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melodiesoflife2016-12-09 12:18 pm
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Natalia VS The World
WHO: Natalia L.K. Lanvaldear, Yuri Lowell, OPEN!
WHAT: There are two (2) monsters that Natalia needs to defeat in order to improve her skills and abilities. As long as she's headed to Trano Golsaucia, why not go for both of the monsters found there? She's at least accustomed to fighting them. Then in the third prompt, Natalia takes a "rest" in the Santa Village where she attempts to make cookies. And fails. It's up to Yuri to save the children from the worst baker in the world.
WHEN: December 2016 (dates flexible)
WHERE: Trano Golsaucia (Prompts 1 & 2), Santa Village (Prompt 3)
NOTES: If there's other CR you'd like with her, feel free to start up a thread of your own!
Archers were definitely best suited to take on the winged menace of the Calamity Buers, Natalia discovered. They were difficult to hit, but if she activated her Aim, she found that hitting them was the easy part. Getting them to stay down, that was tricky. Especially since she lacked the strength and skill she'd possessed in her homeworld. The Santa job boosted magic, and she'd hoped to keep White Mage equipped for a peaceful month.
As dangerous as the world was, however, that simply wasn't an option. At least the Christmas Spirit she carried improved the morale of the people in town, as well as those who'd agreed to defend this city alongside the plucky princess.
Finding the monsters was far from difficult. One only had to keep a steady watch on the horizon, and eventually one would come wheeling down toward the city with a beastly screech.
"Avoid looking directly into their eyes!" Natalia instructed. Not something one could easily do, given that the Buer was almost all eyeball, but the last thing they needed was to start turning on each other once the fight got rough.
Sighting the monster with her bow, she released the string, and her arrow sailed through the darkness with a soft whistle to bury itself in the monster's wing. It spun around with an enraged shriek, fluttering toward the ground steadily but surely. Natalia was already drawing her next arrow, ready to plug it with another shot if those on the ground below weren't able to finish it off.
* * * * *
Without the White Mage job at her disposal, Natalia had to use the gil she'd earned fighting these monsters to purchase an enormous supply of Antidotes. The Toy Bag was useful in storing the lot of them, as well as extra arrows to ensure she wasn't caught low on ammunition.
Carefully she'd wrapped several of her arrows in oil-soaked cloth, standing outside the city wall near a blazing torch. "If you have any sort of fire-based attacks, you would do well to use them," she nodded to those who'd moved to fight these villains alongside her. "Attack at a distance if you are able. I'll watch your back if you must move in close." The ochus could put its victims to sleep or poison them. Or both. She'd learned the hard way what happened if it managed to capture a Hero, and the memory wasn't a pleasant one.
One of the wooden chocobos on the abandoned carousel suddenly creaked as its brass pole was cruelly bent, and a Calamity Ochu clambered over it with a guttural hiss. Its viny appendages flopped and wriggled as it heaved its crystal-plated bulk over the ground. Upon spotting the blazing fire, it hesitated. But once it saw the heroes lined up beside it, it roared its challenge and began slap-dragging itself after them immediately.
Natalia dipped her arrow into the torch, the oil-soaked cloth flowering brightly in flames before she loosed her attack on the Calamity Ochu.
* * * * *
A hard-working Santa-equipped Hero of Light was well received in the Santa Village, and after fighting so long and so hard in Trano Golsaucia, even working nonstop in the Village was practically a vacation in comparison. Wherever they needed Natalia to be, she was happy to be of service. And if they didn't have any particular assignments, why, she would make her own, and draft anyone she could find into pulling their weight. She built fires, babysat children, mended broken window shutters (once she learned how it was done), and assembled toys.
But her most frequent job assignment was to play the role of Mrs. Claus, welcoming visitors to the village and encouraging them to donate, or indulge in shopping trips to boost the village economy. One of her duties in being Mrs. Claus, she discovered, was baking cookies alongside her "husband," which...admittedly made her frown a bit, but she understood it was just a role, and not an indication of romantic attachment.
It was a good thing the cinnamon-scented pine cones and the fir trees were present, because Natalia's baking could choke a chocobo. She mashed whole eggs into the dough, wadded up the mass and threw it into the oven, added too little flour, added too much milk (when the recipe didn't even call for any), and was generally a walking, golden-hearted disaster.
