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DARK ALLIES FINALE LOG

WHO: Anyone and everyone!
WHAT: Dark Allies Finale
WHEN: March 22nd-24th
WHERE: Anywhere and everywhere in this afterlife
WARNINGS: Potential violence, loss of sense of self, fighting, cussing. If you have anything else let a mod know to add it!
SUMMARY: The Programmer and Fantoche have increased the number of shadows in order to pursue the NPC, Ai, who has been trying to hide but cannot continue to stand by and do nothing. Meanwhile, many of the afterlife's residents have been turned into NPCs.. is there a way to reason with them or get their memories back? There are 3 parts to this log!

MARCH 22: SHADOWS
Shadows are difficult to deal with, and you've just been surrounded. It seems like the number of shadows have raised up well beyond half of the NPC population. Team up, fight off the shadows, try to follow them to find the NPC first! Ai will be around throughout this log and will reveal her Guard Skill abilities in a comment here. Feel free to attempt to apprehend her.

MARCH 23: THE NORM
A few people have been turned into NPCs. The shadows seem not to bother them-- the shadows ignore them and those turned into NPCs don't even seem to see the shadows. They can see you, even if they can't remember. Try to talk some sense into them or take whatever measures you think are necessary? Try to keep them company or say goodbye because if Ai isn't turned in, there's no known way to turn them back?

MARCH 24: CAPTURED AI
Ai's identity has been revealed since the 22nd, but she's been avoiding capture up until now. Come up with a plan, decide what to do. It might be a good idea to have a meeting and talk to her. She's surprisingly cooperative. The OOC poll revealed that Ai will be kept away from Fantoche and the Programmer, so if any characters have the intent to do otherwise they will not be able to be the ones to find her. Of those who comment, on the 24th the mods will RNG one character to have successfully captured Ai and she will reply to that thread. Other characters or teams may jump in based on what you as the players have decided to do.

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[ Haruhi's not the type of person to just sit still while other people do work, even though it's kind of cool and she's certainly impressed. Which is why she's helping out, regardless.

But she's not going to say anything because she took the precaution to, well, wear earplugs just in case so if Ai does end up saying anything... Haruhi's not going to hear her.

Though she will destroy any shadow that's in the area for now. ]

Suzumiya-san!

[ Ai's not going to use Howling since the shadows don't have ears. It's pretty much pointless. She is, however, going to wave at Haruhi in a friendly manner after taking out one of the shadows. She wants to try something, but she needs Haruhi to get out of the way in order to do it. ]

[ Even though she can't hear Ai, she can see her, and the fact that she's being so overly friendly is what causes her to cue in on what she's trying to do which is why she'll jump back and out of the way of the shadows, quickly unplugging her ears (for now, at least) so she can cue in on what's actually going on.. ]

Thanks! I take it you're familiar with what Tachibana-san programmed in? It won't work on the shadows. If you could come closer and help me concentrate their location, that would be very helpful, buddy!

[ She's not even trying to hide it anymore. At this point, she knows that it's been announced that Guard Skills go with the NPC. It seemed illogical to try to deny it after she's openly using them. It's beneficial for the humans anyway, it makes sense.

Either way, she's going to run over to one spot around the outside of the shadow group she's with now and drop what looks like a slightly oversized dew drop on the ground. ]

Don't call me your "buddy". Just Haruhi is fine.

[ Her voice is slightly ticked as she says that, creasing her brow for a second or two before nodding. She knows exactly what she's talking about, and the fact that she's helping out with the shadows is good enough for her for the time being.

Which is why she's going to turn on her heel, her back facing Ai's as a sadistic grin slowly slips onto the girl's lips. She can play this game, but if it doesn't work, she's shooting them down, no questions asked.

To Haruhi, her soul is more essential than anyone else's, and she knows the best places to hide from the shadows. Of course, she's not the type of person to hide - and even though she may be selfish, this isn't the time to fool around.

Time to get serious. ]

Hey, heeey! Over here, guys!

[ She waves at them, speaking in her cheery voice. And the shadows seem to notice her, immediately turning their heads towards her before lunging in.

