TEAM TARZAN LOG

[recollecters]

TEAM TARZAN

READY: START Team Tarzan roster: Anastasia, Ikuo Ryuuzaki, Jack Kelly, Kasen Ibaraki, Keigo Asano, Kurogane, Kurt Wagner, Silver, Yamatonokami Yasusada, Yaeger, Yosuke Hanamura, Yugi Mutou. The city's been under siege for what feels like hours. It's only on August 3rd that you learn it's been a matter of days. Monsters begin pulling Retrospec users through portals left and right, large gaping holes in reality that spit you out in any given location around the city. However, just as you think you're finally getting away, a large blue portal opens and you're snatched up. No amount of fighting and struggling will free you and soon the pressure is too great to ignore. Darkness fills your vision and the last thing you may remember is the sound of the monkeys howling... This is the Team Tarzan Event Log. You are free to toplevel and thread as you choose on this log, but only team members may utilize this log. Important links to mod toplevels are: Mod Questions & Participation Reporting. Please be aware you are responsible for reporting your own participation & objective completion efforts with links; the moderators will try to keep up with threads, but as we are currently running several teams with participation, we require you to keep us up to date! Please read each of the toplevels and instructions! The schedule for Team Tarzan is as follows: 3RD: Objective 1 posted (9PM EST) | Objective 1 Part Two 10TH: Objective 1 closes (8PM EST), Objective 2 posted (9PM EST) | Objective 2 Part Two 17TH: Objective 2 closes (8PM EST), Objective 3 posted (9PM EST) | Object 3 Part Two 24th: Objective 3 closes (8PM EST), Final city-wide log posted (9PM EST) Objectives will be given in mod toplevels to this post with instructions; please check the log currently for Objective 1 to see how this will work.

Comments

[scythegun]

There's bound to be all sorts of treasure in here!

[...But uh. This sure looks like a large, empty room. Jaeger doesn't look deterred though and he starts making his way toward the back.]

[feistytrader]

We'll be rolling in dough for years.

[Maybe even set for life. It... is looking a little barren... Are they walking into a trap? It doesn't stop Silver from continuing on ahead anyway, although his stride goes from confident to cautious.]

[scythegun]

[To be honest, Jaeger's also getting a little worried. This room is entirely too big to house nothing like this. He's a little too relieved to see something on the back wall and he approaches quickly.]

What's this?

[feistytrader]

It looks like the scarab outside, doesn't it?

[But this one looks complete. It has more colors...]

[scythegun]

It does, ja! I suppose we're supposed to put the colors in this order...?

[Hang on, he'll jot that down on a piece of paper so he doesn't forget it. He's not walking all the way back down this long room just to double check it.]

I'm a little disappointed that this is all we found in here, but perhaps there's treasure in one of the other rooms!

[feistytrader]

If this is the order we're supposed to put them in, that's pretty important, isn't it? Maybe we found the key to the biggest treasure of all.

[...Right as he speaks, there's the sound of an arrow firing behind them. Not at them, mind you, but the sound is pretty distinctly a sound that wasn't there before. If that's not enough, the feeling of heat behind them should be enough of an indicator that something's gone awry as well.]

[scythegun]

[Jaeger turns when he hears the sound, but it's the heat and the swinging blades that get him to stare.]

You've got to be kidding me.

[There's simply no way that this is actually happening right now. This is where he draws the line.]

[feistytrader]

...You don't think we get three lives, do you?

[Is it even possible to cross all of these things without dying? Is there another way around? Damn...]

[scythegun]

As much as I'd like to believe this is a video game, I sincerely doubt we'll get more than one shot at this.

[How the hell are they going to get through this?]

Let's try to take this one step at a time. I have a shield so I can block the arrows from one side. Alternatively we could wait to see if the arrows run out, but that would mean we'd be here for awhile.

[feistytrader]

[Well, either way, Silver's sitting down for the moment and watching the various traps ahead of them for... Something. In the meantime, he lets out his buddy Croconaw.]

Aoi's small. He can douse any flames that get too close.

[So really, what they have to worry about here is two-fold. One, they need to not get hit by giant axes. Two... They need to not suck at jumping. He can probably manage the latter, but what about Jeager?]

[scythegun]

It's good we have your friend with us. So I suppose the thing we need to worry about most are the axes.

