[ something about hearing gunshots this close can really snap you out of whatever stupor you're in. kazunari starts, automatically leaning away from the gunshot - sorry about your balance, bucky - but eventually he does glance up at the demon and just sort of... freezes in horror. ]
We'll take it down together. Can you still summon anything?
[ sorry, he knows kazunari is injured, but he's pretty sure they'll need all the help they can get. sylvain has fought oversized monsters before—it takes a battalion, or in the absence of one a relic—to take down a demonic beast. this isn't quite the same but he'll try to apply similar principles of combat—look for weakspots. whittle it down patiently, while avoiding taking damage as much as possible. deal the killing blow. ]
Estelle, can you find its fatal verse? We'll try to keep it distracted.
[ while bucky peppers the demon with bullets, sylvain circles around, looking for any potential openings. if he finds one, he'll try to go for the headlight/eye, sword drawing a glinting arc. ]
[The barrier works! The demon tram had been about to smash its head against all of you, but it bounces off the barrier and leaves everyone unharmed. Bullets fly shortly after, with a few hitting different parts of the tram's giant mouth. Each shot leaves behind a hole that smokes as well, as the rounds are blessed and burn any demon who's unfortunate enough to get shot by them.
Demon train is mad now, and it roars in pain as it trashes about for a moment.
Sylvain's "do I recognize the weak spots" check: 15
Sylvain has the right idea with going for the headlight/eye, but it's too far up to reach with the sword right now. Sylvain will also notice how the electricity arcs around the demon tram's body, which can possibly be exploited to weaken the train too. He'll just have to think of what reacts with electricity to cause harm.]
[ Kazu's wiggling does threaten his balance for a few moments, but he manages to stay up. ]
Think you can stand on your own now?
[ Because if so, he will let Kazu slide off his shoulder so he can pull out gun 2! more gun! and keep shooting at it, both the mouth and the headlight, because...it seems to be working, so. why not. ]
[The barrier works! Estelle's eyes light up with hope when the creature's thrashing fails to reach them. Then, to Sylvain:]
... I'll try.
[She takes a few steps back to put some distance between herself and their foe. Then, she takes the beads into her hands and begins reciting a new prayer: a fatal verse, if she can find the right words.]
[ as soon as he's on his feet again, he kind of scrambles back from bucky and tries to put himself between estelle and the demon instead, the paint on his skin turning purple. ]
I don't know if any of them can stand up to a train, though? [ can he even control more than one at a time? he's not sure that he trusts himself to after that fall, so... is his little green guy still here? ] How big can you grow? Can you help hold it back?
[The green man is still there! And when Kazu asks, he makes a noise of affirmation before growing very lorge (even if the image is not that lorge). He's like eight feet tall now and very big, though he looks more huggable than dangerous. But he does stand between the humans and the demon tram, ready to throw hands if it attacks again.
Bucky's accuracy roll: 14
Bucky's shots don't quite hit the light, but they do fuck up this demon's face, and now it's mad. So mad that it's going to try slamming into the group again, but luckily the green man is there and ready to catch it. As the two demons struggle, everyone will see that the tram itself is still connected to the overhead wire somehow. Hmm... is this where the electricity is coming from?
Estelle's memory roll: 14
Estelle is luckily a very studious person, and she does recall the fatal verse for demons like this! So she can start chanting it. It's going to take 2 more rounds of chanting to finish the verse though, so protect the girl while she tries her best. She has to say it perfectly with no mistakes, so the less she gets hit or disrupted, the easier it will be for her to finish the verse.]
I'm trying to shoot it, but it's hard to get a good shot in with how it's moving!
[ He still tries anyway and just. keeps shooting I guess. I'm sorry I have nothing else to add here. Even Bucky "punch first, think never" can see that running forth and punching will not help them here. He also can't see the overhead wire because he's not mindpalacing about the electricity like Sylvain is.
So. More rooty tooty point n shooty. And keeping an eye out for Kazu and Estelle. ]
There is a look of revelation on Estelle's face, but that's all they get for an update on the praying situation, as she's going straight into chanting the verse as she remembers it. All she can do is trust that she'll be safe long enough to complete it.]
[ there's not much else he can do here, so... time to pull out another paper and summon the froggy. it's big, it can probably reach the wire, let's GO. ]
[Estelle's chanting picks up, and the demon tram seems to know what she's doing. It tries to break free of the green man's hold, but Ray rolled a 19 so that green man is holding on for dear life. It's so happy, working hard for its summoner.
Bucky's shots heck up the head more too, and with the demon tram being held one of his shots can crack the glass on the light. Similarly, Sylvain's swipes with his sword are doing a good job of injuring the demon tram, making it harder for the demon part to move.
Kazu's summoning roll: 16
Kazu summons a big frog, and he's going to feel the strain of sustaining two demons at once. This is going to hurt later, he can tell, but for now he can maintain both of them. His commands to the frog are heard, but the frog doesn't act instantly. It's like it's considering if it even wants to follow Kazu's commands or not.
But eventually it decides that okay, it will help. And it jumps up high and lands on the tram, directly on the poles that connect to the overhead wires, smashing it to bits.
The electricity fizzles and dies out, and at the same time the light on the demon's face starts to flicker.
[ time to pile on the hurt! once the coast seems clear, sylvain will rush in as well and try to land a blow on the headlight again. or, if it's still out of reach, he'll be carving up whatever he can hit, until estelle can finish the incantation. ]
But teamwork makes the dream work, and with the combined efforts of everyone the demon is taken down finally. As Estelle finishes off her chants, the demon bursts into a million pieces of light and disappears entirely.
