Re: Pitched Combat [Final Round: Simulacrum Citadel]
12-06-2010, 03:35 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.
Over the course of the battle, Jordan had perfected a simple three-step plan for dealing with unfamiliar and dangerous situations.
Step one: Panic.
Oh god that dragon thing's going to kill me oh god how am I even still alive oh god oh god
Step two: Calm down and take stock of your surroundings.
Where the hell am I anyways it looks kind of like a museum but the exhibits are moving oh my god is that an executioner what is he doing to that man OH GOD and now I see wires oh god oh god what kind of crazy place is this
Step three: Panic some more, this time while running away.
Oh god what if he comes after me next I have to get out of here oh god this is worse than the dragons oh god oh god
Ironically, Jordan drew more attention to himself by fleeing so suddenly; had he simply walked away, the mechanical executioner would have been satisfied with continuing to torment his robotic victim (who had been programmed to feel all the pain inflicted on him). Instead, the hooded machine noticed the noise, and saw the fleeing boy. A wicked grin crossed his synthetic face.
"Looks like we've got a lively one, 'ere! Good, they're the most fun to play with."
The executioner extricated his axe from his victim - in such a way that this caused even greater simulated pain than getting it inside in the first place - and started running after Jordan, cackling with glee.
Over the course of the battle, Jordan had perfected a simple three-step plan for dealing with unfamiliar and dangerous situations.
Step one: Panic.
Oh god that dragon thing's going to kill me oh god how am I even still alive oh god oh god
Step two: Calm down and take stock of your surroundings.
Where the hell am I anyways it looks kind of like a museum but the exhibits are moving oh my god is that an executioner what is he doing to that man OH GOD and now I see wires oh god oh god what kind of crazy place is this
Step three: Panic some more, this time while running away.
Oh god what if he comes after me next I have to get out of here oh god this is worse than the dragons oh god oh god
Ironically, Jordan drew more attention to himself by fleeing so suddenly; had he simply walked away, the mechanical executioner would have been satisfied with continuing to torment his robotic victim (who had been programmed to feel all the pain inflicted on him). Instead, the hooded machine noticed the noise, and saw the fleeing boy. A wicked grin crossed his synthetic face.
"Looks like we've got a lively one, 'ere! Good, they're the most fun to play with."
The executioner extricated his axe from his victim - in such a way that this caused even greater simulated pain than getting it inside in the first place - and started running after Jordan, cackling with glee.
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