[i]Unity rolls up her sleeve and reveals a series of chains wrapped around her arm. She latches one onto you and yanks it off. You feel words forming in your mind.[/i]
[b]Unity:[/b] “It is done.”
[i]Despite her not speaking, you know the words are hers.[/i]
[b]Alignment:[/b] “Sure you want to go out and fight the beasts? I’m not forcing you, but you could stay with the villagers and help them out.”
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Claire: now then, let's go. Vessel looks as if it would make a war cry of some kind but it makes no noise.
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[i]You move away from the village. The crunching of the snow and the howling of the wind fills your ears, but through them, you can hear roars and howls of all sorts.[/i] [b]Unity:[/b] “Everyone wants to go out and fight monsters. I’m surprised no one has taken the easier job yet. I don’t understand why.”
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Claire: I suppose diplomacy isn't many people's strong suits.
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[b]Unity:[/b] “I know that, but I don’t understand why people would willingly throw themselves into fire instead of taking the easy job in helping people with their homes. Is it for fun? Are they mad? Both? I just don’t know if I’ll ever understand that mindset.”
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Claire: people's minds are built differently. Namely from their experiences.
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[b]Unity:[/b] “I don’t know what kind of experiences would make you prefer violence. Oh well. If you’re ever in life-threatening trouble, I’ll pull you two out.”
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Claire: ok, I'm certain we can handle ourselves for the most part. Your assistance is appreciated.
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[i]You continue through the frozen landscape until you see two large and shiny white figures slowly moving across the terrain. They appear to be large white worms with black stubs on their heads.[/i]
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*vessel throws a gravity star at them to pull them together while Claire hurls a large fire ball at them.*
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(2 + 2 DEX = Failure) [i]The gravity star misses its targets and pulls in snow instead.[/i] (4 + 2 ENG = Consequential Success) [i]The fireball grows large enough for the blast to knock the targets away, but causes the snow in the gravity star to explode, causing the area to be hazy. You can’t see your targets in this haze.[/i]
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*Claire switches to a thermal visor to get some idea of enemy positions.*
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[i]The visor barely picks up anything, but you notice 2 small signals moving around.[/i]
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*moves to higher ground to get a better angle.*
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[i]You climb up one of the nearby trees to better see the targets. Once you reposition, you notice one signal is gone, but you have a slightly better sight of one of them.[/i]
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*switches to incendiary rounds and tries to snipe it.*
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(12 + 3 DEX = Advanced Success) [i]The round illuminates the area and hits the target. Once it lands, you get a better look at it and see its body covered in black veins, but only for a moment.[/i]
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*vessel throws a fire star at the last known location of the body to make sure it is or stays dead.*
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(9 + 2 DEX = Success) [i]The star lands on the worm and ignites it, shining through the haze and burning the worm cinders.[/i]
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Vessel: hi. Claire: guess it doesn't hurt to make sure by burning the bodies.
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[i]As the area quiets and the haze settles, the ground beneath Vessel cracks apart.[/i]