Final Fantasy J

[Sound of Azure]

Frida smiles widely as her order, an omelette comes to the table. "It smells so good!" she exclaims as she tucks into her meal. "It is good! "

"I do have to agree. I don't understand how they can live like this, knowing just how bad things are down on the frontier you'd think that they would use the energy required for this for something more productive." He shrugged then, stopping to chew at a bit of rice before continuing. "Then again, I perhaps they're just trying to keep a 'business as usual' face on things to keep down panic. Who knows."

Sounds familiar, she thinks the herself before saying, "I guess they think it doesn't really affect them... despite all the refugees. It just seems to be the way people are. Well, most people, anyway. Maybe it's the only way they can maintain their hope."

At Mikken's mention of shopping again, Frida nods. "Ok, I guess we've got plenty of time. For a little excursion at least. " When Kyo agrees, Frida adds "I guess it's settled then! Well, as soon as we're all done here." With that, she eats another mouthful of the tasty omelette.

"I did see some ladies wearing these lovely skirts when we were coming into the city. I wonder if they're a local fashion? ..."

She continues to chatter happily about different things she's seen since they came to the city, until everyone is ready to go.

 

[Jemal]

As the group is finishing their meal, there is a very loud clanging sound from the kitchen, and a scream. A waiter comes running out and runs into someone, who grabs him and asks what's going on.
"Some idiot thought the Oven was goign too slow so he cast a Haste Spell on it! You know how technology and Magic interact!" with that, the distraught waiter is beating it for the door. The kitchen door flies open.. and away, the hinges melted, as a monstrously large and evil-looking 'Man-Eating Oven' charges out, heading for the nearest group of people. It is about 40' from you, and 20' from them.

 

[Caros]

The commotion drew Kyo's eyes up from the table, the sort of idiot grin that he was using to indulge Frida's clothing conversation (While his mind was elsewhere) Vanishing in the blink of an eye, his visage becoming a fiercesome one that neither of his companions had seen in an age.

The wooden chair was thrust back from him, clattering to the floor, already on his feet, bokken held carefully before him in both hands body oriented towards the kitchen doors as the waiter comes bursting out from them, spewing his grim news and sending a panic through the room, screams begining to erupt from all around them.

"Frida!" He snapped, voice all buisness now, cheer gone from his words just as it had from his expression. "Keep away from it, try and help anyone it gets to." He moved a little away from the table, eyes already scanning the moving crowd for the best way to fight the creature. "Mikken! Get to its left side, keep it penned in and we'll try and bring it down here or at least force it back into the kitchen."

He looked back at the pair of them, an electric glint in his emerald eyes as he sprung into action. "Move!"

((Initiative of 25. http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1114720. Also the drawing of his weapon is just a flavor thing, technically he quickdraws it as his swift action next round.))

 

[Jemal]

*and the screen fades into Battle Scene*

 

[Sound of Azure]

"... I can't possibly imagine - " Frida gasps as the doors burst open, her pulse quickening as the waiter explains the predicament.

Just as well I set up a divine ward this morning, she thinks to herself.

As Kyo moves toward the doors, she touches her friend on the back, incanting a short protective ward. "O holy light, ward Kyo from blistering heat!"

The girl smiles at her friend briefly, "Be careful!" she says breathlessly, before moving back.

[sblock=Jemal, Kyo]
((Frida's Initiative 1d20+2-> [18,2] = (20) ))

Frida casts Protection from Energy (Fire) on Kyo. Kyo is protected from up to 120 points of Fire damage.

In the morning, Frida used her Divine Ward feat to set up a healing link with Kyo, Mikken and Aluf, allowing her to cast Conjuration (healing) spells at close range (up to 50 feet). This used up 3 turn attempts.[/sblock]

"Everyone, stay calm! We'll..." she gulps slightly before continuing, " We'll take care of it! "

Frida can already feel the intense heat from the kitchen as she tries to get the other patrons moving away fom the danger.

"Hot food right to your table... hmph!" the girl mutters under her breath as she watches the kitchen doors, her heart beating fast.

 

[Arkhandus]

When the commotion starts, Mikken jumps up to his feet, nearly falling backward as his chair does. Jaw slackening when the waiter says what happened, the youth just stares dumbly for a moment when the absurd monstrosity barges out of the kitchen.....

