Equivalent Exchange--Episode 2: Blood is Thicker

OOC: But there is a prone Selim there as well... but if Selim won't be *more* hurt (i.e., not killed... Laura has not reason to kill him), area affect will work.
 

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*All three of the enemies attack clumsily but easily hit Elysia. The flesh creature's attack she completely ignores, while one of the fat creatures is weak enough that its attack also doesn't matter. However, the final fat creature barely--just barely!--manages to stun her with a blow to the chest, causing her to gasp for breath and lose her attack.*

(OOC: Elysia takes another bruise and is stunned

Laura's old alchemy pending, and also her turn)
 

(OOC: It's nonlethal unless you want it to be lethal, so he can't go more unconscious ;))

*Laura's Alchemy bursts around the prone Selim, who is bruised again by the flying debris, the stunned Elysia, who is completely unharmed by any of the debris, and the three enemies who are not so lucky, as one of the fat creatures is crushed and the others barely manage to escape destruction.*

*Laura begins another transmutation.*

*The flesh creature fumbles badly, but the fat puppet manages to stun Elysia again, this time a bit more easily than before. This time, they both evade Laura's attack, and Elysia is still unscathed, though Selim is bruised again. However, while recovering from the falling rocks, the creatures attack Elysia clumsily. Although they still easily hit her, and both bruise her, neither registers a stunning blow, and so she is able to attack again.*

(OOC: Elysia takes 3 more bruises, Selim takes 2. 1 fat and 1 flesh left)
 

Elysia swings her dagger out with a vicious attack, heedless of her own safety.

OOC: Power Attack +4/-4, All-out Attack +4/-4 for (+4 damage/-4 defense)
 

*Elysia cuts through the flesh creature and critically splatters the final fat puppet against a bit of the debris made by Laura's transmutations. The battle is won!*

(OOC: Nicely done guys--I'm particularly impressed that you fought most of that encounter with your hands tied behind your backs, so to speak, because it was more in character and you were RPing it well. Since that caused a significant setback (and in Selim's case, a KO) against these minions, you each earn a Hero Point. Also, I'm sort of working with thresholds and fractional hero points for other things, and some of you have additional fractional hero points that are building up too :)

Selim can check to recover from unconsciousness shortly--many of these wounds will go away eventually, though the injuries and staggered and fatigued conditions are likely here to stay without an hour's rest, Healing (impossible without red stones), Hero Point/Extra Effort autorecovery, etc)
 
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Elysia kicks away the last of the remains, looking down where the armored man was "What should we do? We have to go after that thing, but we can't leave Selim here and we can't take him further into the lab."
 

Laura strides forward, dusting herself off. She looks down at the unconscious Selim. Her thoughts are distant.

They are ever frail. But not me. Why am I caught between them? Do I really want this fragility. Is it worth it?

The woman comes back to herself, and looks toward the collapsed wall.

"The soulmeld will finish its work if we do not act soon."
 

Soulmeld? He's like what Al was?

"I agree that it has to be stopped, or it might make more of those things. But Selim's prettly badly hurt and I don't think it'd be a good idea to drag him into another fight."
 


Elysia turns and looks at the rubble, every part of her wanting to ask Laura to do it so they can bring the thing in.

"As much as I hate to say it we're in no condition to fight that thing...especially if it has any more of those monsters with it." She puts Selim's arms over her shoulders to carry him piggy back, " Let's get Selim out of here and to a hospital."
 

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