[S] Perrix: Coordinate.

[callouslystalwart]

You are again PERRIX SEIYOS.

Now that things are a bit more calmed down after you managed to get into the game proper, you decide to take a break from constant STRIFE to gather some very important information. See, you're only vaguely familiar with most of your fellow PLAYERS. Even out of the ones you know, you're not terribly familiar with their level of COMBAT PROWESS. Your own COMBAT PROWESS is quite honed if you say so yourself (and you do. Often.) but as this will clearly be very important to the GAME at hand you decide that it would be helpful to take stock.

Yes, you think it is quite time that you all GET DOWN TO BUSINESS. To DEFEAT... The HUMANOID NPCs.

-- callouslyStalwart [CS] RIGHT NOW opened memo DUELOGRAPHICS. --

CS: It occurs to ~me~ that while fighting is clearly a key aspect of this game... ~~CS
CS: Some of you may not be versed in the art of altercation as ~I~. ~~CS
CS: Therefore, ~I~ think it is of the utmost importance that ~we~ identify ~our~ roughhousing resources. ~~CS
CS: ~Our~ group's DUELOGRAPHIC, if you will. ~~CS
CS: So. ~~CS
CS: Who of ~us~ can fight? ~~CS
CS: How well? ~~CS
CS: For those that can't, ~I~ suggest ~we~ put together a crash course on clashing. ~~CS
CS: To begin, ~I~ am more than capable of both handling ~myself~ and teaching others. ~~CS

Comments

[starstorm]

hihi pewpew ^w^
ummm
niknik twies to fite
she guesses shes doing an ok job cus she gets gwist and stuff
sooooooo
yep yep

[callouslystalwart]

Really. ~~CS

You THINK BACK for a moment.

Say, what do you actually use to fight with? ~~CS

[starstorm]

oh umm
niknik uses hew sweeves
it sounds funny hehe
but deywe de onwy kind of weapon she has

[callouslystalwart]

Well that's... ~~CS
Something... ~~CS
~I~ don't suppose you've spoken to Kusbir recently? ~~CS
Or, "VisVis", ~I~ guess it'd be. ~~CS

[starstorm]

uuuummmmmm not weawwy
niknik saw de memo dat visvis put up dough

[callouslystalwart]

Mm, no matter. ~~CS
You know, ~I~ didn't at all take you for the fighting type. ~~CS
How would you describe your level of proficiency? ~~CS

[starstorm]

what ?w?
what does pewpew mean
uuummmm she doesnt weawwy wike to fite dat much
but she has to do it ow ewse imps and ogwes and stuff wiww try and huwt hew and de consowts

[callouslystalwart]

Mhm. ~~CS
So for "I am very confident in my fighting ability" ~we'll~ put you down as "somewhat like me". ~~CS

[apiarycryptonaut]

Um, I c4n fight.
I think, but m4ybe... not th4t good, no.
I don't like to... fight much, it's d4ngerous.
4nd sc4ry, very sc4ry.
Cr4shing 4nd, um, "coursing"... seems re4lly d4ngerous too.
So, um, I think... I'll, um, w4tch m4ybe?

[callouslystalwart]

Well, one can certainly pick up some of the basics from observation, ~I~ suppose. ~~CS
Hands-on practice is the only way to truly reach mastery, however! ~~CS

[defensivealchemist]

my 5ki115 are nothing to 6rag a6out to a FLARP veteran
6ut theyre adequate for my need5
as Evidenced 6y
>- the imp5 havent ki11ed me yet

[apiarycryptonaut]

Um, but, uh, well.
Wh4t do you think?
Would th4t be better?
H4nds-on pr4ctice, m4ybe?

[callouslystalwart]

Excellent! ~~CS
Survival is certainly the first step to victory. ~~CS
All bragging aside, would you describe your abilities as merely "passable" for survival or something beyond that? ~~CS

[callouslystalwart]

Of course! ~~CS
~I~ mean, ~I'm~ sure that you're more than capable of mentally going through multiple iterations of a puzzle and coming up with a solution completely in your pan once you know all of the rules to it... ~~CS
But you would not be able to properly test your solution and confirm that it was correct without actually touching the puzzle, correct? ~~CS
Assuming ~we're~ talking about the sort of puzzle that takes up actual physical space, of course. ~~CS

[apiarycryptonaut]

Hold on, you need a minute to process all of that. Suddenly, it clicks exactly what he's talking about.

So fighting is just... 4 puzzle th4t I... need better solutions for?
But every enemy is... so different, Perrix, yes!
I c4n't le4rn everything!

[callouslystalwart]

No, but there are certainly common elements that it would pay to learn. ~~CS
Keeping your guard up, learning to judge the reach of your weapon... ~~CS
Though your opponents may change, one thing you can always rely on being the same in every fight is yourself! ~~CS

[apiarycryptonaut]

Oh, um, yes, yes!
Th4t's how I know... how f4st I c4n... run 4w4y, for sure.
Bec4use running keeps me... very s4fe, it does.
I don't know if... I c4n gu4rd, no.

[callouslystalwart]

You SIGH.

That's... ~~CS
A start, at least. ~~CS
~I~ suppose that not everyone is cut out for fighting. ~~CS
If it isn't exactly your forte, then at least being able to flee as efficiently as possible is the next best thing. ~~CS
If ~we~ work as a group, ~I~ should be able to handle it from there! ~~CS

[apiarycryptonaut]

Th4t sounds good 4nd... s4fe for sure, Perrix!
I'll keep to running!
Bec4use I don't need... to re4lly fight, right?
No, th4t would be... very b4d, I think.
I'll just run 4nd... w4tch, 4bsolutely, yes yes.

[callouslystalwart]

Well even ~I~ can't be everywhere at all times... ~~CS
But ~I~ suppose there's no rules in the game that every player need fight, no. ~~CS

[apiarycryptonaut]

Y4y! This sounds like... 4 good pl4n, yes!
Bec4use you're strong, right... Perrix, I think, yes?

[callouslystalwart]

Mm, it's true! ~~CS
~I~ am exceptionally strong, yes! ~~CS
Thank you for noticing. ~~CS
Though... ~~CS
~I~ think ~we'll~ need to see if this game allows XP to be shared in a party... ~~CS
Can't have you falling behind even if you're not a front-liner! ~~CS

[apiarycryptonaut]

Um, you me4n so... um, I c4n get... "XP" by doing things... th4t 4re not fighting?
Right, I think, yes?
Does th4t me4n we'll... be p4rt of the... s4me p4rty, I think?

[callouslystalwart]

If you'd prefer, perhaps. ~~CS
~I~ hadn't actually planned out dedicated parties, yet. ~~CS
Abrasive though some of ~our~ group may be... ~~CS
It's probably best if ~we~ don't adventure alone. ~~CS
Or at least the noncombatants. ~~CS

[apiarycryptonaut]

So we should set... up p4rties with specific... skill sets, right, yes?
Th4t would m4ke the... most sense, I'm sure!
So we 4ll h4ve... the best ch4nces, yes.
So we c4n 4ll... win together, yes yes!