[Mari]

HDO3eN3sp_1d5+4 (Arle's Chewing Damage)

A muffled cry was heard as Arle once again found herself being chewed up alive. She trembled violently as she tried to squirm her way free of the cruel jaws of fate, but to no avail. To her shock and horror she began to rapidly slide deeper into the yoshi, the mage trying desperately to cling to it's tongue before ultimately vanishing down into the pit of it's belly. A steady stream of muffled "No no no no no no no!" was heard as Arle was passed into the yoshi's belly.

p_1d20-2 (Arle's Cookie Retention)


Now, a stomach was no place for a delicate little magician like Arle. What exactly made her sick was unclear. Perhaps it was the sheer intensity of ickiness she was being subjected to right now, or perhaps it was the fact that she was in the least sterile environment imaginable with at least a dozen open wounds. ...Probably a little of both! ...Probably a lot of both. Either way, the reaction was severe to say the least. Arle became intensely ill, and not a cookie was to be found.

p_1d20-4 (Arle's Escape Efforts)

This was around the point that Arle just sort of shut down. As the mage was laid out alongside the shattered remains of her dignity, the egg containing her did not budge even a little. We're sorry, the number you have dialed is not available! This Arle has encountered a problem and needs to close. Knock knock! Who's there? Not Arle, that's who! Within the egg, a very traumatized Arle was just sort of curled into a fetal position laying against it's interior. Sure she was trapped inside an egg, but she also needed a moment after that... 'experience'. Right now, the egg somehow felt safer than whatever awaited her outside.

" . . . "

p_1d20+6 (Carbuncle's Spiky Fruit Dodge)

Meanwhile, away from Arle's BSODing, Carbuncle just kind of side stepped the fruit, staring at it for a moment. He blinked at it and looked back and forth between the fruit and the ukiki before haphazardly discharging a laser at him. Where had Arle gone, and why was he fighting a monkey again?

p_1d20+5 (Carbuncle's half-hearted laser)

Arle
Damage: 17%
Status: Sick (8 Turns)
Equipment: Staff

1d5+4·1d20-2·1d20-4·1d20+6·1d20+5

[Coolshaymin]

The Yoshi looked at the egg that it popped out that contained Arle. The lack of reaction made it tilt it's head in confusion as to why there was no struggle. It could not tell if the thing it swallowed died in transition or gave up. The Yoshi kind of just walked over and poked the egg with it's foot to make it wobble... It was kind of too distracted to realize the infected still had a monkey running around...

As for that monkey, it swiftly jumped to the side of the laser this time. It would seem this ape was capable of learning from battle... or Carbuncle was not trying as hard to hit it. Either way, the monkey took out a watermeleon and ate the thing whole. The Ukiki then shot it's seeds at Carbuncle like a machine gun.

(Roll a 12 or higher for Carbuncle to evade the seeds.)

"... Arle, you're still okay, right? You're not giving up on me already are you? Are you really going to let that infected Yoshi get the better of you?! You need to teach that abomination of nature a lesson! Teach him what happens when you treat Arle like food!" Viridi encouraged.

(16 or higher in STR to break out of the egg)

[Mari]

Carbuncle almost seemed to lose interest in the ukiki, just kind of ignoring him up until the sound of what was totally machine gun fire graced his ears. Carbuncle jumped and began running in circles, babbling incoherently as he was shot at.

qeqC|zwRp_1d20+6 (Carbuncle's mad dancing skills)

...and... he was... entirely unharmed by the spray of seeds. Carbuncle just sort of looked at the ukiki funny before sticking his rather long tongue out, sweeping up the watermelon seeds and eating them. Nom. The yuru-chara just kind of wandered off in search of Arle, aimlessly searching the room. He didn't even bother attacking back, seeming to have lost interest. If Arle wasn't there fighting with him, what was the point?

