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(Novel's nightmare battle with Malcolm)
[Sat Apr 5 2025]
In an Oddly-Curved Bunk Hall
There's something peculiar about the way this room is shaped, and how it flows. Perhaps it's the slight curvature to the walls, which give it its rounded, gently convex appearance. There are no windows, either, which makes it odd that the occasional draft can be felt. A central pillar obfuscates the room, which seems to go on farther than its footprint would indicate. There's still only the one door in and out, back the way one came.
It is about 70F(21C) degrees.
Novel says "Where the fuck am I and why am I here?"
Siofra says "Ugggh.. "
Siofra says "Are we t'gether? What's this.."
Malcolm says "Someone's comin' for a fight."
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) blinks at Malcolm and Lanaeis.
Novel casually dumps some poison right on the bolt, and, opens fire into Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) as he charges across the room, blade in hand, a certain amount of intensity across his features as he charges across. "Guess it's one of those, huh?" He murmurs. "Fucked up."
Lifting his bow, Lanaeis uncertainly takes aim at Novel, letting an arrow fly that goes whizzing past him.
Groggily, Malcolm closes some of the gap across the familiar bunk hall, springing off a bed in the Nightmare with his billy club hefted high. "Alright, then, if that's how we're gonna do." It's toward Lanaeis he pivots, bringing the brunt of the billy club to bear against his blade. He pushes against it, hard -- probably harder than he has a right to be able to -- and wrings it out of his hand in the process.
Novel zeros in on Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda), his blade hissing through the air as he closes the gap in melee, the man seeming to be much quicker on the uptake than most other people in the room - but it slams down, and bounces off the nightmarish floor, in aggressive rebound as he tries to box Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) in. "Feels like this is the second time this has happened," He notes.
Stepping back, Lanaeis momentarily disengages from Malcolm. "Well, that makes deciding who I'm supposed to fight easier. Appreciate it Mal." He draws his sword, the blade flaring to life with golden fire as he brings it down on Malcolm's club with a two handed swing, a golden arc trailing in its wake.
Juking out of the way of that arcing blade's sparks just enough to not singe an eyebrow, Malcolm pushes in the engagement with Lanaeis, then backpedals a few steps, glancing over his shoulder toward the panda-fracas between Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) and Novel. "... I think you're actually on my side, and I'm a fuckin' idiot, but." He's squirrely, either way, and lurches back toward Novel with the freshly-scorched billy club, beating at the guy's weapon. "Sorry!"
It's unclear whomst the apology was directed to. A lot's unclear to him.
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) seems to be a little slow. That is to say, it's been a long time since she's done anything at all. She just so happens to sit down on her rear as a bolt flies over her head, and just so happens to move after it as a blade trims some fur from her neck. The biokinetic kick is quick, pupils dilated and fight or flight activated as she swipes madly at Novel with twin claws- squeaking and bleating all the while.
Nevermind the little bit of friendly fire to the left. She's an animal, not a diplomat.
Novel goes to hack at Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) - only to find Malcolm in the way. He sort of sighs in unsurprised exasperation but not anger, as he does his best to keep his weapon up and then, suddenly, gives ground to the duo, sliding on backwards and making a 'hnh' noise of constructive thought as he looks between the pair. He seems a lot calmer and more reserved, now.
Springing into the air, Lanaeis lands next to Novel, muscles tensing as he moves to flank Novel. "Yeah? I thought so too. Sorry about the fire." He comments to Malcolm.
There's not a whole lot Malcolm excels at in a fight, other than a few tricks up his sleeve and a willingness for some police brutality, and he's all out of the former for the moment -- so the latter's what he enacts. "What's a little Broken Arrow, danger close amongst friends, once in a while." Not the greatest thing to hear from a cop with grenades on his hip, but he pursues after Novel nonetheless, bringing the billy club to bear against blade again and keeping him occupied.
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) lunges forward- and stumbles. Something in the blood fighting the blood that brings her snap far, far too soon. But she's obnoxious, getting all around Novel's feet as she attacks and overshoots past.
Novel produces a huffing laugh at Malcolm's words, and when many targets present themselves - he slashes, a wide, hacking thing, intent on doing as much injury as possible without regard for whom he's actually hitting, taking another patient step back. Thump, thump, thump, a low laugh coming from between his lips as he does his best to dance backwards from the trio.
"I want to laugh, but..." Lanaeis ducks back from the wide swing, moving around as he tightens his grip on his sword, staying with Novel's movements.
On the contrary, Malcolm backpedals a few steps from Novel after that raking slash, looking a little worse for wear himself. Instead of the billy club, this time he wheels the Remington down off his shoulder, racks it, and sends a twelve-gauge blast of rock salt toward the guy. "I don't trust it. Whattaya, got a deadswitch set up? Man, I just repainted in here."
