Ch.5 "Lost Souls" / Kell and Sigrlinn

[Ireth]

Sigrlinn looks around in awe at this world of metal and gears. Nearly everything she sees convinces her more and more that, if they're not in Heph's own mind, they're definitely in a world of his creation.

She tilts her head as she reads the huge sign with Heph's picture on it. Kell's outburst pre-empts her own realization. "Exactly what I was going to say!"

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

It doesn't take long for you to figure out where the Knight Club is. There is a twelve lane road packed with horseless carriages. Iron Maiden's dressed in ball gowns beep their horns. BEEP! HONK! TOOT! AWOOGA! The carriages that say awooga look expensive.

You fly toward the castle that says 'Knight Club' on it. But a flock of crow-bots follows you! Technically, it's not called a flock. It's a murder. The murder of crow-bots says, "Caw." It doesn't sound like birds cawing, but like a guy saying "caw" in a calm monotone.

The pink buttons on your consoles are labeled, "Beep horn."



((POWER: roll s:3x3 / k:2x3 to... beep the fly's horn?))

 

[Ireth]

Sigrlinn resists the urge to look at everything at once, knowing she needs to focus on where they're going. The crow-bots make her grip the steering stick tighter out of nerves.

Seeing the flashing pink button and remembering the other beeping metal flies, she takes a deep breath and hits it hard.

Is it just her, or is the horn ridiculously loud?

 

[tbgg]

Kell hits the pink button, wondering why the horn needs beeping.




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[Legendary Sidekick]

There are 4 black birds in front of you and 20 behind. You beep your horns.

The sound shatters windows in the nearby buildings. 8 of the crow-bots explode violently. Feathers, nuts and bolts fly.

16 birds are behind you, and gaining on you!


The console adds an option:
POWER - BEEP horn
GRACE - AWOOGA horn (1 use)


You're not sure what the two horns do differently.

 

[Ireth]

Sigrlinn yelps at the shattering windows and exploding crow-bots, but is glad it shaved the birds' number down. Well, by a third, anyway. "That's one Hel of a BEEP! I think I'll do that again! Any objections?"

 

[tbgg]

Ch.5 "Lost Souls" / Kell and Sigrlinn

"Go for it. They don't seem like very nice crows." And Kell again hits her pink button.




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[Ireth]

Sigrlinn nods and hits the button again.

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Four more get ripped about by your blaring horns! Elegant maidens stuck in traffic beep their horns too, but that doesn't hurt the dozen remaining crow-bots!

They're closing in. The power horn might not get them all in time! The gold and green buttons flash, indicating alternative horn sounds:

POWER = BEEP!
GRACE = AWOOGA! (1 use)
INSTINCT = TOOT! (1 use)

 

[tbgg]

Kell asks, "Grace next?"


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[Ireth]

"Works for me!"

 

[tbgg]

Kell pounds the yellow button, hoping for some good hits.



'Meh,' she thinks. 'I totally suck at this no matter what I do.'



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[Legendary Sidekick]

((6 was just enough!))



Your AWOOOOOOOOOGA! confuses half of the crows, compelling them each to attack one of the remaining six.

As you speed on ahead, the twelve crows are paired off in fights to the death. Within about six seconds, six of the crows fall in a synchronized death spiral. Of the winners, three fly away. The other three were apparently not among the confused. They race each other for a tasty snack (you!), but are a little further behind, buying you time for another attack…

Kill the three crows!

POWER = BEEP!
INSTINCT = TOOT! (1 use)

 

[Ireth]

"Whatcha think, Kell? Beep or toot?"

 

[tbgg]

"Beep. We have more chances to do well."


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[tbgg]

Kell hits her pink button.



'Yeesh' she thinks.

"Come on, Sigrlinn - just two hits needed!"


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[Ireth]

Sigrlinn slams the pink button once more, hoping this will finish off the remaining crows...

"And then there were none!"

 

[tbgg]

"Great work," Kell tells Sigrlinn. "I think you're as hot as I am cold today."


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[Legendary Sidekick]

"BEEEEP!"

You beep your horns. Two die instantly, but the other really wants a bite out of you. It keeps going despite losing its tail feathers.

"MEEEEP!"

Feet and feathers fly. "Caw," it tells you, 'dammit' implied.

"BE-BEEEP!"

The rest of the crow-bot's shell is blown off. Only an eyeless skeleton chases you now. It passes you and smacks into a window.

With no predators remaining, you are free to fly into the Knight Club.

 

[Ireth]

Sigrlinn grins at Kell as they head for the Knight Club's front door. "You don't suck, Kell. I can't do this without you, you know."