I'm just going to carry the injured to another room.
I left Pumpkin and Katie in the workers' dormitories after treating their wounds and bandaging them up.
I made soup for everybody except Matik cause he's busy fighting the boss, so save some for him.
Mischief steps forward to Matik's side and hisses at Estcher. The chicken ritual as awakened Estcher's dark powers within him.
Matik uses Safety Scissors on Estcher. -??.
Estcher casts Metal Cyclone on Matik. -19, -23. Resisted.
Mischief casts reflect on Matik.
Mark derps.
Matik uses Safety Scissors on Estcher. -??.
Estcher casts Acid Bolt on Matik. -37. Resisted. "You think you're so clever, Mischief?"
Mischief casts Reflect on Estcher.
Matik, Level 28 True Guard
Vigor (8), Valor (8), Haste (8), MShield (8), Reflect (3)
HP - 160/160
SP - 243/320
AP - 37/25
(50 AP) Insane Combo
Mischief, Level 31 Cat
Dark Counter (∞)
HP - 70/70
SP - 70/70
(31 AP) Cross Black
Mark, Level 6 Orange Dragon
HP - 32/32
(8 AP) Blehhhhh
Estcher, Level 31 Enemy
Reflect (3)
HP - 100/100
SP - 346/400
Welp, it seems that I have a formation. Also, this was the warm-up!
OVERDRIVE!
Overdrive Resonance.
Mark will use his standard attack.
I guess that Mischief is controlled by himself?
Mischief waits...
Matik uses Overdrive Resonance. It reflected off of Matik. It reflected off of Estcher. Mischief was inflicted with Overdrive.
Mark fires a torrent of juice at Estcher. -18.
Estcher casts Flame Lance on Mischief. -34. Resisted.
Mischief casted Cross Black on Estcher. -78!
Estcher casts Flame Lance on Mischief. -41. Resisted.
Matik, Level 28 True Guard
Vigor (7), Valor (7), Haste (7), MShield (7), Reflect (2)
HP - 160/160
SP - 243/320
AP - 37/25
(50 AP) Insane Combo
Mischief, Level 31 Cat
Dark Counter (∞)
HP - 70/70
SP - 0/70
(31 AP) Cross Black
Mark, Level 6 Orange Dragon
HP - 32/32
(8 AP) Blehhhhh
Estcher, Level 31 Enemy
Reflect (2)
HP - 100/100
SP - 250/400
Next Move - Acid Bolt
Mischief, are you up to the task?
Use Overdrive Resonance.
Mark goes berserk (if without Overdrive)
Mark uses Blehhhhhh (if with Overdrive)
Pickles read a good book. Matik and Mischief gained 1 SP.
Estcher casts Acid Bolt on Mischief. Mischief Deleted it.
Mischief casts Acid Bolt on Estcher. -28.
Matik uses Overdrive Resonance. It reflected to Tugarin.
Tugarin fires an extreme torrent of orange juice at Estcher! -3, -2, -4, -2, -2, -3, -4, -2, -4, -3. -2, -3, -3, -2, -4.
Estcher casts Acid Bolt on Matik. -37.
Matik, Level 28 True Guard
Vigor (6), Valor (6), Haste (6), MShield (6), Reflect (1)
HP - 160/160
SP - 205/320
AP - 37/25
(50 AP) Insane Combo
Mischief, Level 31 Cat
Dark Counter (∞)
HP - 70/70
SP - 1/70
(31 AP) Cross Black
Mark, Level 6 Orange Dragon
HP - 32/32
(8 AP) Blehhhhh
Estcher, Level 31 Enemy
Reflect (1)
HP - 100/100
SP - 179/400
Next Move - Flame Lance
Matik uses Overdrive Resonance. It reflected to Mischief.
Estcher casted Flame Lance on Mischief. -45.
Mischief casted Cross Black on Estcher. -71!
Estcher casted Flame Lance on Mischief. -37.
Mark goes berserk! Mark bites Estcher! -12.
Matik, Level 28 True Guard
Vigor (5), Valor (5), Haste (5), MShield (5)
HP - 160/160
SP - 205/320
AP - 37/25
(50 AP) Insane Combo
Mischief, Level 31 Cat
Dark Counter (∞)
HP - 33/70
SP - 0/70
(31 AP) Cross Black
Mark, Level 6 Orange Dragon
HP - 32/32
(8 AP) Blehhhhh
Estcher, Level 31 Enemy
HP - 100/100
SP - 96/400
Next Move - Metal Cyclone
That's some overdrive action we got there.
I smack Estcher with my laser spear 4 times.
Estcher casts Metal Cyclone on Mischief. -17, -18.
Mischief collapsed...
Estcher regenerated 75 SP.
Matik jabs Estcher. -35!
Matik jabs Estcher. -12.
Mark bites Estcher. Missed.
Estcher casts Metal Cyclone on Mark. -24, -23.
Mark collapsed...
Estcher regenerated 125 SP.
Matik isn't too happy.
Matik smashes Estcher! Missed.
Matik smashes Estcher! -26!