"Let's see..." Natalia bent over the cookbook (not that it was doing her much good), studying the next step intently. Flatten the dough with a rolling pin? She could do that. Gripping the pin by one of its convenient wooden handles, she took a firm stance with feet spread apart and began hammering on the sad wad of sticky dough that, perhaps in more capable hands, could have once been made into delicious cookies. Alas.
WHAT: There are two (2) monsters that Natalia needs to defeat in order to improve her skills and abilities. As long as she's headed to Trano Golsaucia, why not go for both of the monsters found there? She's at least accustomed to fighting them. Then in the third prompt, Natalia takes a "rest" in the Santa Village where she attempts to make cookies. And fails. It's up to Yuri to save the children from the worst baker in the world.
WHEN: December 2016 (dates flexible)
WHERE: Trano Golsaucia (Prompts 1 & 2), Santa Village (Prompt 3)
NOTES: If there's other CR you'd like with her, feel free to start up a thread of your own!
Archers were definitely best suited to take on the winged menace of the Calamity Buers, Natalia discovered. They were difficult to hit, but if she activated her Aim, she found that hitting them was the easy part. Getting them to stay down, that was tricky. Especially since she lacked the strength and skill she'd possessed in her homeworld. The Santa job boosted magic, and she'd hoped to keep White Mage equipped for a peaceful month.
As dangerous as the world was, however, that simply wasn't an option. At least the Christmas Spirit she carried improved the morale of the people in town, as well as those who'd agreed to defend this city alongside the plucky princess.
Finding the monsters was far from difficult. One only had to keep a steady watch on the horizon, and eventually one would come wheeling down toward the city with a beastly screech.
"Avoid looking directly into their eyes!" Natalia instructed. Not something one could easily do, given that the Buer was almost all eyeball, but the last thing they needed was to start turning on each other once the fight got rough.
Sighting the monster with her bow, she released the string, and her arrow sailed through the darkness with a soft whistle to bury itself in the monster's wing. It spun around with an enraged shriek, fluttering toward the ground steadily but surely. Natalia was already drawing her next arrow, ready to plug it with another shot if those on the ground below weren't able to finish it off.
* * * * *
Without the White Mage job at her disposal, Natalia had to use the gil she'd earned fighting these monsters to purchase an enormous supply of Antidotes. The Toy Bag was useful in storing the lot of them, as well as extra arrows to ensure she wasn't caught low on ammunition.
Carefully she'd wrapped several of her arrows in oil-soaked cloth, standing outside the city wall near a blazing torch. "If you have any sort of fire-based attacks, you would do well to use them," she nodded to those who'd moved to fight these villains alongside her. "Attack at a distance if you are able. I'll watch your back if you must move in close." The ochus could put its victims to sleep or poison them. Or both. She'd learned the hard way what happened if it managed to capture a Hero, and the memory wasn't a pleasant one.
One of the wooden chocobos on the abandoned carousel suddenly creaked as its brass pole was cruelly bent, and a Calamity Ochu clambered over it with a guttural hiss. Its viny appendages flopped and wriggled as it heaved its crystal-plated bulk over the ground. Upon spotting the blazing fire, it hesitated. But once it saw the heroes lined up beside it, it roared its challenge and began slap-dragging itself after them immediately.
Natalia dipped her arrow into the torch, the oil-soaked cloth flowering brightly in flames before she loosed her attack on the Calamity Ochu.
* * * * *
A hard-working Santa-equipped Hero of Light was well received in the Santa Village, and after fighting so long and so hard in Trano Golsaucia, even working nonstop in the Village was practically a vacation in comparison. Wherever they needed Natalia to be, she was happy to be of service. And if they didn't have any particular assignments, why, she would make her own, and draft anyone she could find into pulling their weight. She built fires, babysat children, mended broken window shutters (once she learned how it was done), and assembled toys.
But her most frequent job assignment was to play the role of Mrs. Claus, welcoming visitors to the village and encouraging them to donate, or indulge in shopping trips to boost the village economy. One of her duties in being Mrs. Claus, she discovered, was baking cookies alongside her "husband," which...admittedly made her frown a bit, but she understood it was just a role, and not an indication of romantic attachment.