Meanwhile, Arle trembled slightly at the sound of Viridi's voice, though she did not emerge from her fetal position. A sense of great shame washed through Arle as she realized she was now helplessly crying in front of Viridi on her first test mission. Oh great. That was going to be the other's first impresion of her, and there wasn othing she could do about it. ...Nothing... except...

p_1d20-4


...Cry more, apparently. Arle attmepted to force herself to move her limbs, but her body wasn't responding to her commands. As much as she wanted to impress Viridi, her extreme emotional state had crippled her just as effectively as any ammount of severe wounds. She couldn't move.She did not even react when the yoshi prodded their egg. "N-No..." Arle murmued somewhat defiantly in reply, reassuring Viridi that she had not in fact given up on her. However, the next words to leave Arle's mouth spoke of a different story. "Viridi... I'm sorry." Arle went on to murmur before the girl was consumed for a third time, this time by her own despair. The mage slipped into a catatonic state.

...Maybe Viridi would have better luck with the yuru-chara over there, sniffing a wall in search of a secret passage.1d20+6·1d20-4

[Coolshaymin]

The Ukiki was surprised when Carbuncle decided to just leave it alone. The monkey also noticed that the infected that followed it was also distracted. The monkey saw no greater opportunity to scram and made a bolt for the exit. Fortunately for the Ukiki, the Yoshi became further interested in the sounds from the egg.

The Yoshi decided to take Arle with it as it lifted her egg and started to leave the room. Viridi was starting to see talking to Arle was getting kind of hopeless. She guessed she had no choice but to contact the nearest person willing to help her... This can only end well. "Hey! Carbuncle! Arle is in that egg the Yoshi is hauling off! Blast it or something!" Viridi commanded the creature... Though she was not entirely confident he understood... And she really hoped his solution would not be eating the egg.

(Roll a 14 or higher to break out of the egg. Carbuncle can break the egg with the same roll with an attack)

[Mari]

Carbuncle's ears perked up and he turned to stare at the egg. He lolled his head ad it and bounced over to the yoshi, following closely behind it as he observed the egg. But Viridi! If Arle was in there, and he blasted it, wouldn't he hurt Arle? That was no good, but Carbuncle seemed to grasp the situation oddly easily for a creature who seemed so aloof for the most part. Instead of shooting his laser at Arle, Carbuncle began attempting to distract the yoshi by ...y'know, drawing attention to the fact that he exists. Wasn't really hard to distract an infected, usually. "Gu, gu... Gu gu!" Carbuncle announced, flailing his arms wildly.


...Meanwhile, Arle remained cataconic for a while. She was struggling with a newfound demon inside of that egg, which acted as both a prison and a safe haven from the danger of the outside world. It was then that something snapped Arle out of her deep mental haze. It wasn't Viridi's voice, or even Carbuncle's voice, or even the fact that she was being moved, but the sudden realization that she was oddly comfortable inside of this egg. Wait hold on, was she enjoying her time in here? That was messed up! ...Those were some feelings she'd have to address later, because right now reality had just come back and hit Arle like a brick. Her despair and shame gave way to indignation and rage. So much rage. Arle's body began to respond to her brain again and she uncurled from her ball, striking out at the walls of her rather cramped prison.

AaipDBUHp_1d20-4 (Arle's renewed efforts)

Wobble. Wobble. Arle squirmed against the walls, thrusting her armored shoulders into them until they gave. A single arm burst forth and Arle promptly began tearing herself free from the egg. It wasn't clear whether Arle's body was trembling from weakness or rage at this time. Maybe both. Arle would finally leap from the broken remains of the egg shell, landing nearby. A bracelet on her arm began to glow with power, strength traveling down to Arle's weak legs. She would proceed to stomp with incredible force, sending a powerful shockwave out towards the Yoshi to drive him away.

p_1d20+4 (Elephant King Stomp)

Arle would then repeat this process, taking another step forward as she began to charge the yoshi.

p_1d20+4 (Elephant King Stomp

And then, a third time! Each step threatened to violently knock the yoshi off it's feat as Arle went on the offensive. She would have plenty of time to be afraid and upset later, but for now...