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) takes a single step forward with whining 'WEEEEh,' and then sneezes. She takes another step- and then sneezes. Eventually, there are not steps and only sneezes- finding herself just where she is as the poison and wound stitching flops on her on her arse for awhile.
Novel abruptly lunges forwards as everyone scatters in textbook-perfect rapier thrust towards the pandafieid woman, his wicked blade kissing over Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda)'s shoulder - and his other arm grasping her, holding her tightly and violently against him, in almost lover's embrace. And, more importantly, hauling her up to keep her head and claws more out of the way and give him a nice bit of instant cover.
Another racking pump of the shotgun, and Malcolm sights up on... someone. Oh, well. In that case... Taking a dash forward, he slides in while Novel is doing all the heavy lifting and sees to some field veterinary work on the injured critter, while he's got a moment to do so.
Another racking pump of the shotgun, and Malcolm sights up on... Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda). Oh, well. In that case... Taking a dash forward, he slides in while Novel is doing all the heavy lifting and sees to some field veterinary work on the injured critter, while he's got a moment to do so.
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) wriggles- the little black stick sitting on her snout to be plucked off. She's all tuckered out, and, with a few patches and plucks- she unshifts to squeeze out of the body choke- butt slapping on the ground and starting a summersalt away from this horrible, cutting place.
Novel shoves Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) right into Malcolm and then follows it up with another of those broad, hacking slashes, intent on cutting into the pair all at once, his grip tightening in spite of the shifting, squirming of the animal in his arm. He grunts in surprise, his side shifting to one side as the muscles bulge out obscenely and inhumanely across one lanky limb.
Whereas last time he'd held back in fear of hitting Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda), Lanaeis thrusts forward, the blade of his weapon clashing with Novel's and pushing it out wider, opening for his next attack.
And Malcolm closes in, too, pushing against Novel rapidly with his billy club to the blade. Two fighters better than one, no? Whether Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) is getting assaulted or somersaulting away, he's raggedly beating back against the guy.
The red spills into the black as two cuts along her shoulders drip down her legs like Gatorade. A knee buckles into the ground, and Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) languidly turns about to unleash a series of very upset bleats and barks at Novel It hurts! She says a lot of other things before she limps in between the clatter of blades and *CHOMPS* right onto Novel's spinning free arm.
Novel yelps at the sudden turn of fates, the three of them all assaulting him - shaking his arm violently and tossing Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) into Lanaeis before launching himself away, a cutting slash into Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) as he tries his base to make some space, his body shaking and bleeding and his huffs coming out.
Tumbling to the ground with a grunt, Lanaeis struggles to draw his bow off his back. In a truly impressive performance of marksmanship that's probably a lot of luck, he loses an arrow that thuds into Novel's shoulder. Meanwhile, Lanaeis struggles as he makes to rise.
Ever so squirrelly himself, Malcolm takes off after Novel, familiar in the nightmarish space they're in. Leaving Lanaeis to haul himself up, the cop instead takes a familiar path and pursues. The taser in his duty belt comes out to play, crackles when the trigger's pulled, and gets jabbed into Novel wherever he can make contact. "Easy does it."
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) whimpers. Sadly for the theater of war, animal abuse is a must. The entire right side of her body is refusing to cooperate as it takes yet another slice from that sick nasty piece of scrap there. She limps over to the ticks and surges that spring out to connect man-man with between Malcolm and Novel.
Standing up with a squeak, she hugs him and tries to bite to his heart.
Novel jitters and spasms and, with lack of anything other to do - gives ground again, shifting in chaotic movement off to one side, his teeth clenching and keeping his blade up as best he can as his feet do a repeat of the earlier dancing as booted feet thump across the ground.
Springing into the air, Lanaeis lands in front of Novel, fire blazing to life around him in an inferno of heat that scorches any foolish enough to inhale. His sword comes down, slamming into Novel's vest as the blow lands, the golden flames around him brightening and casting the room in the blinding light.
Another short couple of steps to close in, and Malcolm is nearly on Novel again -- although his arm comes up to shield his face and eyes, when Lanaeis is suddenly there, and suddenly HOT, and bright, and -- "Goddamn," he whinges aside, giving a couple blinks. When he relands his gaze on Novel, the billy club follows, or at least at the vague outline of his silhouette. That's all Malcolm sees.
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) is dragged along with Novel like a limp- well, a simile isn't necessary. She's 220 pounds of angry fucked-up white and black and desperate to wake up from this Nightmare. The heat is an afterthought, though she might assume that the poppet is cumming from prior experience, naught more to do but chew on the strip of her teeth. With a final Godzilla shriek, her jaw hinges down on Novel's hand and *CRUNCHES*!
Novel fades out of the nightmare.
Novel says "Eh, that could've gone better."
