WAOA Arena

[Chungus]

"If you don't want to show it, that's fine." Solaris responded, blowing a small sigh. She didn't fully understand what Nanami was trying to get across, but didn't want to raise questions by continuing asking when she was told no. When compared to Selim, Solaris frowned slighty. "I am not. I don't speak nearly as fast." She commented with something of a joking tone before shaking her head slightly. "What can I say? I like learning new things."

When asked about the Ouroboros tattoo, Solaris glanced down to her chest momentarily, before looking back up to Nanami. "It's part of a transmutation circle. With it, I can heal myself when I'm wounded." She answered.

 

[Zepherus14]

"Ttrannss... muutattion..?" She scratched the side of her helmet, making a slight sound as the barbed fingertip ran along the surface. "Hhoww tthaat hheeall?" She asked, evident that she wasn't really following what she was being told by Solaris.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"Alright. Cya." Kenna waved goodbye to Ragnar as he left.

 

[Chungus]

"I'm sorry, how the circle would work, exactly, is a secret of mine. I'm not willing to reveal it." Solaris answered, shaking her head a little. Soon after she said this, however, a small smile came to her face. "But... I'd be willing to show you other forms of alchemy, if you'd agree to a fight. Nothing serious, just trying to knock eachother down. The first one that falls, loses."

 

[Zepherus14]

"A dduuell?" She asked. "Yyou aaree aassking mmee dduuel?" She said to reconfirm what was being asked of her, her tone seemed to get much more stern than it had been.

 

[Chungus]

"Not to the death, but yes." Solaris answered, nodding towards Nanami. She picked up on Nanami's tone becoming more serious, but didn't comment on it, instead opting to wait and see how things would go.

 

[DotSlash]

All Seras got was a small nod in the affirmative.

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Vera blinked a few times as she listened to both Selim and Rex. [color=00aa44] "....Are you suggesting that the manufacturer's protocols are incorrect?" [/color] She said after a while, her eyes narrowing a small bit.

 

[Chungus]

[color=915f6d]"I don't know..."[/color] Selim responded, sounding a little more glum as he averted his eyes away from Vera, and looked to the ground. He kept his silence for a moment, before looking back up again. [color=915f6d]"You're my friend... I just don't want you to die."[/color]

 

[Zepherus14]

"Nnott ddeatth, ffalll loosee." She restated. "III yyess." She said, not seeming to realize she'd said her acceptance rather poorly.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Yeah I am. Anybody that tells you to die for your mission isn't worth trusting. That's a decision you need to make on your own, not because it's what you're programed to do." Rex said with a nod.

"Please, I might be able to help you, but you need to tell me what is wrong." Seras said to Carmen.

 

[Chungus]

"I take it that means you accept." Solaris commented, turning away from Nanami, towards the exit of the lounge, then motioning for Nanami to follow her. "This way." With that said, Solaris left the lounge, and began making her way over to the locker rooms. On the way, she came across Seras looking Carmen over, but made no response to the two, aside from silently cursing there was yet another new arival that she would need to overcome.

Entering the locker room, Solaris stopped, and touched the faux transmutation circle, cueing Pix to mold herself around Solaris as the suit of armour. When it was done, Solaris made her way into the arena itself, walking to its center, before turning around.

 

[DotSlash]

Carmen looked into Seras' eyes for a moment or two, eyes still blank before she slowly shook her head. [color=bb0066] [small] "....This isn't something you can help with. Please... excuse me..." [/small] [/color] She tried to move away from Seras weakly and continue her wandering.

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Vera shook her head in response. [color=00aa44] "Unit will not disobey manufacturer's protocols. ...True death or deactivation isn't possible in this space. There is no logical reason to deviate from the protocol as of yet." [/color] She said, though her face seemed to be somewhat conflicted, her eyes darting from side to side and her voice not sounding as robotic.

OoC: Later, got something to attend to.

 

[Zepherus14]

As Nanami passed by Seras and Carmen, she thought she recognized them, but as she looked back to Solaris, Nanami realized she had already, and quickly had to catch up.

She headed into the arena after Solaris, briefly glancing at the doorway the chimera had come from the first time. Once inside, she stared at Solaris, getting into a defensive position as she wasn't sure what to expect from her.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Well...Can I take you...somewhere? To your room? Is there someone else I can talk to?" Seras asked.

