>>279959
Yeah, a joke, let's go with that

August 2011/02/08(Tue)21:54 No. 280437 ID: d5c481
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Bailing ballast...

August 2011/02/08(Tue)21:56 No. 280439 ID: d5c481
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behold bounteous ballast...

August 2011/02/08(Tue)21:57 No. 280441 ID: d5c481
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...behold bailing bounteous ballast ballistics.

... do you have any torches? throwing a couple should let them on fire and if one explodes then it will cause a chain reaction a take them all out.

August 2011/02/08(Tue)22:16 No. 280453 ID: d5c481
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Bailed block behind, Ballistically bashing balance-less blasters, something something else with 'b'... uhm... bringing bountiful bruising? Bah... Besides running out of 'b' words.

Let us try something else.

August 2011/02/08(Tue)22:18 No. 280455 ID: d5c481
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"Iasashhzzz'aictak...
Iasashhzzz'aictak ...
Iasashhzzz'aictak!"

I manage to stun a few, watching them fall behind as they stumble ungainly on poorly jointed and stubby legs. Then in the midst yet another intonation, I hear a snap and feel a gust of bitter wind.

August 2011/02/08(Tue)22:20 No. 280456 ID: d5c481
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"Damn, and I have run out of things to throw, and nearly the strength to throw them."

>>280456
Well, there's one last piece of excess weight... Get on ye horse. It'll let you escape if things get even more pear-shaped and it'll give them a better chance of escape as well.

Why is the horse not pulling the cart.

>>280461
Can't fit the harness.

Damn. Alright, well, I guess we can just ride it then. If that STILL doesn't make the cart fast enough, we may have to use the phoenix egg...

>>280456
Let's try something crazy. Put us between the broken peices. Hold it all like it's one complete piece. Try to intone the spell exactly the same as before. Maybe we can bridge the gap.

Caution: User attemtping higher functionary access August 2011/02/11(Fri)21:23 No. 281028 ID: d5c481
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>>280629
I 'should' probably try and jump to Adrian. I really should, yet...

A kind of curiosity takes me, I want to see, even if it sounds silly, a ridiculous idea even. I would still like to 'know'. Gripping your sphere tightly between the two fragments I brace myself and raise my arm to speak the spell.

There is a crack of thunder in the distance, the smell of blood, a slight breeze, it feels right somehow, portentous even.

"Iasashhzzz-

Hazard: some temporary discomfort, distortion and/or loss of causation August 2011/02/11(Fri)21:34 No. 281033 ID: d5c481
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tHea--zhhfd A WIND... SaintsssssssaaaaSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSHHHHHHKKKKKT a suddengustfrostlike bellsorthunders"odd, resonance"
{#FFA500}

Oh man that was great. We just need to tie you to the cart the next time we try that.

>>281033
OH NO! YOUR HAT! MY GOD, WHAT HAVE WE DONE?

>>281033
L̷̷̠͉͈̘̅̽̀e͈͉̲̹ͨ̔ͩ̉̔ͤ̔̊t̘̼̖̼̩̠͉̰̽̇̍̏̚'̷̫͔̩̥͊ͧ͝š̳̣͙̣̳̖̺̻̓̽̒̕͜ ̨̦̬̪̠̠̻̜̈́̏̉ͅn̷̯̙̒ͩ̎͊̉ͬͧ͐͗o͇̪̟̙̽ͧ̄t̗̲ͫ̓́̓̍ ̸̖͙̝̙̲̤͇̠̭̓̔̿͛̔̓̏̅d̷̜̜̭̹̝̝̹̝̽̏ͭ̄ͭ̕o̮͇̞̠̹̰ͧ͆ͦ ͓̣͓̣̰̼̗̅ͮ͋͐ͬ̔́̕t̖͕̤͚̣̠͇ͯͅh̶͎̮̘͐̏ȉ̜̞̃s̴̡͓͉̗͙̠̪ͬ̏̋ͪ̓̿ͭ͘ ̭̝̥̈̈ͩͩà̻̞̗͆͋̔͒͆ͬͭ̍g̵̺̗͙̥̖̮̽͒͌̆̀̚͠ả̊̈́͏̪͎̬̣̜̠̮̰́ḭ̧̠̍͆̓ñͨ͒ͬ̐
̞̤̣̤̭͊́̚͜

>>281033
If they're totally frozen the dude can stack them in the cart in place of his stone blocks, it'll probably pay for the medical fees and then some.

Wow, that was pretty cool.

Get it?

Anyway get on the cart again. That should slow them down *considerably*

WITHOUT HIS HAT HIS HEAD IS EXPOSED. THAT'S TOTALLY SCANDALOUS IN HIS CULTURE!

>>281059

I'M SURE EXCEPTIONS ARE MADE FOR DROPPING WICKED SICK FREEZE BOMBS ON A GAGGLE OF CREEPERS

August 2011/02/12(Sat)01:38 No. 281071 ID: d5c481
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Auhbuhlu... I... I feel a bit ill, and sore... everything feels sore very suddenly. I can... hear someone saying something.

Oh man we got to try this with the heat coin thing.