Novels Nightmare Battle With Siofra 250409
(Novel's nightmare battle with Malcolm)
[Sat Apr 5 2025]
In an Oddly-Curved Bunk Hall
There's something peculiar about the way this room is shaped, and how it flows. Perhaps it's the slight curvature to the walls, which give it its rounded, gently convex appearance. There are no windows, either, which makes it odd that the occasional draft can be felt. A central pillar obfuscates the room, which seems to go on farther than its footprint would indicate. There's still only the one door in and out, back the way one came.
It is about 70F(21C) degrees.
Novel says "Where the fuck am I and why am I here?"
Siofra says "Ugggh.. "
Siofra says "Are we t'gether? What's this.."
Malcolm says "Someone's comin' for a fight."
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) blinks at Malcolm and Lanaeis.
Novel casually dumps some poison right on the bolt, and, opens fire into Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) as he charges across the room, blade in hand, a certain amount of intensity across his features as he charges across. "Guess it's one of those, huh?" He murmurs. "Fucked up."
Lifting his bow, Lanaeis uncertainly takes aim at Novel, letting an arrow fly that goes whizzing past him.
Groggily, Malcolm closes some of the gap across the familiar bunk hall, springing off a bed in the Nightmare with his billy club hefted high. "Alright, then, if that's how we're gonna do." It's toward Lanaeis he pivots, bringing the brunt of the billy club to bear against his blade. He pushes against it, hard -- probably harder than he has a right to be able to -- and wrings it out of his hand in the process.
Novel zeros in on Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda), his blade hissing through the air as he closes the gap in melee, the man seeming to be much quicker on the uptake than most other people in the room - but it slams down, and bounces off the nightmarish floor, in aggressive rebound as he tries to box Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) in. "Feels like this is the second time this has happened," He notes.
Stepping back, Lanaeis momentarily disengages from Malcolm. "Well, that makes deciding who I'm supposed to fight easier. Appreciate it Mal." He draws his sword, the blade flaring to life with golden fire as he brings it down on Malcolm's club with a two handed swing, a golden arc trailing in its wake.
Juking out of the way of that arcing blade's sparks just enough to not singe an eyebrow, Malcolm pushes in the engagement with Lanaeis, then backpedals a few steps, glancing over his shoulder toward the panda-fracas between Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) and Novel. "... I think you're actually on my side, and I'm a fuckin' idiot, but." He's squirrely, either way, and lurches back toward Novel with the freshly-scorched billy club, beating at the guy's weapon. "Sorry!"
It's unclear whomst the apology was directed to. A lot's unclear to him.
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) seems to be a little slow. That is to say, it's been a long time since she's done anything at all. She just so happens to sit down on her rear as a bolt flies over her head, and just so happens to move after it as a blade trims some fur from her neck. The biokinetic kick is quick, pupils dilated and fight or flight activated as she swipes madly at Novel with twin claws- squeaking and bleating all the while.
Nevermind the little bit of friendly fire to the left. She's an animal, not a diplomat.
Novel goes to hack at Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) - only to find Malcolm in the way. He sort of sighs in unsurprised exasperation but not anger, as he does his best to keep his weapon up and then, suddenly, gives ground to the duo, sliding on backwards and making a 'hnh' noise of constructive thought as he looks between the pair. He seems a lot calmer and more reserved, now.
Springing into the air, Lanaeis lands next to Novel, muscles tensing as he moves to flank Novel. "Yeah? I thought so too. Sorry about the fire." He comments to Malcolm.
There's not a whole lot Malcolm excels at in a fight, other than a few tricks up his sleeve and a willingness for some police brutality, and he's all out of the former for the moment -- so the latter's what he enacts. "What's a little Broken Arrow, danger close amongst friends, once in a while." Not the greatest thing to hear from a cop with grenades on his hip, but he pursues after Novel nonetheless, bringing the billy club to bear against blade again and keeping him occupied.
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) lunges forward- and stumbles. Something in the blood fighting the blood that brings her snap far, far too soon. But she's obnoxious, getting all around Novel's feet as she attacks and overshoots past.
Novel produces a huffing laugh at Malcolm's words, and when many targets present themselves - he slashes, a wide, hacking thing, intent on doing as much injury as possible without regard for whom he's actually hitting, taking another patient step back. Thump, thump, thump, a low laugh coming from between his lips as he does his best to dance backwards from the trio.
"I want to laugh, but..." Lanaeis ducks back from the wide swing, moving around as he tightens his grip on his sword, staying with Novel's movements.
On the contrary, Malcolm backpedals a few steps from Novel after that raking slash, looking a little worse for wear himself. Instead of the billy club, this time he wheels the Remington down off his shoulder, racks it, and sends a twelve-gauge blast of rock salt toward the guy. "I don't trust it. Whattaya, got a deadswitch set up? Man, I just repainted in here."
