We Are Our Avatars V (Closed)

[CmmdrRosh99]

"I did... Be ready for anything now." Ratsel bend her body slightly.
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Bullet turned away from the deck as she started to head inside the ship.

 

[Drakmorg]

Grates nearby everyone in the Carrier of ventilation shafts near them suddenly sprung off their holdings, bent as if they'd been kicked free. Out of each grate, what looked like a 4-foot tall puppet lazily slid out and sprawled out on the floor. The puppets, as if having minds of their own or guided by some unseen force, stood back up. Though they appeared as though they were dangling from strings, none could be seen or sensed coming from them.

Spoiler: And here is your foe for this evening, ladies and gents

The Marionette

The Marionettes all looked around at their surroundings, their heads swiveling independent of their bodies. Once they had located the people they had fallen near, they hopped into the air and allowed their bodies to spin and right themselves out so that they were properly facing the folks they had found. They slowly approached those they were near, taking the sticks off their back and holding them like tonfa.

For those on the deck, suddenly they found themselves the target of throwing knives being tossed at them by some force from over the railing.

Groups: (Decided to go with 'em so I wouldn't have to respond to four people at once)
1- Rosh, Furioso
2- Hatchy, Outis
Group 1, go!

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

Bullet didn't see the throwing knives as a few of them embedded themselves into her lower back and shoulders. They thankfully missed the spine, but Bullet seems strangely unfazed by the wounds. Instead she started to walk towards the railing to spot out whatever through it.
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Ratsel took out her beam sabre and sub machine gun as she fired at one of the Marionettes.

 

[Furioso]

OoC: Yay I get to break out the dice!

Valvatorez hadn't been paying much attention when the knives were thrown. As such, he took a knife to the shoulder before realizing anything was happening. Quick as a flash he removed the knife from his shoulder and rolled out of the way of the rest that were thrown his way. Holding his shoulder, he called up to whoever had thrown the knives "Who goes there!"

Fenrich smirked as he saw the Marionette. "Oh? A low class demon, perfect for venting my pent up anger!" he charged towards the Marionette and attempted to punch it in the face, putting some considerable force behind his swing

 

[Drakmorg]

As Bullet approached the railing, a Marionette similar to the others, but with blond 'hair' and black clothes hopped onto the railing, then leaped off and kicked at her. After however it's attack on Bullet concluded, the marionette heard Valvatorez. It replied to him by reaching behind its back to grab four knives, then tossed another volley of blades at him.

Spoiler: Bullet and Val get the Assassin Doll

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(Rolled a 5)
Ratsel's gunfire absolutely ruined the Marionette's day, as it managed to hit a hinge and tear its left arm clean off. The Marionette's smile did not fade though. In response, the Marionette started spinning it's lower body, with its head staying still and looking right at Ratsel. It balanced itself like a top and headed straight for her...though with the loss of an arm its balance was off so its path was less-than straight. Though the zig-zagging helped it avoid more gunfire as it moved in close to Ratsel and attempted to strike her in the head with its spinning tonfa.

(Oh-ho! Nat 20)
Seeing Fenrich's strike, the Marionette leaned backwards, causing Fenrich's punch to sail right over its face. Leaning to the side as it stood up to move free of his arm, it aimed to smack Fenrich in the face with its sticks.

Group 2, go!

 

[Outisakanobody]

Royce aimed his Rossmore and fired at any puppets near him.

Blondie did the same with his revolver.

 

[HatchyHatch14]

OoC: Holly (rolled a 15, ok) Black (rolled a 6, good)

"Living Dollssss? that'sss creepy!" Holly said when she saw the Marionette, she then ran away and hid behind a couple of boxes. she rummaged through her pockets and tired to find some to fight with that wouldn't blow up the whole ship.
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Black snapped out of her daydreaming when she saw a knife came close to hitting her foot. She jumped back and pulled out her sword. "Whatever you are.....back down....and we don't have to fight..." She called out to the strange doll things in front of her.

OoC: Marionette? I know some music for that!

 

[Drakmorg]

The Marionette's awkward habit of swinging side to side made it hard for Royce to get a clear shot. However, since he was still using a shotgun, he managed to clip the side of the Marrionette attacking him, causing a good bit of its side to be reduced to splinter. It didn't like this very much, so it spun and charged at Royce like a top as the previous one had done with Ratsel, this time aiming to repeatedly pummel him in the stomach.

Blondie got a few lucky shots on the Marionette after him, though even after hitting it in the center of mass twice and hitting it once in the head, it didn't seem discouraged to attack him in the slightest. It put its tonfa sticks away and lunged at Blondie, trying to grab him in what seemed like a hug.

Since Holly had ran off and hid, the Marionette after her had lost her. It decided to attack Ratsel instead, aiming to strike her in the back with its tonfa.
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The Assassin Doll looked at Black...and frowned. It glared at her for a moment, before resuming its normal, happy-looking face, then tossed a volley of knives at her as well.

Group 1!

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

Bullet attempted to bring up her gauntlets for a block, but was too late and took the full blow of the hit, getting down back on to her back a few feet away. The knives stick in the back of her embedded themselves even more as she started to bleed more.

She got back up and charged up a Heat Up fare as she fired an explosive fire ball at the Assassin Doll.
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Ratsel attempted to block as well, getting her beam sabre up, but was knocked backwards bleeding on her face. The beam sabre partially burnt through her clothing, charring up her right thigh as well. Still smirking, she fired at the Marionette she shot up first and turned to the one attacking from behind and slashed at it.