It was a good thing the cinnamon-scented pine cones and the fir trees were present, because Natalia's baking could choke a chocobo. She mashed whole eggs into the dough, wadded up the mass and threw it into the oven, added too little flour, added too much milk (when the recipe didn't even call for any), and was generally a walking, golden-hearted disaster.
"Let's see..." Natalia bent over the cookbook (not that it was doing her much good), studying the next step intently. Flatten the dough with a rolling pin? She could do that. Gripping the pin by one of its convenient wooden handles, she took a firm stance with feet spread apart and began hammering on the sad wad of sticky dough that, perhaps in more capable hands, could have once been made into delicious cookies. Alas.
buer fight
(She'll reserve being amazed at what she can do later, when monsters aren't swooping at them.)
She triggers her Aim skill as well, and lets her arrow fly at another one emerging on their right. It manages to hit the monster's tail, but she knows that won't be good enough to take it out, and readies another shot.
Re: buer fight
And while Natalia and Namine were relatively inexperienced, the pirate had come ready to fight.
"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine." Her Mastered Gunner job protected her from the creature's gaze. She took aim right at the eye, but then shifted to the right. The Monster arena needed them alive after all. Aiming for the broad wing of the flying monster she fired a Sleep Shot. At best she'd subdue it, but attempting to cripple it worked just fine as a backup.
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They certainly seemed like they were able to pin it down, and it gave a more feeble shriek of rage as it tried to rise, only to be shot down again. Its single eye grew heavy with the Sleep Shot Mary had fired at it, and its movements grew sluggish.
"There! That should do it--"
The roof exploded beneath their feet as a second Calamity Buer, drawn by the howls of its brother, slammed itself bodily into the casino. Shingles splintered and cracked, and Natalia nearly lost her grip on her bow as she tried to steady herself. But she was starting to slip.
The Buer lifted itself up as it circled up into the sky, then doubled back as it prepared to back another dive attack at the very foundation upon which they stood.
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It's a choice between climbing up to higher ground or trying to reach for her bow. But with the monster approaching so swiftly, there's no choice but to try and stop it, and so she goes for the third option. Naminé flings a large bit of shingle at it at an attempt to slow it down, hoping that it gives Natalia and Mary the time to reload.
Sorry!
That pride didn't last long as the situation turned to chaos. Her own instincts had her moving out of the way just as the attack came in. Being a Sky Pirate had her at a disadvantage on the rooftop as compared to if she had Assassin equipped, but she had her way of dealing with things.
Rather than taking another shot Mary instead focused on her prone ally. They could always regroup and rally on their attacks, but a lost Hero would not be so salvaged. And that was merely the pragmatic reason, not the one driving the pirate. She simply wouldn't let friends or crew to their fates, not as long as she knew she could count on them.
Pulling a rope from her belt she lashed it out and the rope's end fixed itself to a point in midair. Sliding down the rooftop, kicking a few shingles off and away as she went, she swung down and grabbed Namine from her perilous position.
"Hang on!" She kept on running, aiming for a broader ledge to land themselves on.
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Well. So be it! If she had to go down, then let it be on her own terms. Rather than let herself be lost along with the casino roof, Natalia instead took the brief window of time she was afforded to sling her bow over her shoulder, leaping not off of the slanted roof, but onto the buer itself.
It was a dangerous and reckless plan, but there simply wasn't enough time nor enough resources to consider anything else. Her hands scrabbled for a hold in its crystal-studded skin, and it flapped its wings wildly as it drunkenly swung to and fro in an effort to dislodge the princess who clung to it so tenaciously. At the very least it was too busy trying to drop her instead of knocking Mary and Naminé to their deaths. Perhaps she could force it to land.
"Take your shots! I'll hold it!" As if she had any other option but to hold it...
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"Oh bloody hell..." She ran back, climbing up the wall to the rooftop from before with her own trained skill and not with the mobility offered by a job. Swift but not quite as fast, but still faster than most Heroes with her current job setup could muster. Of course, jumping on the monster was something she'd been debating doing herself, but she didn't expect it to turn out as well for Natalia as it might for herself or others.
Once she was high enough she took aim, trying to take care, worried that even if she hit the monster it might pass through and hit her as well. Or worse it would die in midair and send her plummeting. "Damn girl...." She waited, waited until its shadow was right over her, and then fired a sleep shot right at the monster's eye.