She had a mission to complete!

p_1d20+4 (Final elephant king stomp)1d20-4·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20+4

[Coolshaymin]

The infected dinosaur was forced to stop when suddenly a strange thing flew around in front of it. It seemed the act of distracting the Yoshi has worked as the purple dinosaur was just watching Carbuncle. It's belly gave a growl indicating it was still hungry and it's focus was now on catching Carbuncle instead of doing what it originally planned on Arle... Well, that was before it was startled by the blue spotted egg it was holding started to shake.

The suddeness forced a cry from the Yoshi as it tossed the egg behind it in surprise. The infected watched as Arle broke out of the egg as if it forgot Arle was not exactly a newborn... Instead she was a very mad girl that was not happy with the treatment she was getting. The Yoshi was swift though as it jumped back at the sudden stomping. It managed to do this for the second one as well but the final stomp caught the Yoshi as it stumbled. The Yoshi was sent flying backwards with a roll before looking at the angry Arle.

The Yoshi stared for a few seconds before suddenly there was a small egg in it's hand. The Yoshi chucked the egg at Arle's face in an attempt to distract her before turning around and hightailing it... Apparently the Yoshi was either scared or it had some kind of idea. "Good job, Arle, you earned some therapy after that. Now don't let that infected get away!" Viridi commanded.

The Yoshi ran through some kind of room with a fountain of some kind of purple juice in the center. Whether or not the Yoshi leaves this room before being caught up to is by how fast Arle can keep up. There were two exists, one on the left side of the room and one on the opposite end.

(Roll a 14 or higher to evade the egg. If hit, Arle will become stunned long enough for the Yoshi to get away. If the egg is avoided, you may roll a 14 or higher to catch up. Carbuncle can attempt to halt the Yoshi in either circumstance. 14 or higher to hit the Yoshi)

HP:23%
Status: Normal

[Mari]

When Arle emerged from the egg it was met with cheers from Carbuncle. While the rather distraught girl was busy chasing Yoshi off, Carbuncle rejoined her side. He seemed ready to take a stand, puffing up his marshmallowy chest in mimicry of Arle's aggressive posture. When the yoshi threw an egg, Carbuncle promptly returned fire with one of his lasers, attempting to cut the yoshi off.

Z4ehmHE3p_1d20+5 (Carbuncle's Laser)

Meanwhile, Arle attempted to duck that egg.

p_1d20-1 (Arle's Egg Avoidance)

Her nerves were completely shot and her body was protesting her movements, but Arle managed to dodge the tossed egg. The mage stood back up and folded her arms, her mood in a decidedly bad place after having experienced all of that. Thankfully, Viridi did not chastise her. Hearing Viridi cheer her on and attempt to sympathize with her gave her strength where she needed it most, in her heart.


"...And a shower. Or two. Or eight." Arle responded irritably, though her anger wasn't directed at Viridi. She didn't even want to imagine what sort of filth she'd been exposed to after her all expenses paid tour of that monster's bowels. She was pretty sure her clothes were ruined. In fact, if it weren't for there being an immediate threat and an order from Viridi to catch that yoshi Arle would probably have changed on the spot. The lack of privacy couldn't possibly be any worse than how gross she was feeling right now. Also, she was pretty sure she was wearing the shattered remains of that egg as a hair ornament, but her hair was also gross and Arle just couldn't deal with trying to clean it right now. Instead, she burst into a run and gave chase. "Why is everything in this temple so cruel and unusual?" Arle asked no one in particular as she ran.

And low and behold, Arle managed to catch up to that yoshi as it fled to the fountain area! Now, Arle was desperate for a bath. But that water looked like it was only marginally less gross than the yoshi's guts. It didn't take a lot of effort to restrain herself from jumping in. "What's the matter, mom? In a hurry to leave already?!" Arle remarked in a very vvenomous tone. She would use some healing magic on herself to alleviate her wounds before turning her staff upon the yoshi. "THUNDER!" Arle called out, a ball of lightning shooting out of the staff as she attempted to electrocute the yoshi.

p_1d20+4 (Arle's Unlimited Power)

Arle
Damage: 12%
Status: Sick (6 Turns)
Equipment: Staff

1d20+5·1d20-1·1d20+4

[Coolshaymin]

The Yoshi was so focused on fleeing... wherever it was the infection dictated was a good idea to run to. This made the Yoshi drop it's guard as it was not expecting to be cut off by Carbuncle's laser. The purple dinosaur ran right into the laser which caused it to fall down.