Matik, Level 28 True Guard
Vigor (5), Valor (5), Haste (5), MShield (5), Vengeance (∞)
HP - 160/160
SP - 205/320
AP - 37/25
(50 AP) Insane Combo
Mischief, Level 31 Cat
Unconscious (∞)
Mark, Level 6 Orange Dragon
Unconscious (∞)
Estcher, Level 31 Enemy
HP - 100/100
SP - 223/400
Next Move - Unknown
Dee walks by Pickles, trying to find a place to eat his soup. Noticing that he is reading a newspaper, Dee asks Pickles if there is anything interesting.
Matikclocker remains silent.
Overdrive Resonance + Safety Scissors.
Mischief stands up in refusal.
Pickles reads a newspaper. Mischief regenerates 70 SP.
Shade casts Flame Lance on Matik. -35.
Matik uses Overdrive Resonance!
Shade casts Flame Lance on Matik. -32.
Matik casts Safety Scissors. -??.
Matik, Level 28 True Guard
Vigor (4), Valor (4), Haste (4), MShield (4), Overdrive (1)
HP - 160/160
SP - 138/320
AP - 62/25
(50 AP) Insane Combo
Mischief, Level 31 Cat
HP - 35/70
SP - 70/70
Mark, Level 6 Orange Dragon
Unconscious (∞)
Estcher, Level 31 Enemy
HP - 100/100
SP - 201/400
Next Move - Unknown
INSANE COMBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
and Safety Scissors.
Dee drinks some soup. It tasted pretty good.
Matik jumps off a table and slams his Spear on Estcher! -31!
Matik harshly slashes Estcher twice! -23! -30!
Matik jumps over Estcher while slashing him! -26!
Matik burns with fury and slams his Spear on Estcher! -38!
Mischief casts Recover. +100.
Estcher recoiled.
Matik, Level 28 True Guard
Vigor (3), Valor (3), Haste (3), MShield (3)
HP - 160/160
SP - 138/320
AP - 37/25
(50 AP) Insane Combo
Mischief, Level 31 Cat
HP - 70/70
SP - 70/70
Mark, Level 6 Orange Dragon
Unconscious (∞)
Estcher, Level 31 Enemy
HP - 100/100
SP - 53/400
Next Move - Unknown
HIYA!
YAH!
HA, HA, HAAAAA!
SPEAR IN YOUR FACE!
...ready?
3x Safety Scissors! CUT DEM UP.
Mark GOES BERSERK!
"Not really," I say to Dee.
I read a movie.
Pickles reads a movie cover.
Matik uses Safety Scissors on Estcher.
Estcher casts Acid Bolt on Matik. -30. Poisoned.
Mischief casts Reflect on Matik.
Matik uses Safety Scissors on Estcher.
Estcher casts Toxic Blaze on Mischief. -45. Poisoned.
Mischief casts Reflect on himself.
Matik uses Safety Scissors on Estcher.
Matik uses Safety Scissors on Estcher.
Matik, Level 28 True Guard
Vigor (2), Valor (2), Haste (2), MShield (2), Poisoned (2), Reflect (3)
HP - 160/160
SP - 108/320
AP - 37/25
(50 AP) Insane Combo
Mischief, Level 31 Cat
Poisoned (3), Reflect (3)
HP - 70/70
SP - 25/70
Mark, Level 6 Orange Dragon
Unconscious (∞)
Estcher, Level 31 Enemy
HP - 74/100
SP - 0/400
Next Move - Unknown
You're still alive? Then be careful, because my next attack will end you!
A few slashes won't hurt.
Matik takes 8 damage from poison.
Mischief takes 4 damage from poison.
Matik slashes Estcher. -32.
Estcher casts Blade Blast on Matik. -68. Bleeding.
Mischief casts Metal Cyclone on Estcher. -16, -12.
Matik slashes Estcher. -31.
"Is this cat so important to you?"
Estcher regenerates 15 HP.
Matik slashes Estcher. -62.
"You think you can stop me."
Estcher regenerates 75 HP.
Matik slashes Estcher. -124.
"How wrong you are."
Estcher regenerates 200 HP.
Matik slashes Estcher. -248
"You've forced my hand."
Estcher starts summoning a black hole in the shop. Matik slashes him, but Estcher teleports around the room! Mischief shoots Estcher with a Flame Lance, causing the black hole to explode. "Goodbye, Mischief." Estcher teleports away. Mischief collapses in exhaustion.
See you NEVER, Estcher. NEVER come back. You are not welcome there.
Matik rushed to the Cake Crew. "Estcher's defeated!"
Matik carries Mischief and Mark. "Mark is down. Mischief is exhausted.
"What were you doing all the time?"
Pickles easily heals Mark, but Mischief doesn't move. Katie runs to Mischief. "Is your cat okay?"
No.
Charisma - 110/160
Intellect - 65/100
Saving game...
Saved.
Charley evolved into a new form.
-Fire Devil-
Flame Lance
Magic Up
VIT [][]
ATK [][][]
AGL [][][]
MAG [][][]
-Poison Devil-
Acid Bolt
Reversal
VIT [][][]
ATK []
AGL [][]
MAG [][][][][]
-Shadow Fiend-
Metal Cyclone
Power Warp
VIT [][]
ATK [][][][][][]
AGL [][]
MAG []
Since Charley is Pickles's imp, shouldn't it be his choice?
