We Sons Of Daley [Manhattan Blues]

Focused offense for Alice, so energy blasts or whatever she's got.

Just so happens she has several spells of that type. Comes with having four BOOKS. But seeing as raw IMPACT isn't effective, going to town with FIRE probably would be about as effective, which is to say, not very.

Right. "MAGIA EREBEA!" In her hand, a SPHERE OF PURE DARKNESS COALESCES and she LEVELS IT AT A WAR GOLEM. "SPHERA UMBRAE!" Luckily, with the amount of SOUL she's poured into that spell- the MOST SHE CAN FORCE- it's a FIRE AND FORGET; the spell itself will assure that it hits if the GOLEM tries to dodge it.

So she starts her next one. As Sphere is about as 'directed offense' as it gets, and knowing some of Arlington's skills already, she decides to be a little cautious in case she gets FROZEN SOLID. Because, you know, that might happen. "MAGIA EREBEA! LORICA NOCTAE!" The magic forms into a dark, yet STARRY overcoat, that almost CLINGS to her like a SLINKY DRESS.

You're not sure what she's shouting, but it sure seems effective.

Especially when that DARK SPHERE or whatever hits the WAR GOLEM, EXPLODES, and... Huh. Well. You guess it's going to find it a little difficult to hit anything without a CHEST.

1x WAR GOLEM slain!

"Tell me you got another of those in you."

"It'll take me nine seconds to charge it up," Alice replies. Curses.

Arlington activates Everlasting Moment again and shoots up a golem focused on them with his 1911 first, then his TYPEWRITER if the 1911 can't penetrate it. If the typewriter doesn't seem to be effective enough, freeze/crystallize as many golems as you can to slow them down, and see if the ladies can come up with something on their next turns.

Although it's doubtful she needs it, try to waylay golems if they look like they're about to land a blow on the Ginnie.

Arlington hits the FROST.

The hostages weren't moving anyway, so let's just call them FROZEN OVER for now; The Ginnie, of course, is fine. One golem barely looks slowed down; two seem to be getting SLUGGISH, and the one in FRONT of you FREEZES SOLID. Not that it was dodging your attacks ANYWAY.

DAMN THAT'S COLD. "WATCH THE WATERWORKS!" Alice shouts.

You take an action to draw your 1911, and another to FIRE. Okay, that wasn't very effective. Even frozen and immobilized, it looks like these things can take a LOT OF PUNISHMENT. Like, SERIOUSLY RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS. Like, it could eat BULLETS for BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER and still COME BACK FOR SECONDS OF LEAD, while LAUGHING at MONGO'S PUNY, FUNNY FRIEND. See how much it TICKLES Mongo?

The TYPEWRITER might put more bullets in it, but they're still all .45 ACP, it'd be like hitting it with a rapid-fire PEA-SHOOTER.

You're almost tempted to POP CROSS COUNTER and see if THAT would be more EFFECTIVE.

As predicted, with the GOLEMS on a bit of a DEEP FREEZE, the GINNIE has no trouble KEEPING UP WITH THEM. In fact, the SLOWEST one brings its hammer down so hard it STICKS IN THE FROST. You take another action to SET EVERLASTING MOMENT to one of your three INNATE SLOTS. You have ONE INNATE SLOT REMAINING. The EVERLASTING MOMENT is no longer QUITE so COLD.

Ginnie finishes clearing her WEAPON JAM. Not one to look a GIFT HORSE in the MOUTH, she OPENS FIRE on the one that is STUCK. You hear the horrible cracking of BRITTLE METAL over the sounds of gunfire, until its entire TORSO shatters apart. 1x WAR GOLEM SLAIN. There are three remaining.

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