HP: Lighted/20) - Iron Bow (38/40)

Archer D (HP: 20/20) - Iron Bow (40/40)

Archer E (HP: KAME'd/20) - Iron Bow (38/40)

Archer F (HP: Stabbed/20) - Iron Bow (40/40)

Fighter A (HP: Roasted/22) - Iron Axe (40/40)

Fighter B (HP: Toasted/22) - Iron Axe (40/40)

Fighter C (HP: Axed/22) - Iron Axe (40/40)

Fighter D (HP: Arrowed/22) - Iron Axe (39/40)

Fighter E (HP: HAME'd/22) - Iron Axe (40/40)

Fighter F (HP: F/22) - Iron Axe (40/40)

Mage A (HP: Twanged/20) - Fire (39/40)

Mage B (HP: Arrowed/20) - Fire (39/40)

Mage C (HP: Axed/20) - Fire (40/40)

Mage D (HP: Feyfinallyhit/20) - Fire (38/40)

Cavalier A (HP: 21/21) - Iron Lance (40/40) | Iron Sword (40/40)

Cavalier B (HP: 21/21) - Iron Lance (40/40) | Iron Sword (40/40)

Cavalier C (HP: 21/21) - Iron Lance (40/40) | Iron Sword (40/40) | Door Key x1 (Dropped)

Shaman A (HP: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA'd/20) - Flux (39/40)

Shaman B (HP: Whatthefuck'd/20) - Flux (38/40)

Fencer A (HP: Roughedup/21) - Iron Rapier (38/40)

Fencer B (HP: Kanelizfistbumped/21) - Iron Rapier (39/40)

Fencer C (HP: Stabbed/21) - Iron Rapier (40/40)

Soldier A (HP: Burnt/22) - Iron Lance (39/40)

Soldier B (HP: Dead/22) - Iron Lance (40/40)

Soldier C (HP: 22/22) - Iron Lance (40/40)

Soldier D (HP: 22/22) - Iron Lance (40/40)

Soldier E (HP: Axed/22) - Iron Lance (40/40)

Soldier F (HP: Critted/22) - Iron Lance (40/40)

Soldier G (HP: Chainattacked/22) - Iron Lance (40/40)

Soldier H (HP: ShowoffKane'd/22) - Iron Lance (39/40)

Bow Knight (HP: Big ouch/20) - Iron Bow (37/40) | Door Key x1 (Dropped)

Scavenger (HP: Burned/19) - Iron Dagger (40/40) | Flux (40/40) | Lockpick x2

Monk A (HP: 19/19) - Shine (35/35)

Monk B (HP: 19/19) - Shine (35/35)

Hunter (HP: 19/19) - Iron Bow (40/40) | Lightning (40/40)

Ganymede (HP: 24/24) - Steel Mace (35/35) | Hand Axe (40/40)

[Swordstar]

Mim leaned over and poked Crimson with the tip of her bow.

 

"You be nice Crimson! These nice people came here to help us, it's not their fault we were escaping at the same time! So don't you be rude to them, just because you're grumpy."

 

Move to F-13

[Aurorix]

Baldur looks down at Shin covered in rubble and lying on the ground. He pinches the bridge of his nose and lets out a sigh before continuing forward.

 

Baldur to D18

Crimson to E13

Kane O21, unlock door

[Blasbo]

She simply nods a little bit and advances forward, making a point to ignore Crimson being a pouty little baby about Virtuous, whatever his beef with them is. She doesn't really care right now what that beef is--what she wants right now is to get in there, give the warden a piece of her mind, and get out to the more important task at hand.

"Last line of defense, huh? Good; I'm not anywhere near satisfied yet."

Reiko to D16

[Chevaleresse]

Justine squinted at Crimson for a moment.

"You remind me of someone. . . Did I kiss the girl you were dancing with at a ball once?" 

E18 Dance Baldur

[RedMageCole]

Crimson groans as Mim pokes him with her bow.

 

"...Don't poke me... I'll stop, as long as they don't bother me..."

 

Crimson just rolls his eyes at Justine's first half of speaking. It seems like he wanted to say something during her brief pause, but Mim's words caused him to calm down.

 

...Her second half, however, causes his emotion to change from cold, indifferent... to horribly shocked. His entire body seems to quake, before he meets Justine's eyes, gritting his teeth. Slowly, his expression begins to turn from cold indifference, going past his usual anger at his imprisonment. There is nothing but burning fury in his eyes.

 

"How... How dare you?"

 

In almost an instant, Crimson raises his tome, as if to cast a spell, yelling loudly enough to echo even to Lenore and Kane.

"HOW FUCKING DARE YOU, WENCH!?"

Simeon immediately tosses his axe in front of Crimson. It manages to land in the ground in front of him, barely hitting his feet, causing him to recoil and stop his casting.

