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[Fluxxation]

“{You seem to be taking it well at least… I’ve tried to help the others.. that didn’t work well.}”

Brief flashes of burning planets, creatures screaming as their worlds are fried from orbit, bombed, as the people are slaughtered by the wave of shining black machines encroaching upon the planet.

“{Fluxxation is a master of deceit and paranoia.. fighting him in his own domain is a death wish..}”

“{However.. were we to launch a stealthy attack on his ship while drawing him to kill Garundel down here.. that could get us somewhere.}”

“{…}”

“{Hold on…}”

Dark would feel an even sharper pain in his head now, his vision starting to swim slightly with a faint red hue.

“{Try to be discreet about it.. maybe open tons of little holes to drain it more softly?}”

 

[Banana_=P]

“{You seem to be taking it well at least… I’ve tried to help the others.. that didn’t work well.}”

Brief flashes of burning planets, creatures screaming as their worlds are fried from orbit, bombed, as the people are slaughtered by the wave of shining black machines encroaching upon the planet.

“{Fluxxation is a master of deceit and paranoia.. fighting him in his own domain is a death wish..}”

“{However.. were we to launch a stealthy attack on his ship while drawing him to kill Garundel down here.. that could get us somewhere.}”

<...now we're getting somewhere...>

“{…}”

“{Hold on…}”

Dark would feel an even sharper pain in his head now, his vision starting to swim slightly with a faint red hue.

Dark winces as he sleeps, sitting up now, panting.

“{Try to be discreet about it.. maybe open tons of little holes to drain it more softly?}”

Dark nods despite having no one to nod to.
He does as instructed, forming multiple pores in his head.

 

[Fluxxation]

<...now we're getting somewhere...>


Dark winces as he sleeps, sitting up now, panting.


Dark nods despite having no one to nod to.
He does as instructed, forming multiple pores in his head.

And very small jets of coral would sputter out of his head like a poorly pressurized hose. The pain, and the burning coral, would quickly dissipate.

“{Thank you for bearing with me.. this is a lot, I know.}”

Something small and red would suddenly be outlined as dark opens his eyes, it seems deep in the forest.

“{Until we get that drone finished, I’m sure you wouldn’t mind me becoming less of a burden on your mind?}”

“{I’ve found a destroyed soldier unit. I could take out the system tracking devices and use it as a vessel for a little while, meaning you could take the majority of my consciousness out of your head.. you’ll be able to ease up on the coral production.}”

 

[Banana_=P]

And very small jets of coral would sputter out of his head like a poorly pressurized hose. The pain, and the burning coral, would quickly dissipate.

“{Thank you for bearing with me.. this is a lot, I know.}”

Something small and red would suddenly be outlined as dark opens his eyes, it seems deep in the forest.

(...Even though he doesn't have eyes but uh)
(Hey that's just me nitpicking-)
(It'd show up in what he "sees" anyways, with his echolocation.)

“{Until we get that drone finished, I’m sure you wouldn’t mind me becoming less of a burden on your mind?}”

“{I’ve found a destroyed soldier unit. I could take out the system tracking devices and use it as a vessel for a little while, meaning you could take the majority of my consciousness out of your head.. you’ll be able to ease up on the coral production.}”

<...Ah. Right. You can do that.>
<...sure thing.>
<Thank you.>
<...though uh...what would you do in the meantime?>

 

[Fluxxation]

(...Even though he doesn't have eyes but uh)
(Hey that's just me nitpicking-)
(It'd show up in what he "sees" anyways, with his echolocation.)

(I honestly wasn’t sure what to say, I had just assumed he wasn’t actively using the echolocation..)

<...Ah. Right. You can do that.>
<...sure thing.>
<Thank you.>
<...though uh...what would you do in the meantime?>

“{Just… walk around.. I suppose. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had a vessel that I alone can control.}”

“{… you’d have to walk me there.. Just like when you touched Xylith to transmit some of the coral, you’ll have to touch this machine too.}”

“{Don’t worry, we’ll still be in Contact even when I’m far away.. as part of me will remain with you.}”

 

[Banana_=P]

(I honestly wasn’t sure what to say, I had just assumed he wasn’t actively using the echolocation..)