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) takes a single step forward with whining 'WEEEEh,' and then sneezes. She takes another step- and then sneezes. Eventually, there are not steps and only sneezes- finding herself just where she is as the poison and wound stitching flops on her on her arse for awhile.
Novel abruptly lunges forwards as everyone scatters in textbook-perfect rapier thrust towards the pandafieid woman, his wicked blade kissing over Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda)'s shoulder - and his other arm grasping her, holding her tightly and violently against him, in almost lover's embrace. And, more importantly, hauling her up to keep her head and claws more out of the way and give him a nice bit of instant cover.
Another racking pump of the shotgun, and Malcolm sights up on... someone. Oh, well. In that case... Taking a dash forward, he slides in while Novel is doing all the heavy lifting and sees to some field veterinary work on the injured critter, while he's got a moment to do so.
Another racking pump of the shotgun, and Malcolm sights up on... Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda). Oh, well. In that case... Taking a dash forward, he slides in while Novel is doing all the heavy lifting and sees to some field veterinary work on the injured critter, while he's got a moment to do so.
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) wriggles- the little black stick sitting on her snout to be plucked off. She's all tuckered out, and, with a few patches and plucks- she unshifts to squeeze out of the body choke- butt slapping on the ground and starting a summersalt away from this horrible, cutting place.
Novel shoves Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) right into Malcolm and then follows it up with another of those broad, hacking slashes, intent on cutting into the pair all at once, his grip tightening in spite of the shifting, squirming of the animal in his arm. He grunts in surprise, his side shifting to one side as the muscles bulge out obscenely and inhumanely across one lanky limb.
Whereas last time he'd held back in fear of hitting Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda), Lanaeis thrusts forward, the blade of his weapon clashing with Novel's and pushing it out wider, opening for his next attack.
And Malcolm closes in, too, pushing against Novel rapidly with his billy club to the blade. Two fighters better than one, no? Whether Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) is getting assaulted or somersaulting away, he's raggedly beating back against the guy.
The red spills into the black as two cuts along her shoulders drip down her legs like Gatorade. A knee buckles into the ground, and Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) languidly turns about to unleash a series of very upset bleats and barks at Novel It hurts! She says a lot of other things before she limps in between the clatter of blades and *CHOMPS* right onto Novel's spinning free arm.
Novel yelps at the sudden turn of fates, the three of them all assaulting him - shaking his arm violently and tossing Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) into Lanaeis before launching himself away, a cutting slash into Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) as he tries his base to make some space, his body shaking and bleeding and his huffs coming out.
Tumbling to the ground with a grunt, Lanaeis struggles to draw his bow off his back. In a truly impressive performance of marksmanship that's probably a lot of luck, he loses an arrow that thuds into Novel's shoulder. Meanwhile, Lanaeis struggles as he makes to rise.
Ever so squirrelly himself, Malcolm takes off after Novel, familiar in the nightmarish space they're in. Leaving Lanaeis to haul himself up, the cop instead takes a familiar path and pursues. The taser in his duty belt comes out to play, crackles when the trigger's pulled, and gets jabbed into Novel wherever he can make contact. "Easy does it."
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) whimpers. Sadly for the theater of war, animal abuse is a must. The entire right side of her body is refusing to cooperate as it takes yet another slice from that sick nasty piece of scrap there. She limps over to the ticks and surges that spring out to connect man-man with between Malcolm and Novel.
Standing up with a squeak, she hugs him and tries to bite to his heart.
Novel jitters and spasms and, with lack of anything other to do - gives ground again, shifting in chaotic movement off to one side, his teeth clenching and keeping his blade up as best he can as his feet do a repeat of the earlier dancing as booted feet thump across the ground.
Springing into the air, Lanaeis lands in front of Novel, fire blazing to life around him in an inferno of heat that scorches any foolish enough to inhale. His sword comes down, slamming into Novel's vest as the blow lands, the golden flames around him brightening and casting the room in the blinding light.
Another short couple of steps to close in, and Malcolm is nearly on Novel again -- although his arm comes up to shield his face and eyes, when Lanaeis is suddenly there, and suddenly HOT, and bright, and -- "Goddamn," he whinges aside, giving a couple blinks. When he relands his gaze on Novel, the billy club follows, or at least at the vague outline of his silhouette. That's all Malcolm sees.
Siofra(Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or Giant Panda) is dragged along with Novel like a limp- well, a simile isn't necessary. She's 220 pounds of angry fucked-up white and black and desperate to wake up from this Nightmare. The heat is an afterthought, though she might assume that the poppet is cumming from prior experience, naught more to do but chew on the strip of her teeth. With a final Godzilla shriek, her jaw hinges down on Novel's hand and *CRUNCHES*!
Novel fades out of the nightmare.
Novel says "Eh, that could've gone better."