 

"Crimson! What the hell has gotten into ye!? Ye raise your magic against a lass who wants nothing more than a bit'a playful banter!?"

 

Crimson's shaking in fury continues, but his expression seems to go to a forced calmness. He looks over at Simeon, at Mim, at the rest of the people he broke out of prison with, before turning his attention to where the warden is without a word, not even a groan of displeasure. Simeon looks at Justine apologetically.

 

"Forgive me, young lass of Virtuous... I'm not sure that's a reaction ye get everyday. I hope that won't deter ye from helping..."

[Blasbo]

...Right. Okay. So, this man is likely a Rian if only for how little a hold on his temper he seems to have. It's not like she can complain much about that, though--though it's a cold anger at the moment she's still full of rage herself. The difference, though, is she reacts that angrily to actual provocation, and he seems to blow up due to an innocent comment. Though...now she thinks about it more she'd probably have a similarly furious response if someone pressed at one of her sorer spots...perhaps not to that extent, but she wouldn't be civil about it. Maybe he had a similar issue?

...She can't offer any advice on it anyhow. Any advice except to get even with whoever caused that pain, anyways. It's probably something to talk about with him later, maybe. Once he doesn't feel like lashing out at his own allies.

Edited April 9, 2019 by Blasbo

[Shauntaro]

With nothing but an angered scream still ringing in his ears, Shin's eyes dart around to look for the source of it. When his vision lands on Crimson, something felt off. 


"H-hey uhh. ..Red person. I feel like we've.. met somewhere before too. Actually, I-I think we DEFINITELY have.. but I, cant remember where-"
 

[Unlurking Sentinel]

"Hold i-!" Hinabe tried to interject as soon as he noticed Crimson's blood started burning, but was interrupted by his proclamation of rage. The Rian blood in this prison seems even more potent than he thought. When Simeon attacked Crimson in retaliation, he couldn't help but add to the discussion. 

"We have no need to start anything between us. For the moment, at least, we are all fighting for a common goal. Do not simply ignore your anger, but if you must, direct it elsewhere for now."

[Powder Miner]

Lizaveta certainly hadn't been expecting the initial reaction she got. She had been surprised by the breakout, sure, but she had accepted something along the lines of a confident joining of forces, the oppressed and their liberators, not... this.

"Erh..."

 

Then that's when the angry man raised his tome and shouted at the top of his lungs, and that caused an outraged expression to grow on Lizaveta's face in turn.

"Who is your enemy?! Is it us?! Or is it the Perusian officials who hold you in this prison, the warden and his like, the oppressors who put you into it in the first place?! Why raise your weapon against someone who only seeks to follow our common interest as citizens of this beleaguered world? The world, Perus, this prison, they are all deeply sick places, and those who have made them sick, the people who had you in here, only benefit from fighting among ourselves! Especially here, we have somebody clear to fight, and it is not each other!"

 

G12

[RedMageCole]

Crimson attempts to ignore Hinabe for a brief moment, but then turns back to Shin with a sharp glare.

 

"I don't know what the fuck you are talking about, you filthy disease-ridden mutt-"

 

At this point, Simeon has gotten closer to Crimson, intending on getting his axe back.

 

"Crimson. Behave-"

 

Crimson's head has now whipped towards Lizaveta, his patience clearly being tested.

 

"You dare preach to me about who is my enemy, little girl? Anyone who dares to-"

 

It isn't Simeon who breaks the silence this time, it's Kane from afar. He's audible, even to the prison squad; the walls aren't that great, it seems.

 

"I can hear you from over here, you know! I don't know who you are, prisoner of this place, but if you keep harassing my team, you will have me to answer to! Now calm down!"

 

Crimson looks about ready to snap, but Simeon just picks up his axe and looks at him.

 

"Crimson, ye're gettin' too high strung. The guards might be coming, why don't ye try venting a little bit of frustration on them?"

 

Crimson growls, but turns his attention back to the warden's quarters. Simeon turns back to the prisoners, and also shifts his head to Virtuous.

 

"Once again, sorry. I'd personally like te get outta here, so I'd like ye all to take Hinabe over here's advice and not fight. I know I won't... lost me temper meself a little there, I shouldn't be chuckin' axes... oof, yep, gonna be feelin' that one in the mornin'..."

[Aurorix]

 

A woman is thrown onto the floor by a rough and burly man. A nice woman. A woman who you feel great appreciation for. She lies on ground beneath this towering man who wobbles too a fro, cheeks pink and his voice slurs a bit. He's holding an axe to his side a raises it threateningly. "HOW FUCKING DARE YOU, WENCH!?"

 

In your pocket, a thin, long and sharp piece of metal rest. Your feet start moving on their own towards the drunken street rat and in a flash everything goes black.... then red.... then black again. The man lies on the floor in a crimson pool and a gash through and into his neck. Luckily, the woman is unharmed. You stand there idle, the piece of metal now coated in the same crimson.