 

[Furioso]

(Rolled a 19 out of 20) The wound on Valvatorez's shoulder was healing, much faster than his wounds had healed before he had been fed the human blood. As the knives approached him he dispersed into bats, which flipped nimbly around the incoming knives before reforming into Valvatorez, who was now holding a spear. He wound up and let the spear fly, aiming for the Assassin Doll

(Rolled a 4) Fenrich was shocked to see his punch sail over him, and even more shocked to get smacked square in the face with it's sticks. He reeled back, holding his nose, which was now broken and bleeding. "Tricky son of a *****!" he said as his fists started to glow.

 

[Saltyk]

Majeh stood upon one of the Carrier's stabilizers like he was want to do. "Demons of some sort..." He looks to his left. "Shall we get involved?"
...
"You're no fun."

OoC: @Drak: Put me in a group and I shall join, please and thank you.

 

[Drakmorg]

The Assassin Doll noticed Bullet's attack and tried to jump out of the way. The attack landed at its feet right as it was doing so, caused it to get tossed away like...well, a doll. It landed on the deck rather hard. While helpless on the ground for a moment, Val's spear struck it right in the mid-section and tore through, pinning it to the ground. The Assassin Doll held up a pair of fingers to its mouth and somehow managed to whistle. As if answering a call, three more Marionettes flipped over the railing onto the deck, One of them going to attack Val, Bullet and Black as the Assassin Doll messed with trying to free itself.
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Ratsel's shots against the first Marionette hit in right in it's center of mass, staggering and causing it to stumble backwards as a cloud of splinters erupted behind it.

The second Marionette on Ratsel attempted to block her slash with its tonfa, but this proved pointless as her beam sabre simply cut through its tonfa and the Marionette's forearm as well, since both were made of wood. The slash continued through and took off the Marionette's hat as it ducked. In retaliation, the Marionette pounced at Ratsel, dropping its tonfa and attempting to hug her around the waist.

The Marionette on Fenrich ran at him and aimed a strike at his gut with its tonfa.

@Salty: Go ahead and jump in with Group 2.
Group 2, go!

 

[Outisakanobody]

OOC: Got a 6 and a 4...

Royce jumped to the side to avoid the attack, but stumbled slightly and was unable to fight back for a moment.

Blondie was unprepared for the dolls actions and could do nothing to stop it.

 

[HatchyHatch14]

OoC: Holly (11) Black (3)

Holly threw some small french bangers at the Marionettes.
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The Knives hit Black in the shoulders and one in her gut, she lowered her blade a bit because of the pain. "Why must we fight...." she asked, as she took a knife out of her shoulder, her left Eye blazed up and she swiped with her sword (weak slash)

 

[FPSfanatic]

OOC: Mind if I join in?

 

[Saltyk]

"Well, I'm going to go play..." Majeh says as he jumps off the stabilizer and falls to the surface below, but as he hits, he uses his Chi to create a powerful shock-wave knocking away any of the nearby Marionettes.

"Hello, little demons. I shall be your guide back to your own realm this evening. Do try not to return too soon, though." He says as he slowly draws his sword from the horizontal scabbard on his back. "You've yet to experience the Madness of Heaven and Earth!"

He rushes forward into a gathering of the dolls and as he reaches them, he begins slashing his sword in various directions, striking at the dolls from nearly any angle around him, not a single motion is wasted, or opening given among the onslaught.

Spoiler: The Madness of Heaven and Earth is actually a sword skill of his!

The picture looks a little off as it's a two page spread...

 

[Drakmorg]

Blondie's Marionette looked up at him as it held him in a hug, its happy, innocent looking smile and juxtaposing dull, lifeless eyes looking up at him. Then, it started to opened its mouth as wide as it could with it seeming to have been sewn shut. From its mouth, the Marionette spewed a thick cloud of purple-colored toxic gas that enveloped Blondie's head as the doll clung to him.
(OOC: We go by RPG rules here, where poison is basically a DOT until it gets healed)

Royce's Marionette capitalized on his poor footing by hopping after him and striking at his gut while he was off balance.

The Marionette Ratsel had shot multiple times proved unlucky once again as Holly's fireworks managed to catch its clothes on fire, turning them into kindling as soon its whole body started to burn. Now knowing Holly's position, it ran at her, though it was practically falling apart as it swung at her with it's one remaining arm.

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Black's Marionette raised its tonfa stick to block her sword strike. Her sword lodged itself in the wood, and the Marionette used that to its advantage, trying to twist her sword out of her grasp while it swung with its other tonfa at her head.

While there were no gatherings of dolls for Majeh to exploit, but he did thoroughly mess up the day of the Marionette on Valvatorez, shredding it to pieces. Another three simply climbed up onto the deck to replace it though, one attacking Valvatorez again and the other two focusing on Majeh.
Majeh's shockwave did little else but knock free the Assassin Doll. It stood up and snapped the haft off the spear still sticking out of it, the tossed the head and haft aside. To thank Majeh, it tossed a volley of knives at him.

@FPS: Go ahead and go with Group 1.
Group 1, go!

 

[FPSfanatic]

Bryce swooped down and landed on the deck, yanking out his rifle. "Okay, what the hell is going on?" he yells, looking for anyone nearby.

OoC: Okay, 2 questions. 1, where is anybody on the deck that I can join in fighting? and 2, have any of you seen the RWBY 'red' trailer?

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

Ratsel attempted to evade the Marionette's hug as it grabbed the collar of her shirt, strangulating her, as she deactivated the beam saber and brought it up to the Marionette's face and activated it again.
[hr]
Bullet managed to dodge the Marionette's attack, getting hit at the shins. Growling slightly, she grabbed the Marionette by the back of its neck, punched its back 3 times before throwing it at the Assassin Doll.