[OOM] Izabora - Total Immersion Virtual Reality Program: Age of Ooze. Above Stromgard.

[stuck_mynock]

By the time the airship (a literal, flying ship, it seems, built from wood with thick, billowing sails and a skull flag, like a stereotypical pirate ship) has reached Stromgard, the city is barely recognisable.

The buildings, now shaded in bright shades of pink, green, and blue, are twisted out of shape, bent at angles that should make them fall over. Streams of green code float up from some of the buildings, towards an object in the sky that wasn't there before.

Hanging in the blank, starless black is another city, all walkways and stone buildings, surrounding a tower in rings.

"That looks like our target," Atton says from the bow of the airship.

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[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye, least makes this place easy to find."

[guppy_sandhu]

"It's like the whole population is drunk."

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Atton peers down at the city.

"Maybe you're drunk," reproachfully.

From the horizon, a wave of monsters come into view, twisting and soaring through the air towards the airship.

"That can't be good."

[will_scarlett]

"Can this thing go any faster?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"Land it!" Guppy says. "The lower we are the safer."

He stands up and spreads his arms out, closes his eyes and concentrates on the outside of the ship.

"FORCE FIELD" Opening his eyes. "You have sixty seconds max."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Guppy, we're trying to get to a floating city. If we land it, getting there may be difficult. Not to mention that none of us are actually flying it."

Beat.

"Seriously, who's flying this thing?"

[will_scarlett]

"Na idea at all, can ye see any sort o'space to land?"

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy, trying to concentrate on his force field, realises that it has come at the expense of his common sense.

"Fine, get it closer to the nearest source of gravitational pull." he says. "In other words, try and land it on the city, don't waste time trying to outrun these in any other direction."

He grimaces as something large bumps into his force field.

"Atton you're a genius pilot, work it out!"

Images fill his mind; a ship falling apart, an exploding pod that could have had Atton in, an exploding planet... but he has no endocrine system in digital form, nothing that can get in the way and slow him down from this task in hand.

He diverts his attention more towards the force field and less towards the inside of the ship. He can feel it there, and steadily holding it he presses his middle finger button with his eyes closed and from memory selects the mana potion.

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Smugly: "I am a genius pilot," peering at the approaching monsters. "If they actually get here before I come back, just throw stuff at them. I'm going to find out who's running this ship."

He wanders off through the nearest door.

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye, be careful. 'rhaps there's some sort o'gun thing on this?"

Will starts looking around for some kind of weapon that can be fired.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy, who appears to be in an almost trance-like state concentrating on his force field, has found himself quietly singing a pirate song.

"'Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, and loot,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho...' Forty five seconds. 'We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot, Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me...' Thirty seconds."

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Atton returns after a few moments.

"No worries, we're being flown about by the undead. They say they can't deviate from the course, though."

[will_scarlett]

"The undead? They're na goin' to come after us are they?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"Twenty seconds." Guppy uses his middle finger to top his Mana up again. "Sixty seconds."

His eyes begin to glow green with the exertion.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"They ate before we left. How long can you keep the forcefield up, Guppy?"

[will_scarlett]

"'e's got less than a minute left, should land or get off this ship."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Depends how many potions I can take." Guppy says.

He staggers suddenly as something hits his force field, but keeps it up.

"Forty seconds before I need another potion."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Let it drop. We'll use the forty seconds to get ready," Atton says. "I'll head up to a high spot, shoot down any monsters I can. You two get rid of any monsters that manage to land."

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, can do that."

Will moves so he can attack anything that boards and draws his sword.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy holds the shield steady whilst they prepare.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Keep it up until those seconds are up. If we need it again, we'll tell you and you can take another potion."

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, but 'opefully can keep 'em distracted 'nough."

[guppy_sandhu]

"'We kindle and char, inflame and ignite, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We burn up the city, we're really a fright, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.' Twenty seconds."

Something hits and he flinches.

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Atton waits.

[will_scarlett]

As does Will, though he's a bit worried about how they might land.