So, suggestion to Pickles: I feel like the Fire Devil is the weakest looking?
I congratulate Matik on his victory against Estcher.
I then tell him that I was somewhere else and Pickles read a book, read a newspaper and read a movie. Somehow.
I continue learning Encourage (5/20)
Hmm, I know what Flame Lance, Acid Bolt, and Metal Cyclone do, but what do the other skills do?
"I was tending to the wounded with everyone else," Dee tells Matik.
"Congratulations on your victory. I knew you could do it!"
However, the way Matik worded his announcement makes Dee suspicious.
"But did you finish him off? Did you kill him?"
Pickles, you're not gonna know what the other skills do until you pick.
All of Charley's current skills work off of attack, right?
Charley will always have the standard Attack and Cloak.
Metal Cyclone is a Physical Attack.
Flame Lance and Acid Bolt are Magic Attacks.
I'm just going to assume that both "strike" attacks are physical attacks.
Shadow Fiend.
One month later...
Mischief remains unmoving, but isn't dead.
It's December, and snow is starting to fall outside. Your shop is famous-er now.
Everyone conducts their daily business in peace, as if the man known as Estcher Shade was nothing more than an unpleasant memory.
Inventory
Money - $360.00
Plain Slice x24
Choco Slice x4
Vanilla Slice x4
Vanilla Cupcake x8
Poison Slice
Estcher's Hat
TwatTek Laser Spear+ (Matik)
Reprisal Card (Matik)
Dual Leech Blade (Pickles)
Blade Drop Card (Pickles)
Heal Card (Pickles)
Knuckleduster (Teddy)
Peacemaker (Dee)
Fancy Cutlass (Dee)
Standard Motorbike (Dee)
Jet Collar (Mischief)
Beretta 9mm (Katie)
Pick the story of this week.
Standard - Only three battles, and they all use Familiars only.
Rival - Like Standard, but includes two rival battles for Pickles and Dee.
(I'll rewrite everyone's stats and skills later when I feel like it.)
I notice we have Estcher's Hat so I put it on along with the two hats I already have.
If I can't equip the hat because I have too much stuff equipped then unequip Blade Drop.
I remember how I put a shield around my fist and punched and decide to make that into a normal attack (1/??)
Voting for Rival.
Rival has more stuff, let's do that.
Can we use some of that $360 to buy better equipment for everyone?
Potentially some kind of AGI up thing for me if that exists in this universe.
I continue learning Encourage (6/20)
I tell Dee that Estcher teleported out, but I guess that he is dead by now.
I've standed gloriously, in the rays of sunlight...knowing that our future will be free from that shady guy.
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I think that Estcher's hat is a trophy for destroying Estcher, so I could wear it, but first we need to check if it doesn't make troubles.
Rival. I guess there will be 2-4 more confrontations with that Italian wannabe and with Dee.
I need a cool utility. I have my weapon, my skill, now I need my utility to support people.
I begin learning Shield, which will make one of the allies invulnerable for 2 turns (1/??)
Whatever Pickles is learning takes 12 turns.
Matik's Shield skill so take 10 turns.
I was originally gonna give someone a skill called Bubble Shield that nullifies one hit but nevermind.
Dee spent the month following the confrontation with Estcher researching into dark magicks.
At first, his research was to figure out how to wake Mischief from his coma, but after remembering how Tugarin came to be, he had since been applying his newfound knowledge to botany to better understand his familiar.
Given Dee's obsession with oranges, that research eventually led to the creation of a personal magical art he dubs as ORANJIMANCY, which focuses on using dark magicks to manipulate oranges in ways similar to what brought the orange dragons to life!
The art is far from perfected, but the quest for mastery shall certainly prove rewarding to Dee.
Pickles unequipped the Heal Card to equip Estcher's Hat.
Magic +30, Attack +15, Defense -50, Aegis -50
I think I will unequip Reprisal to equip Heal Card.
Kinda disappointed Shinestrike was forgotten, but oh well.
I said unequip blade drop, not heal.
I realize that the hat affects my stats and unequip it and equip blade drop in disappointment.
I call the move I'm learning "Enchanted Punch" (2/12)
After rechecking the posts, Pickles keeps both of his cards.
You received one letter.
If you want to help your cat. One of you meet me at the Pier today, alone. I'll be here all day.
~R. Grey
I go to meet R. Grey.
The lamp teleports to the pier when nobody is looking.
If you don't know who to put as my rival (assuming this "R. Grey" isn't my rival), I do have an idea for one, but I'd prefer we do whatever rival you have planned.
Said Rival for Pickles is one from your far past. A long time ago.
By the way, Dee's research has revealed that Mischief activated the time warp.
But Mischief was summoned AFTER the time warp occurred...
Of which, appeared only to have affected the members of the cake shop...
Seems like Mischief had known us for a while.
Pumpkin wanders off.
Enchanted Punch (3/12)
Try this one.