>>281072
Áu̸g̷̶͟ús̴̛t͝ ͠҉i̶s̀ B͢ĻAC͏K̴̵҉I͜N̨G͏͢͡ ̢̕Ò̕U͘T̴́.̵̡͠ ̸͟We ͜͠s̛͡ḩ͝o͝u͏l̶͜͠d ̴̧n̡o͞t ͟d̶̢o̶͞ ͘t̡͡hi̛s a̴g҉̸ai͘n̵͞.̢́̕

>>281074

That's because he fell off the cart. Next time we just need to have him wear a safety line before he tries it.

August 2011/02/12(Sat)02:01 No. 281076 ID: d5c481
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Cold... someone is moving, touching, rolling me over.

"Ova eer, think I've found my prize in this here hunt. Gimme a 'and with em."

>>281076
Take her hat.

Can you speak?
Croak out asking if the people on the cart are okay if you can. They probably are, but doesn't hurt to check.

Try not to look too pitiful and helpless, old bean.

Also, hooray for doing something slightly stupid, but quite impressive. Perhaps doing such things a bit more could build a name for yourself. If you don't croak first.

Okay, that was awesome and we are totally doing it again

>>280629 Here.
I was right. That WAS crazy. We probably reduced the frost-shot to gravel, pushing it like that.

With some practice and temperance, who knows what August can use us for?

Ask for your hat back.

August 2011/02/13(Sun)13:00 No. 281286 ID: d5c481
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I mumble something... something about hats... before drifting in... and out a fitful rhythmic reverie...

August 2011/02/13(Sun)13:11 No. 281290 ID: d5c481
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"Ahuh!?"
Oh! yor up, and even awake too.~"
"Ehbluthhuuu? Cathil Mak anter... seeeds without shellsss hidden in fotressess without walls.."
"mmm betcha gotchyoursef have a fever, just rest yor little head on mah should there hun. Fog's boutta clear, and we're mostways home and we'll get you cleaned up, fedded, and bedded."
"-no I don't nothing... what... everything's so soft... I've got no-where to rest my hands, and... my hat's melting a I-I I don't even
"Oh I'm suuuure yor gunna be quite the conversationalist you are. Anyways iffen you 'do' go all feverbrains no better place finden a use for a hotpanned man.~"

>>281290
August: Don't go crazy.

Here's hoping your hands are tied so you won't fall off.

>>281290
You appear to be slightly crazy from magical overload and or hypotermia. You should probably not try to do anything but rest right now.

Passing out is probably the appropriate thing to do at this time. It saves you the trouble of actually being responsible for anything embarrassing you do or say, including the reactions of your body. She DOES seem to be a bit larger that Lucida, though, doesn't she? In so many ways...

>>281318
Passing out sounds very good. Trying to talk may end up with some very secret and/or personal things being heard by your companion.
>>281290
Think, don't talk. Your head is a mess.
If you can't do that, try focusing on the fact that YOU HAVE YOUR HAT BACK! HUZZAH!

I know it's in the culture, but I would think that both recovering you and your hat would spell out a beneficial ally, yes?

August 2011/02/13(Sun)20:01 No. 281376 ID: d5c481
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"Welp, I do believe we, are here. welcome to home sweet home."
"Buhuh... mudhole...frog tied... hathands. Need fewer fog. Yes. Fewer. Abso-Absolutely. Need...going to, just pass out now. Reboot to drive and... Spearence."

>>281376
Hey, that actually made some sense. There is a bit too much fog around. Now pass out to awake in some awkward position later.

Yeah we know your hands are tied. It's so you don't fall off the damn horse, I assume. Relax for now, we'll see what happens later, once you're more lucid and there's actually an opportunity to *do something*.

Did you seriously restrain yourself there? Stop trying to talk and try to piece your thoughts back together instead. Did your master teach you any methods for such things?

August 2011/02/14(Mon)08:12 No. 281503 ID: 7b0457
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"Ahh Miss Sperenze, enjoy your hunt today? I see you have aquired some... peculiar game."
"Haha, oh you know it hun~
"Yes, well, the Dowager will certainly have words about you wandering around in the Elder Pines, yourself this time of season, regardless of the results."
Somehow dear, I'm really doubten you can guess at workens of the Mother's will better than I. Regardless of how you got your comfy little post here.~"
"I shall most certainly keep that in mind, milady."
"Ahuhhhoh..."

You are August de Sauterlle. You are under the assumed name of Ziria de Chatte from Takerile, Sealucid. If anyone asks your name, you are Ziria de Chatte. Remember this, for now you are Ziria de Chatte. Don't slip up.

You were in a tight spot and used a magical artifact in an inadvisable (but awesome) way. While you are presently disoriented, that will fade.

Remember, you are Ziria de Chatte. Your real identity is August de Sauterlle, but today you are Ziria de Chatte.

Ziria de Chatte.
Ziria de Chatte.
Ziria de Chatte.

>>281503
>Miss Sperenze
I REALLY hope this is just some distant relative

...they're not going to EAT you are they?

Consider some manner of escape.
[attempt to repair user's mental faculties]

What IS that rocky thing in the background? I thought the lowlands didn't have cliffs

>>281503
Oh, seems like you're in the care of one of the daughters of your rival. Sister to those guys that got your mask. So yay, now you're where you want to be, sort of. Just not in the situation you want to be.

Better keep your identity secret. Just play dumb until you feel better and play it off as being feverish later.

Chapter End August de Sauterelle 2011/02/14(Mon)22:33 No. 281677 ID: d5c481
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Next chapter continues...
>>281675