 

 
"..."

 

 

Baldur approaches the man who just attempted to blast his comrade with flames. He was about ready to jump in front of the flames before the ax from one of their members stopped it. He glares straight at the red-haired and well-dressed barbarian. "Look here, bastard. I don't know who the HELL you think you are but let me tell you one thing. " He moves his staff to his left hand and the people behind him can see something almost slide down the back of his right arm.  "We just came to help your sorry ass and THIS is how repay our kindness!? Not only that you attempt to harm one of my teammates and you ridicule the rest. Were it not for my orders I'd end your sorry life right here and now. BUT, if I ever see you try and harm us again, I don't think I could restrain myself making you lie in a pool the same color as the trash heap you call your hair. GOT IT!?"

[RedMageCole]

Simeon had begun to walk back, but turns around and sighs as he begins to start walking back toward Crimson, clearly tired out and unable to move as fast as Crimson begins anew. It seems even he's somewhat more annoyed than angry, as if a fly had been buzzing around him for quite some time before he got tired of trying to swat at it, but the anger is still present.

 

"Did I need your goddamn help? No. Kindness? Don't make me laugh. I've met thugs kinder than the lot of you. Even I can see I'm far gone, but you all? You're all just as dragged down to hell with me. Do you honestly think you can defeat me with that pathetic little stick of yours when compared to my fire? You-"

 

"ENOUGH!"

 

Kane has finally shown himself. He clearly looks exhausted, and taking deep breaths to calm himself. It's rare for Kane to lose his cool like this.

 

"Orchid, I understand your frustrations, and they are not unfounded. I thank you for looking out for everyone, but we all need to take a step back and remember who we're fighting. I don't want to have to leave Mink alone to do lock-picking all by herself, I trust you can all solve this like adults." Kane turns his attention to Crimson in particular. "You. I don't know your name, but I hope you know that you are talking to not just Minstrel, not just Orchid, but the entirety of Virtuous. If you denounce one of us, you denounce the rest of us. You don't have to appreciate our help, and I don't know why your outburst was necessary. I won't pretend to know you as well as you do, but for everyone's sake, calm the hell down. I'd rather not come back out here until I have whatever's in the treasury, so please don't make me."

 

Crimson glares at Kane. Kane meets his glare with his own, before Crimson, yet again, groans and turns his attention back to the warden door, gritting his teeth in frustration.

 

"Whatever... Fine. I won't speak unless spoken to. That way it's your own team's fault if I hurt their feelings."

 

Not entirely satisfied but in a rush, Kane walks his way back to the door, sighing and exhaustively finishing unlocking the door, muttering under his breath only audible enough for Lenore to hear. "I should have thought this mission out better... do a better job next time, Phoenix..."

[Aurorix]

Baldur grumbles as he begins to pretend to adjust his right sleeve. Really he was just sliding back whatever he pulled out before, but unless you were closely behind him you couldn't tell. He keeps his staff in his left hand however, just in case. He makes sure to keep a watchful eye on the red-haired man as he moves forward.

 

Baldur moves to C15

[Chevaleresse]

Well, that was unexpected. She might have stirred that pot a bit more, but this wasn't the situation for it. She lifted her hand from where it'd darted to her belt; Justine was really missing her sword right now. This wouldn't have been the first time she'd gotten into a duel over a woman's honor. Were they honestly taking this guy with them? Talent at slinging spells be damned, if that much of a quip was enough to rile him that badly, he wasn't someone she wanted to work with. 

 

The dancer, once the startled expression wore off, simply shook her head and continued to move with the rest of the group.

[rokubiraijuu]

He... He wasn't sure what to make of all this. Everything happened so quickly — he hadn't even had a chance to parse through how Crimson's surprisingly caustic comment at his arrival had made him feel before the scene in front of him turned to chaos: Baldur, Lizaveta, the escaping prisoners, even Kane getting involved. All he could do was raise a hand weakly from Bradwr's reins and make a couple hesitant sounds like he wanted to interject, but they're utterly drowned out by the bedlam, and after a few seconds, he falls quiet until, just as quickly as it'd started, the tumult dies down. The raging man in the red cloak turns away, evidently seething, and tensions are high enough that Ferdiad feels the discomfort physically. He glances from Baldur to Lizaveta to the man in red, a look of dismay on his face.

 

Dissension, even outbursts and outrage like this, in the ranks isn't a stranger to him, but he had thought that their arrival to help these people would be welcomed. Who would turn down assistance in such a time of need? Even if these people felt themselves capable enough on their own, who ever complained about willing reinforcements? Had such an idea been too naive?

 

Beneath him, Bradwr snorts in the new, stony silence and scuffs at the floor with a hoof. Despite the chaos, he's remained apathetically calm.