The Purple Yoshi pushed itself up as it's 'child' pursued. The Yoshi was still recovering from the trip as it got shot in the back by the lightning. The Yoshi let out a shrill cry as lightning coursed through the infected dino's body. The Yoshi was unable to take any more punishment and a bright sheen came over the Yoshi as it became a trophy as Arle got her revenge.

The two paths were marked as well as well here. There was a purple and green spotted egg sitting in front of the door on the left. It sounds like something really big is snoring down that way. The other way had a picture of a bone above the door on the other side of the room. Looks like there is a split in the road. "That is one infected out of the way... I think the path to the button is past the bone marked exit," Viridi stated. Of course, Arle could go the other way, but did she really want to?

[Mari]

Arle moved around to the front of the yoshi trophy and just kind of stared at it, placing her hands on her hips. Somehow, her revenge hadn't felt all that sweet. She was still thoroughly upset, and somehow unsatisfied with having defeated the yoshi. She watched the statue for a long moment silently, before abruptly whipping out a sticky note pad. Nope. Wait. Covered in saliva. Gross. Arle shuddered and began peeling away contaminated sticky notes until she got to a reasonably clean one. She then began writing out a strongly worded letter, narrating it as she wrote. "I don't know if you need to chew your food more, or if you need to chew your children less. But next time we meet... I want an apology! I mean it!" Arle stammered out, lecturing the trophified Yoshi. She then promptly signed the note and stuck it on the yoshi's nose near the base of her nose, where it would be propped up and immediately visible upon the yoshi opening her eyes.

"Hmph!" Arle remarked. Now. Now she was satisfied. She had no idea why, but writing the note had given her a better sense of closure than she'd had before. Hopefully Viridi would understand. Arle would then move to examine the two passages, glancing at the giant egg in the room. Now, Viridi had made it pretty clear which path was the right one--but Arle couldn't help but glance down the other way--at least for a moment. Was that where the yoshi was going to run to?


"Sure. I just need a moment to..." Arle began, before promptly shedding her clothes. They were frankly disgusting, and were going to drive her insane if she kept wearing them. Promptly after tossing the ruined outfit aside, Arle began a magical girl transformation!

Yeah, you know the one.

After her flashy transformation was complete, Arle had now donned her valkyrie form. A pair of angelic wings spread from her back and caught the air, flapping several times testily as Arle tested the fit of her new armor. "Much better." Arle would remark, releasing a sigh of relief. Although she was now wearing heavier armor, this was almost entirely offset by the comfort of wearing clothes that were actually dry. Arle would stretch for a moment before heading off down the path Viridi had indicated, the one marked by bones.

Arle
Damage: 12%
Status: Sick (5 Turns)
Equipment: Divine Lance

[Coolshaymin]

Viridi was watching Arle as she said she needed a moment. She was not sure entirely what Arle was going to do... But she was not expecting Arle to suddenly change. The part before the magic is what really threw her off though. The armor did look impressive but she was not entirely sure how she felt about the first part. She decided not to comment or think about the action very much though as Arle moved on.

The bone door lead to a lone hallway that went on a bit before taking a sharp turn to the left. "The button is right past this hallway! Just be careful of any traps. No telling what-" Viridi began until 3 simultaneous barking sounds came from behind Arle. "What is THAT doing here?" Viridi questioned as behind Arle dropped three chain chomps that were tied together known as The Underchomp.

"Don't try to attack it! Keep moving!" Viridi commanded. The Underchomp all three simultaneously hopped after Arle. Probably best to stay as far away as possible.