(I technically use it passively all the time usually-)
(That's completely fair.)

“{Just… walk around.. I suppose. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had a vessel that I alone can control.}”

“{… you’d have to walk me there.. Just like when you touched Xylith to transmit some of the coral, you’ll have to touch this machine too.}”

“{Don’t worry, we’ll still be in Contact even when I’m far away.. as part of me will remain with you.}”

<...ah. I see...>
<...Let me just uh...>
<Work on smoooothly making a get away first.>

Dark floats over to a tree to sit down, noticing Luis in the distance.
(Luis)
<<...uh. Hey. Luis?>>
<<Yeah?>>
<<Think you can uh..take charge for a bit?>>
<<Need to take some time to myself, do a... thing with Avari.>>
<<...what would that be?>>
<<Just getting uh...them...er...her (?) (Ok Avari is it even right to assign you pronouns???) in a broken down bot of Fluxxation's for a second.>>
<<...how?>>
<<Coral...uh. Thing. I can explain later.>>
<<Uh...ok?>>

Dark starts floating over to the tree line.

 

[Fluxxation]

(I technically use it passively all the time usually-)
(That's completely fair.)


<...ah. I see...>
<...Let me just uh...>
<Work on smoooothly making a get away first.>

Dark floats over to a tree to sit down, noticing Luis in the distance.
(Luis)
<<...uh. Hey. Luis?>>
<<Yeah?>>
<<Think you can uh..take charge for a bit?>>
<<Need to take some time to myself, do a... thing with Avari.>>
<<...what would that be?>>
<<Just getting uh...them...er...her (?) (Ok Avari is it even right to assign you pronouns???) in a broken down bot of Fluxxation's for a second.>>
<<...how?>>
<<Coral...uh. Thing. I can explain later.>>
<<Uh...ok?>>

Dark starts floating over to the tree line.

After letting him have the chat, Avari pipes up again.

“{… I used to be a woman. I’d prefer to remember myself that way.}”

 

[Banana_=P]

After letting him have the chat, Avari pipes up again.

“{… I used to be a woman. I’d prefer to remember myself that way.}”

<...used to?>
<Ah. Alright them. Female pronouns it is.>
<Just was uh..a bit confused with the whole...being some kind of energy consciousness...>
<Uh. Sorry.>
Seems some of his thoughts are so passing that they're a bit harder to notice? But only slightly.

Dark calmly weaves through the trees now, deviating a bit from the straight beeline he was taking to the totalled robot just to feel around him and make sure nobody seemed to notice, while making an attempt to pass it off as a casual stroll / float for those who just randomly happened to look his way.

 

[Fluxxation]

<...used to?>
<Ah. Alright them. Female pronouns it is.>
<Just was uh..a bit confused with the whole...being some kind of energy consciousness...>
<Uh. Sorry.>

“{… you’re lucky that the coral flow didn’t kill you.. or else you’d be like me.}”

“{It’s not as cool as it sounds, being alive with no body.}”

 

[Banana_=P]

“{… you’re lucky that the coral flow didn’t kill you.. or else you’d be like me.}”

“{It’s not as cool as it sounds, being alive with no body.}”

<...Like a ghost, huh...?>
<...I'm uh...sorry you have to live with that.>

 

[Fluxxation]

<...Like a ghost, huh...?>
<...I'm uh...sorry you have to live with that.>

“{Yes.. like a ghost…}”

Avari is silent.

After a while, the robot, sprawled partially inside of some shrubbery, comes into view.

 

[Banana_=P]

“{Yes.. like a ghost…}”

Avari is silent.

After a while, the robot, sprawled partially inside of some shrubbery, comes into view.

<...>
<If...you ever want to talk...>
<...well. We're only uh. Sort of stuck with each other, hehe..>
<...>
<Luis so would go about this better->

Dark goes up to the robot.
<...ready?>

 

[Fluxxation]

“{Mhm.}”

Dark would begin to feel the coral sort of.. welling up?

