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[ There's only so many times you can prowl around a place before you start going a little stir crazy, honestly. Ash has been to so many rooms by now that he's just wandering the corridors to kill some time.
Send help. ]
Send help. ]
It gets old after a while, doesn't it?
[Says this passerby, who's wandering just the same. He doesn't seem as restless, but he does sure wish there was something more to do. Or, like, a way out. That would be great, too.]
[Says this passerby, who's wandering just the same. He doesn't seem as restless, but he does sure wish there was something more to do. Or, like, a way out. That would be great, too.]
Yyyyyyyyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupppppppppppppp.
[ He even sounds done. ]
Man, if they hadn't taken all my stuff I could've at least played some Vantage Master to kill time.
[ He even sounds done. ]
Man, if they hadn't taken all my stuff I could've at least played some Vantage Master to kill time.
Maybe you could ask that one girl if you could borrow her console?
[There's a 95% chance she'll say no, but it's worth a shot, maybe. More importantly:]
What's Vantage Master?
[There's a 95% chance she'll say no, but it's worth a shot, maybe. More importantly:]
What's Vantage Master?
I get the feeling she might be surgically attached to it. Or might bite my hand if I tried.
Card game. You don't have it where you're from?
Card game. You don't have it where you're from?
Then ask yourself if you feel lucky, I guess.
[He shakes his head.]
Nah. Is it like Magic: The Gathering?
[He shakes his head.]
Nah. Is it like Magic: The Gathering?
I don’t think I’d know how to use it anyway.
[ It looks interesting but ... like. High orbal tech stuff. ]
Magic the what.
[ It looks interesting but ... like. High orbal tech stuff. ]
Magic the what.
Nah, man, I've seen consoles like that before. You'd get the hang of it in no time.
[Here he is to be a Nerd, though.]
Oh, dude. It's really fun, it's a card game where every card has special spell, artifact or creature that gets to take a certain action. You're trying to get better cards than whoever's playing so you can beat them.
[Here he is to be a Nerd, though.]
Oh, dude. It's really fun, it's a card game where every card has special spell, artifact or creature that gets to take a certain action. You're trying to get better cards than whoever's playing so you can beat them.
[ alas ]
Looks like some stuff I’ve seen before, but we don’t use it to play games on. [ tech for use rather than for fun. ]
... [ huh. ] Guess it does sound similar. You play people with cards you want, ‘cause if you lose you lose three cards to the winner. Adds an element of risk to it all.
Looks like some stuff I’ve seen before, but we don’t use it to play games on. [ tech for use rather than for fun. ]
... [ huh. ] Guess it does sound similar. You play people with cards you want, ‘cause if you lose you lose three cards to the winner. Adds an element of risk to it all.
Yeah. Way more interesting than billiards, at least, right?
[Hm...]
Maybe we could just use pieces of paper and draw our own.
[Hm...]
Maybe we could just use pieces of paper and draw our own.
They pass the time.
[ yea. they’re fun. ]
Not much of an artist, unfortunately. Know anyone who is here?
[ yea. they’re fun. ]
Not much of an artist, unfortunately. Know anyone who is here?
[He shakes his head.]
Nobody comes to mind. I guess we're at a standstill, huh?
Nobody comes to mind. I guess we're at a standstill, huh?
Unless we're really good at imagining... yeah.
[ Do they even have normal cards here? ]
[ Do they even have normal cards here? ]
[So, Ash is presumably out here by the duck pond, checking out the area as he stands near the water. Good for him! If he's perceptive, he might have noticed Hunter walking around the area sans arm, frowning as he tries to locate something.
It's too bad Ash is about to be distracted from that sight, because that all of a sudden, a disembodied arm launches itself out of the pond with no warning. All the ducks scatter as soon as the still dripping wet hand clutches onto his ankle.]
It's too bad Ash is about to be distracted from that sight, because that all of a sudden, a disembodied arm launches itself out of the pond with no warning. All the ducks scatter as soon as the still dripping wet hand clutches onto his ankle.]