The tram is left behind though, since it was just a normal tram. It is now severely damaged from frog attack and all the shooting and stabbing, and it's probably not going to be usable as a tram anymore, but it's there. Hooray guys, you did it!
Though uh. Enjoy the walk back to the train station. There's no getting a cab out here on the train lines. Hopefully you get back to the dorms in time to get some sleep before your next day of classes!]
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T-That's...
[ WERE THEY VORED BY A TRAIN? ]
How are we supposed to fight that?!
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[ sorry, he knows kazunari is injured, but he's pretty sure they'll need all the help they can get. sylvain has fought oversized monsters before—it takes a battalion, or in the absence of one a relic—to take down a demonic beast. this isn't quite the same but he'll try to apply similar principles of combat—look for weakspots. whittle it down patiently, while avoiding taking damage as much as possible. deal the killing blow. ]
Estelle, can you find its fatal verse? We'll try to keep it distracted.
[ while bucky peppers the demon with bullets, sylvain circles around, looking for any potential openings. if he finds one, he'll try to go for the headlight/eye, sword drawing a glinting arc. ]
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Demon train is mad now, and it roars in pain as it trashes about for a moment.
Sylvain's "do I recognize the weak spots" check: 15
Sylvain has the right idea with going for the headlight/eye, but it's too far up to reach with the sword right now. Sylvain will also notice how the electricity arcs around the demon tram's body, which can possibly be exploited to weaken the train too. He'll just have to think of what reacts with electricity to cause harm.]
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Think you can stand on your own now?
[ Because if so, he will let Kazu slide off his shoulder so he can pull out gun 2! more gun! and keep shooting at it, both the mouth and the headlight, because...it seems to be working, so. why not. ]
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... I'll try.
[She takes a few steps back to put some distance between herself and their foe. Then, she takes the beads into her hands and begins reciting a new prayer: a fatal verse, if she can find the right words.]
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[ as soon as he's on his feet again, he kind of scrambles back from bucky and tries to put himself between estelle and the demon instead, the paint on his skin turning purple. ]
I don't know if any of them can stand up to a train, though? [ can he even control more than one at a time? he's not sure that he trusts himself to after that fall, so... is his little green guy still here? ] How big can you grow? Can you help hold it back?
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[ thankfully the barrier held, but how long can they keep it up for... ]
Hey, you guys seeing the light works around the tram? Think we can use it to weaken the demon?
[ he doesn't wanna throw away his only weapon just yet... ]
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Bucky's accuracy roll: 14
Bucky's shots don't quite hit the light, but they do fuck up this demon's face, and now it's mad. So mad that it's going to try slamming into the group again, but luckily the green man is there and ready to catch it. As the two demons struggle, everyone will see that the tram itself is still connected to the overhead wire somehow. Hmm... is this where the electricity is coming from?
Estelle's memory roll: 14
Estelle is luckily a very studious person, and she does recall the fatal verse for demons like this! So she can start chanting it. It's going to take 2 more rounds of chanting to finish the verse though, so protect the girl while she tries her best. She has to say it perfectly with no mistakes, so the less she gets hit or disrupted, the easier it will be for her to finish the verse.]
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[ He still tries anyway and just. keeps shooting I guess. I'm sorry I have nothing else to add here. Even Bucky "punch first, think never" can see that running forth and punching will not help them here. He also can't see the overhead wire because he's not mindpalacing about the electricity like Sylvain is.
So. More rooty tooty point n shooty. And keeping an eye out for Kazu and Estelle. ]
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There is a look of revelation on Estelle's face, but that's all they get for an update on the praying situation, as she's going straight into chanting the verse as she remembers it. All she can do is trust that she'll be safe long enough to complete it.]
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[ there's not much else he can do here, so... time to pull out another paper and summon the froggy. it's big, it can probably reach the wire, let's GO. ]
Try to disconnect the wire!
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[ he'll try to keep a distance between the demon and the aria of the group, slashing in wide arcs in an attempt to distract the tram. ]
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Bucky's shots heck up the head more too, and with the demon tram being held one of his shots can crack the glass on the light. Similarly, Sylvain's swipes with his sword are doing a good job of injuring the demon tram, making it harder for the demon part to move.
Kazu's summoning roll: 16
Kazu summons a big frog, and he's going to feel the strain of sustaining two demons at once. This is going to hurt later, he can tell, but for now he can maintain both of them. His commands to the frog are heard, but the frog doesn't act instantly. It's like it's considering if it even wants to follow Kazu's commands or not.
But eventually it decides that okay, it will help. And it jumps up high and lands on the tram, directly on the poles that connect to the overhead wires, smashing it to bits.
The electricity fizzles and dies out, and at the same time the light on the demon's face starts to flicker.
One last push and you should have it, guys.]
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Bucky continues shooting, but now runs to approach the monster so he can give it some damn good punches right in its weakened...tram face. ]
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green man is doing phenomenally so he looks back at the frog. ]
Can you help hold it back?
[ just a little longer to let estelle finish. ]
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But teamwork makes the dream work, and with the combined efforts of everyone the demon is taken down finally. As Estelle finishes off her chants, the demon bursts into a million pieces of light and disappears entirely.
The tram is left behind though, since it was just a normal tram. It is now severely damaged from frog attack and all the shooting and stabbing, and it's probably not going to be usable as a tram anymore, but it's there. Hooray guys, you did it!
Though uh. Enjoy the walk back to the train station. There's no getting a cab out here on the train lines. Hopefully you get back to the dorms in time to get some sleep before your next day of classes!]