 

"... We ought to advance. Let us not give our enemy too much time to prepare."

 

C14.

[Zetaark]

"The heck is this mess? Was that quip really something to get mad about?" Fey wonders seeing Crimson explode the way he did. "I smell a story behind this. I'll get Mim to poke him about it later," she whispers to herself as she moves closer to the girl in question.

 

G13

[Shauntaro]

"Ahh. This.. ended up being a lot more complicated than I expected. I hope the rest of them are doing okay." Shin mumbles to himself.
Deciding to let the situation cool down, he slowly edges towards the prisoners at the north-east who haven't said much. To hopefully at least ease the remainder of them into Virtuous, he thought.  

Shin quietly walks to F18.

[Swordstar]

Mim had squeaked and shrunk back at first as Crimson exploded at everyone, but the more the fighting raged on, the angrier she got before finally bursting out,

 

"Just fucking STOP! You Virtuous, you're just picking on him and started this all! You don't get to act all high and mighty just because you're here to break us out. We were doing just fine without you and it's not like you actually know or care about us, so don't act like we're not just a lucky few that you decided to use as a power move. And as. for. YOU!"

 

Drawing herself up to her full, very unimpressive height, she spun around and grabbed Crimson's jacket and tugged him down as far as he would easily go and glared up at him.

 

"I don't know what your fucking problem is right now, but these people are not the enemy. Your grumpy act was all well and good, but if you don't start behaving and working with these people, the warden will be able to just sit back while we kill each other. So, mister, don't even think about saying anything more to them, no matter what they say, until we're all safe and out of here! So be nice, whether you like it or not. Or else!"

 

She didn't quite seem to understand that she was not exactly a threatening presence. She also didn't seem to care.

[ElfCollaborator]

Lenore, for her part, looks between Crimson, Mim, and the rest of the group with an irritated expression clear on her face. Orchid and Scarlet in particular get a stern glare from the ex-con artist.

 

She'd had her misgivings about this entire operation, and this small person trying to yell at them at the top of her voice over the commotion really wasn't helping her think that this was in any way an advisable course of action. She assumed she'd signed on with professionals, not a bunch of squabbling morons; where the hell did Orchid and Scarlet get off thinking this was a good idea engaging the mark like that? As it was, the entire mess was already getting out of hand for Lenore; too much violence, too much chaos and far too much screaming. This already wasn't her style, and their marks yelling at them really wasn't helping her concentrate. 

 

Still, Lenore was a professional. Unlike Kane, she doesn't raise her voice, nor lose her composure more than she already has. This may not have been business as usual for Lenore Snicket, but damned if she didn't earn her way to being one of the most infamous thieves in Perus through losing her edge when the going got tough.

"We need to calm down and proceed with the mission; any more slip-ups could be fatal and I don't intend on taking home any corpses today. Lady in the purple clothes, I'll apologise on behalf of our group, but we can talk about it when we aren't busy fighting. Is that clear?"

Without waiting for her to respond, Lenore heads towards the treasure rooms. Something she could deal with, at least. She at least offers Kane a nod in acknowledgement before leaving him alone.

 

Phoenix, I hope you know how to rein these people in because you don't pay me enough to do it myself.

N22

[Swordstar]

Mim brightened visibly and smiled at the nice lady.

 

"Thank you! Good to know you can be reasonable~"

[RedMageCole]

Crimson simply kept to himself as Mim yelled at Virtuous, figuring he did not need to join her yelling. However, there was a hint of satisfaction inside as they were yelled at... though this was quickly eliminated. Mim didn't tug Crimson down very far; he was tall and somewhat well built, but the effect was there and he didn't fight back.

 

"...very well."

 

His words didn't carry exactly an understanding tone, but he wasn't untruthful. Internally, he respected Mim... but that didn't stop him from not being too happy about being yelled at. Again. It was, thankfully, her harsh words at Virtuous that allowed him to keep his cool.

 

 

Meanwhile, Kane looked to Lenore as she arrived again, nodding back while whispering a thanks.

[Powder Miner]

Lizaveta stammered and sputtered, taken aback by the reaction from the... very small purple girl. Her initial reaction was one of outrage but...

“Buh— am I not to react when he almost set Minstrel on fire— th-that’s not ‘picking on’ him—”

 

Nonetheless, as Mim turned to talk to Crimson, Lizaveta just trailed off, and as the seconds passed by she visibly wilted more and more, especially at the glare that Mink sent that way, until she was just looking down at the ground, face twitching as she tried a few times do come up with something else to say and failed, the red-clad girl distinctly unsure of what she should have done and how she should feel. She mumbled softly:

 

“...wasn’t supposed to be this way...”

[Twinwolf]

Cecily to F18, rescue Justine, Canto to E15