[ maybe if a distinct lack of limbs hadn’t very quickly become the norm around here, ash would have been the tiniest bit more perceptive of someone wandering around without their missing limb nearby at the very least.
because he wasn’t focusing, he does get taken for a total sucker when hunter’s missing arm looms out of the pond and latches onto him. the response is about what you’d expect, with a lot more anger and a violent jerking motion as he slams his foot down at an angle to try and smash his clingy friend off of him ]
because he wasn’t focusing, he does get taken for a total sucker when hunter’s missing arm looms out of the pond and latches onto him. the response is about what you’d expect, with a lot more anger and a violent jerking motion as he slams his foot down at an angle to try and smash his clingy friend off of him ]
[The arm dislodges itself almost immediately once he starts kicking, scurrying past him away from the pond. It'll just continue on this path unless Ash does something to stop it.
Meanwhile, it seems like Hunter doesn't quite realize what happened either, because from his spot behind Ash:]
—Ow! What the hell?!
Meanwhile, it seems like Hunter doesn't quite realize what happened either, because from his spot behind Ash:]
—Ow! What the hell?!
[ yeah you’d better run, arm.
even with hunter yelping in pain in the background, ash’s attention is still on the skittering arm. he doesn’t want to go after it? but that sure is someone’s limb just going wild out here in the open? after a long, drawn out moment, ash just sighs and runs after the arm. get back here!! ]
even with hunter yelping in pain in the background, ash’s attention is still on the skittering arm. he doesn’t want to go after it? but that sure is someone’s limb just going wild out here in the open? after a long, drawn out moment, ash just sighs and runs after the arm. get back here!! ]
[As Ash starts chasing after the arm, Hunter notices his muddy limb just kind of skittering across the grass. As soon as he sees it, he starts to give chase as well, calling out:]
That's mine!
That's mine!
[ oh. hey hunter. You look armless. ]
Yeah? Tell it not to grab people if it doesn’t want to deal with the reaction!!
[ RUN. FASTER. ]
Yeah? Tell it not to grab people if it doesn’t want to deal with the reaction!!
[ RUN. FASTER. ]
You think it listens to me?
[It is an agent of chaos that knows no loyalty.
Anyways, he’s trying to run in front of Ash so they can trap the arm between them, but that’s probably going to be unsuccessful because Hunter is Slow.]
[It is an agent of chaos that knows no loyalty.
Anyways, he’s trying to run in front of Ash so they can trap the arm between them, but that’s probably going to be unsuccessful because Hunter is Slow.]
You just said it's yours!
[ ash isn't the fastest -- he's power over dexterity, but he has the stamina to run and keep on running. he's gonna go as fast as he can!! ]
If you can't control it, don't let it run wild!
[ ash isn't the fastest -- he's power over dexterity, but he has the stamina to run and keep on running. he's gonna go as fast as he can!! ]
If you can't control it, don't let it run wild!
I didn't exactly have a choice, okay? It just popped off and ran away!
[Yakety sax intensifies as they just kind of run around this area, chasing Hunter's wayward arm. It's fine. They're doing fine. This entire situation is great.]
[Yakety sax intensifies as they just kind of run around this area, chasing Hunter's wayward arm. It's fine. They're doing fine. This entire situation is great.]
[ It's! Fine! Just run faster and start making some grabs for it. Hold it's hand? ]
It just popped off??
It just popped off??
Yes! I was looking around the playground and it just decided to go AWOL!
[The arm looks like it might be getting tired out by all these shenanigans, because it's slowing down slightly...]
[The arm looks like it might be getting tired out by all these shenanigans, because it's slowing down slightly...]
[ Keep on chasing, it can't... scuttle forever. When it gets a little slower, Ash'll reach out and make a swipe for it. ]
This is happening way too often. I know we can suddenly lose limbs like it ain't anything weird, but I haven't had mine just pop off... yet.
This is happening way too often. I know we can suddenly lose limbs like it ain't anything weird, but I haven't had mine just pop off... yet.
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