"I don't suppose you'll get any rewards for being that committed."

 

[Chungus]

With Nanami joining Solaris in the arena, the door the two came through closed, and the surroundings shifted to become a large grotto, dimly lit as light shined down through the various holes in the ceiling, form which several stalagtites hung. At the northen end of the grotto, the ground sloped slightly, leading to a submerged tunnel.

When the anouncer anounced the start of the battle, Solaris assumed a defensive position, turning her right shoulder more towards Nanami, and bending through her knees by a small margain, while spreading her weight evenly. With how heavy Nanami's spear looked, Solaris figured Nanami would likely be quite a bit stronger then herself, and so opted to stay at a distance. Nxtending her arm towards Nanami's chest, Solaris touched the faux transmutation circle, cueing Pix to shoot a sharp strand of goo towards it.
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[color=915f6d]"What...?"[/color] Selim said, looking thoroughly confused at something Vera said. [color=915f6d]"You can't die here...? That doesn't really make a lot of sense, Miss Robot."[/color] He stated.

 

[Zepherus14]

Nanami didn't take her eyes off of Solaris as the room seemed to change, although she welcomed the dimmed lighting, her eyes far more comfortable with dealing with this level. Nanami wasn't entirely sure what that armour was that Solaris had on her, but when the goo shot forth from it, she was ready. Despite the obvious weight the spear had, Nanami seemed to be able to wield it much like a regular spear for the most part, albeit a tad slower. Regardless her reaction time easily allowed her to spin the spear in such a way as to knock the piercing strike away from her, as she took a step herself in such a way that even if the spike made it through the parry, it would only make a glancing blow.

Depending on just how solid the spike was as a whole, Solaris might have been knocked off balance if the goo was completely solid from her to Nanami as Nanami parried.

 

[Chungus]

The spear was only partially solid, with only the tip, and a little bit downwards from there being so. As such, when Nanami managed to parry the blow, it was simply knocked aside, leaving Solaris' footing as steady as it had been. With the spear knocked aside, Solaris tried to use it to whip Nanami, but Pix retracted the strand before she could.

Humming as she noted the ease with which Nanami wielded the spear, Solaris was glad she didn't opt to move in close, and wished to keep it that way. Pointing her arm towards Nanami again, Solaris made to touch the circle once more, but at the last moment, moved her aiming arm upwards, pointing towards one of the stalagtites some way infront of Nanami, before finally touching the circle. The strand shooting out, it struck the stalagtite at the midpoint, cracking the stone to an extend.

 

[Zepherus14]

Nanami seeing Solaris pointing at her again halted for a moment, wanting to have good footing to get out of the way of the spike. Seeing Solaris point elsewhere, Nanami continued her advance, although she in a wider circle than simply heading straight for Solaris, since heading straight at her would be beneficial to someone wanting to stab people.

Hearing the slight impact of the spike hitting the stalagtite, Nanami confirmed that heading straight would be a bad idea.

She still wasn't sure exactly what this goo was, but she knew that she'd have to be careful with it.

 

[Chungus]

With Nanami advancing towards her, Solaris herself began moving, moving in a circling motion as well, keeping her right arm pointed up towards the stalagtite. [sub]"When that thing comes loose, grab it."[/sub] She said in a whisper, before touching the circle again. Another spear shot out from the arm, this one thicker then the previous ones. Striking the stalagtite, it was knocked loose, but Pix held on to it, wrapping the goo around the stalagtite near the pointed bit.

Needing to take hold of her right forearm to compensate for the added weight, Solaris swung the blunt end of the stalagtite towards Nanami's left side, intending for the blow to knock Nanami off-balance more then anything else.

 

[Zepherus14]

Nanami still taking her time to move saw the stalactite coming far before Solaris got it moving towards her, mostly because Solaris bringing her other arm up was a dead giveaway something was up, or her whispering in the virtually silent room. She took a step forward, pivoting as she brought her spear blade down on the goo strand in front of the swinging weight.

The stalactite would harmlessly fling itself behind her, moreover the point at which Nanami struck Pix's goo with her blade would have dipped in temperature, it won't have frozen, but it might not flow quite as easily as before.