Just as planned, she thinks to herself, as she takes a hop and a skip back. They're all gathering in one location, which is actually perfect. The question is-- what exactly is Ai going to do? She didn't exactly hear anything from Yuri about this sort of thing, but then again, portions of Angel Player could have been reprogrammed just for this.

Which is why she's curious as she takes a quick hop and a skip back, still facing the shadows as she tries to calculate her steps close enough before she's finally behind Ai and yells out: ]

Okay, now!

[ This is the first time that anyone's corrected her on it, so Ai tilts her head. She'd make sure to ask about that later, since if her speech is off it could be a problem. Now wasn't the time.

While Haruhi gathers them up, Ai runs around them like she's just doing a circle, a few more things dropped. By the time Haruhi yells 'now' she stops and holds her hand out. ]

Guard Skill: Freeze Lattice.

[ At that second, between the points she dropped what looks like a blue, glowing laser grid quickly rises from the ground and stays at height of about three feet, then everything touched by it freezes in place as though time stood still. ]

[ Haruhi's surprised, but at the same time, there's something about it that isn't surprising as well. It's an eerie feeling, but she's not going to ask about it. Not now.

Though it is quite interesting how the shadows have frozen, right in front of her.

Okay, time to ask questions. ]

How long will it last?

Five minutes. It works on anything capable of movement, so don't touch it or you'll be frozen with them.

[ She modeled it after a particular glitch that was affecting NPCs at certain points. ]

... That would probably be for the best.

[ She slightly sweatdrops at that comment, a hollow laugh escaping her lips for a moment or two before another thought comes to mind. ]

So it would only work on NPCs, shadows, and people? Like if I shot them, what would happen?

As I said, it freezes motion. The momentum of a bullet would be lost after the Lattice faded, so you would simply be wasting a bullet.

So basically the bullet would just simply drop afterwards. That makes sense.

[ She nods in response, placing her hands on her hips, deciding to cut to the chase. This isn't as important as other things.. ]

Will you tell us the truth now? About everything..?

Yes!

[ She nods, though holds up a finger. ]

After we take care of the shadows. They may be frozen, but they still need to be scattered.

And how exactly are you going to do that?

[ Her voice is now more annoyed than anything. But she's also curious. ]

Do you have a gun?

[ Because she doesn't have any long-range attacks. ]

Yeah, I do, but I have to conserve bullets.

[ A short pause before she folds her arms over her chest, narrowing her amber brown eyes with a half-annoyed, half-curious look. ]

… Why?

May I borrow it for a moment, buddy?

Sure, go ahead.

[ She'll ignore her "buddy" tic for the time being as she hands it over. ]

[ Ai takes the gun and holds it, side-stepping as she goes around the net with the gun in position to fire. At a certain point, she stops and takes half a step back before firing the gun and taking three of them out at once. She does the same to eliminate them in far less bullets than it would have normally taken, calculating the optimum elimination per bullet to waste no more than is absolutely necessary. When she's done, she returns to Haruhi. ]

I optimized bullet preservation, there was no way to use any less than that while still taking them out. I will consider adjusting Angel Player for long-distance offense upon the next chance to update.

Thank you very much.

[ She's being pretty nice about this, especially since it was a fairly decent gesture. ]

No problem!

[ Ai flips the gun around, holding the grip out to Haruhi for her to take it. Safety first! ]

[ There's a silent nod from Haruhi's end as she takes the gun, grips it tightly, and lowers it for the time being. No shadows are around, so everything is completely clear. ]

So, are you going to explain everything to me or will I have to figure that out on my own?

"Everything" would be an awfully long tale. I can give you appropriate information for what topics you request, though a safer location may be more apt for that conversation. For now I think it's best to focus on avoiding further incidences of consciousness alterations.

That's fine, then. I don't want to become an NPC again, after all.

Once we find a safer location for large groups, I'll answer questions as you have them.

Edited 2014-04-25 01:59 (UTC)

That's perfectly fine by me, then. I'll list my questions on a notepad by then for sure!

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