 

[Banana_=P]

“{Mhm.}”

Dark would begin to feel the coral sort of.. welling up?

Dark extends a tendril from his cloak towards the robot, hoping the coral would go to the robot through that as he touches it.

 

[Fluxxation]

Dark extends a tendril from his cloak towards the robot, hoping the coral would go to the robot through that as he touches it.

And with a sudden jolt, a large amount of coral breaks through the tendril and traces its way inside the robot.

Its lights dimly flicker on as it slowly turns over and pushes itself to its feet. It’s about 7 feet tall, missing an arm, and covered in deep gashes. The coral is welling around the open wounds, steaming out a bit like smoke.

The machine’s plain oculus is marbled now, the color of burning coral.

The machine turns to look at Dark.

“You said something about training, right?”

Avari whips up her arm and lunges at Dark, hand engulfed in blazing coral. (12)

 

[Banana_=P]

And with a sudden jolt, a large amount of coral breaks through the tendril and traces its way inside the robot.

Its lights dimly flicker on as it slowly turns over and pushes itself to its feet. It’s about 7 feet tall, missing an arm, and covered in deep gashes. The coral is welling around the open wounds, steaming out a bit like smoke.

The machine’s plain oculus is marbled now, the color of burning coral.

The machine turns to look at Dark.

“You said something about training, right?”

Avari whips up her arm and lunges at Dark, hand engulfed in blazing coral. (12)

<!?>
Dark, caught off guard completely...(D20: 1...?)
...
Hm.

He barely floats out of the way, blade burning his cloak slightly, catching it on fire.
Dark heaves, surprised.
<I still haven't->
<Oh, shut it, me.>
<They're probably right; think I have been a little bit...slow to recover lately.>
<Just a little push shouldn't hurt...>

 

[Fluxxation]

“If you want to fight Fluxxation, you’re going to have to know how he fights.”

Avari stands still for a moment before righting herself a bit, the thrusters on the damaged chassis engaging.

“Try to keep up.”

Avari zig-zag dashes towards Dark before briefly stopping, and then lunging forward, a blazing pike of coral forming over her fist. (7)

 

[Banana_=P]

“If you want to fight Fluxxation, you’re going to have to know how he fights.”

Avari stands still for a moment before righting herself a bit, the thrusters on the damaged chassis engaging.

“Try to keep up.”

Avari zig-zag dashes towards Dark before briefly stopping, and then lunging forward, a blazing pike of coral forming over her fist. (7)

Dark seems to be uh..not keeping up too well (D20: 16 Ok let's just...hm. Set this at 7 for a thing..), but at least this time he's able to stop the pike incoming with a panel.
<Come on, Dark.>
<I know you can do miles better than this!>

He huffs again as a red glint of an eye can be seen flared in his face.
"...k-keep going..."
"S-Should be able to..."

 

[Fluxxation]

“Surely you can do better than this?”

Avari would boost into the air, firing down a few shotgun-ish blasts of coral (11, 3) before boosting downwards with a kick using both legs. (17)

 

[Banana_=P]

“Surely you can do better than this?”

Avari would boost into the air...

Dark looks up, readying...as Avari would see a cyan flame flare up for his right eye.

...firing down a few shotgun-ish blasts of coral (11, 3) before boosting downwards with a kick using both legs. (17)

Dark has to bat away some stray coral with a tendril from his cloak as he portals back a bit too short (D20: 7), before catching a fair part of the other blast (D20: 20) in a portal, visibly wincing.

He then narrowly floats out of the way of the kick (D2O: 5), huffing again due to exertion...
...
Despite it though, Dark reaches into his bag and portals back, laying out a pair of turret cubes on panels, where they fold out.
<Time to see if Jack's printer does some good work...>
To stall though, Dark opens up a portal in front of Avari (D20: ...1-)...which kinda fizzles out immediately without doing anything.