[And the jump at the end. He should be able to make it, but he's never done anything quite like this before and it's a little nerve-wracking.]

Ah, we have that grappling hook, don't we? Could that be useful?

[feistytrader]

[Silver goes through his bag and pulls out the grappling hook; he cleaned it off while back at the camp, but he's still not really sure if it, you know... Works. Or if it does, what its reach is, or anything else about it.

But he offers it over to Jeager anyway.]

Give it a shot if you slip.

[Please don't die, Jeager.]

[scythegun]

My reflexes should be good enough for that!

[oh my god he's gonna die.]

...Well, are we ready to face this and hope we survive?

[feistytrader]

[Silver holds up a hand for a moment, studying the obstacles further, then nods at Jeager. It's do or die, and they better do.

They're totally going to die.

Silver doesn't give Jeager any warning before making a run for the axes. Croconaw keeps pace like he expected this.]

[scythegun]

You've got to be kidding me.

[Jaeger doesn't hesitate any longer than it takes for him to say that though, because if he hesitates he's absolutely going to die. He follows Silver, just barely making it through the axes with his stupid tailcoat intact.

There's a small space where they can catch their breath after the initial swinging axes and Jaeger tries to catch his breath and determine exactly how to proceed from here. Up next are the arrows, so he shifts his briefcase into its shield form.]

I'll trust you to find the right timing again. You're better at this than I am.

[feistytrader]

Are you sure?

[You know, he doesn't have the luxury of time to argue. Next are arrows, and they seem to fire out in waves. The problem is... Can they outrun them? Maybe if they jump at the last second...? He looks at Aoi- who hasn't had a single problem with this so far- and then at Jeager, who... Should be fine with the shield and all.

They'll be fine... Maybe. Silver backs up as much as he can, then looks at Jeager.]

Ready?

[Jeager is really putting his trust in him, huh...]

[scythegun]

[Is he sure? Not at all. He doesn't trust anyone in this room with his life to be perfectly honest, himself included. But Silver got them through the first set of axes and that's better than he can say for his own sense of timing, so sure. He'll trust Silver.

He stares at the arrows and sighs loudly.]

No, but we don't have much of a choice, do we? Let's go.

[feistytrader]

Move your shield in the direction I tell you.

[He waits another few moments- then another- then finally nods and gets moving. It's fine getting past the first set, then the second, the third is cutting it a little close-]

Left!

[Looks like he's trusting Jeager with his life too.]

[scythegun]

Will do!

[Jaeger sounds as chipper and upbeat as always, but his hand's shaking where he's holding the shield. Still, he follows Silver's directions, swinging the shield up to block the arrow to the left. Thankfully his timing is good and no one's hit, but if he were just a little slower... Well, it's best not to think about it. Yikes. Let's just hurry through this part - we're almost there!]

[feistytrader]

[That's two down, and... A bunch more two go. The fire isn't constantly open either, but one error in timing is going to be bad, considering that they have to jump over these. He touches his bandaged arms a little, then shakes his head. They don't have to deal with any fire at all. There's enough space to land on between each one, right?]

Hey, Aoi, Water Gun.

[The flames go up, Croconaw spews out water, and... Now they have a fuckload of smoke to contend with instead, making the air thick and seeing ahead impossible.]

[scythegun]

[...]

Well.

[That sure did happen, didn't it. Jaeger sighs and runs a hand back through his hair.]

Now what? We can't move until the smoke's cleared out.

[feistytrader]

[Silver pulls his shirt over his face and pouts for a moment; the good news is that it is clearing out, even if it's a slow process.]

At least I tried it before we started moving.

[Sorry, Jeager...]

[scythegun]

No, it wasn't a terrible idea. I would've suggested the same thing, actually!

[Which just goes to show how bad we are at this. Oh my god we're gonna die.]

But it's clearing out so we should be able to move soon, ja?

[feistytrader]

It shouldn't take more than another couple of minutes.

[...Well, if they can't get rid of the fire, then how about-]

Aoi, can you soak us?

[Croconaw is more than willing to oblige in soaking the absolute shit out of both of them.]

[scythegun]

[THANKS AOI, THANKS SILVER... He understands where this is a good idea but at the same time...]

Well. Today certainly is going places, isn't it.

[siiiigh]