If not for Kyo's sudden action and orders, he probably would've stood there staring like an idiot for too long, but now Mikken snaps out of it, scrambling to follow his coz's orders. "Uh....yeah!" is all he manages to stammer out.

Mikken's initiative (1d20+4=20)

(ooc: As usual, Mikken would have Mage Armor active on himself.)

 

[Brother Allard]

*elsewhere*

Aluf nods absently at the doorman as he passes out of the lobby to Leo's building and into the busy street outside. Deep in thought, he barely notices the bustle of activity that surrounds him as turns in the direction of the inn. He briefly considers hailing a rickshaw, but decides against it. Maybe the walk will help him clear his head.

 

[Caros]

Kyo acts.

With the cry of his last word, Kyo would spring into action. Footsteps would slap against the ground, his blade drawn back behind him, head turned to follow the motions of the creature as he closed, seemingly charging at the thing.

Yet the step before he would reach the monster he drove his left foot down hard, throwing his momentum back and narrowly avoiding one of the beasts strikes. A moment later he had forward inertia again, driving foward with a sweeping lowerhand strike, putting more power than precision into this attack.

He seemed to dance along the creatures side, keeping as best he could out of its 'reach' Most of his attacks coming as thrusts against its metal frame, looking for any vital section of the monstrosity, each strike accompanied by a loud shout.

To Frida and Mikken it would be a nostalgic scene. Indeed it was the first time Kyo had put his technique to use in years, though it was not the battle that seemed so troubling, but the determined look upon Kyo's face, one that had seemingly been lost ages past.

[sblock]Technically the creature hasn't rolled initiative. If it beats mine feel free to dump my action down after its. Just trying to speed things up hehe.

I'm using Expertise for a -2 attack, +2 AC. This activates my +1d6 untyped Deadly grace. This is combined with dervish dance for +1 to hit and damage.

I have to make one tumble roll when I move from square to square between attacks. DC 15, roll is 30.

My attacks are at -2. +1 for dancing, so +16/+11. The rolls are 31,13. Rawr.

If they hit they deal... 22,20 damage.

My AC is now 23. Yay.[/sblock]

 

[Jemal]

[sblock=initiative order]
Kyo
Mikken
Frida
MonsterOven
[/sblock]

Kyo leaps into action, smashing his Bokken twice against the monstrosity. To his amazement, it actually seems to feel the first blow, letting out a high pitched squeal of what everyone assumes is pain(17 damage after Hardness). Mikken dashes out to the other side, getting into position (Double move).

Frida moves forward and Protects Kyo from the ovens Flames, before stepping back (Extra free 5' step) just in time as the Oven opens it's door/mouth and unleashes a blast of Hellish flame on Kyo (30 fire damage, reflex DC 22 half). The heat radiating from it also starts blistering the floor, and both Kyo and Mikken, standing so close, are sweating from the heat (5 fire damage each).

 

[Caros]

The creature's breath of fire was both sudden and unexpected to Kyo, his body twisting to dodge from its path a moment later than required, that molten flame rolling over his body. And yet he felt little more than a warm summer breeze as it did so, his clothing hot but nowhere near painfully so, his mind already chalking up what he would owe Frida for her intervention and quick thinking there.

Yet that brief distraction was all he allowed himself, quickly getting the distance of this beast he would lunge back from each little breath it cast his way, then drive forward with the piercing tip of his wooden blade, driving it into the metal at different angles, striking with other blows only when he saw a vivid opening, his feet moving him with preternatural quickness keeping him just one step away from lethality.

"Mikken!" He said quickly, speaking somewhat breathlessly between strikes. "Try not to draw too much of it's attention, I've got its attack simplified now... and its much more danger to you than to me."

[sblock=Stats]RAWR! Stupid thing ate my post. I am verily upset!

Moving along. Failed my save Seen here. So 35 damage. Yay pro fire. *Hugs cleric*

Kyo moves back, forward, back, forward between attacks for his dancing, so two tumble attempts. Both of which need nat 1 fail, but succeed just barely! Seen here

Kyo attacks. Twice, Using expertise he hits at +18/+13. He hits AC's 31, 20

And finally, for damage on them he deals. 20, 21 [/sblock]