(Roll an 8 or higher in DEX to stay ahead of the Underchomp. You will be right next to it if you fail)

[Mari]

If Arle had been serving a god instead of a goddess, she probably would've been slightly more hesitant to change mid-mission. As it stood though, it was just them girls at the moment and she somehow doubted Viridi was going to act disrespectfully over it. It wasn't like there was anything to see, other than Arle's love for the color blue--right..? Arle began to question this silently for a moment, before realizing her train of thought was becoming increasingly disrespectful in it's own right at which point her thoughts transitioned from the necessity of goddess undergarments to pondering why she insisted upon thinking about these things. Honestly, didn't she have something better to be do?? She just hoped Viridi didn't see through the bad pokerface she was now making in response to feeling self-conscious.

Luckily, she didn't have to wait long for a distraction to show up. The sound of barking drew arle's attention and she promptly did a doubletake.


"Th-Those are some scary looking teeth." Arle remarked, slightly nervous at the sight of those enormous chompers. Deciding she didn't need to be eaten for a fourth time today, Arle took no issue with obeying Viridi's command and promptly turned tail and ran for the hills--or more accurately the button.

D638bH9Ep_1d20+2 (Arle's gotta go fast)1d20+2

[Coolshaymin]

The Underchomp continued it's chase despite Arle being way ahead of it. The hallway was notably very long with still no sign of an exit in sight. Hopefully she can keep her energy up while running from the Underchomp... Though with her past experiences that may not be much of an issue.

Regardless, it would seem the path was against her getting away from the vicious three headed mutt. As the path continued forward there were more and more debris scattered around the place. If Arle is not careful, she could trip. A corner was coming up so maybe an exit might be down the other hall. The Underchomp's barking continued from behind Arle as it kept a steady pace behind her.

(Roll a 12 or higher to avoid tripping over the debris. Tripping will cause the Underchomp to get close)

[Mari]

RHts0Fc6p_1d20+2 (Arle's Pratfall Resistance)

Arle was on the ball for once, springing over the corner as she made a mad dash for the exit. She didn't want any part of what those teeth were packing. "...Sounds like I'm losing them." Arle mused aloud in relief. Hah! It looked like fate's jaws wouldn't seal around her another time! Arle glanced over her shoulder for a moment, checking to make sure nothing was right behind her withouth er even realizing it. "I just hope it stops chasing me at some point." Arle would go on to remark somewhat sheepishly. What if it just... didn't? That could be problematic. At least her heart was into dodging this time around.1d20+2

[Coolshaymin]

It seemed like Arle was on a roll this time as she was able to skillfully evade the debris and make it around the corner... It may be discouraging however that, while there was an exit in the distance, it was very far away from her right now. And the Chain Chomps did not seem to be slowing down. While she was still out of their snapping range, she was going to have to keep it up a bit longer.

And it would seem there was still traps made to slow people down. Right in her path was a pit of mud that threatened to slow her down. Unless she wanted to be slowed down by the mud considerably, she will have to jump it. It is noticeable that the mud looks considerably deep so she might have trouble jumping the rest of the way if she did not make it. The sounds of the barks were still close behind as the Underchomp rounded the corner.

(Roll a 14 or higher to jump the pit of mud. If you do not clear the mud, the Chomps will catch up)

[Mari]

Arle's gaze just sort of drifted to the mud pit and oh no! A mud pit! It was coming towards her so fast, too!

kMvIgrgLp_1d20+2 (Arle's good sense)

Luckily, Arle remembered she had those handy dandy new wings and put them to use. She would flap them once, twice and then lift herself off the ground entirely, floating her way over the mud. It was her fist time flying and it showed in how awkward she was, but luckily Arle had some semblance of grace and managed to nail the flight. Landing and staggering forward back into a run, Arle flashed a peace sign over her shoulder. "Later, anklebiters~!" Arle remarked rather light-heartedly. "Yknow, flying is kind of fun! I see why harpy rarely touches the ground~" Arle went on to muse aloud, and judging by the tone of her voice she meant it. The joy of flying for the first time had momentarily distracted her from the terrible trauma she had just suffered quite recently. Distractions were good for that. "Everything's going good so far, though I feel like this hallway was designed by some kind of sadist." Arle went on to state, pondering the functional purpose of putting this many traps in some random temple.

Unless... What if it wasn't just some random temple?1d20+2