No More Monkeys Jumping On the Bed [Open]

[revenancenpcs]

Characters: An unwanted guest...and you
Content: BOSS BATTLE
Location: Fifth District Greenhouse
Time: Evening
Warnings: Violence. It’s a boss battle, guys. C’mon.

My, the Fifth District is nice this evening, isn’t it? Whether you’re just passing through or going Nightmare-hunting, you can’t deny that that greenhouse is a lovely feat of architecture. It might even distract you from the fact that you haven’t been attacked by Nightmares at all since you entered the district; an oddity, given that this area is usually very Nightmare-prone.

The peace and quiet doesn’t last long, however. There’s a rattle and an unholy screech undercut by the cacophony of shattering glass, and the greenhouse roof explodes outwards. You cover your face and turn away, waiting for the glass to settle before heading towards it. No matter whether you jump down from the broken roof or head in via the doorway, you’re greeted with the same sight: the upper half of a giant multicolored monkey. It screeches again; obviously it’s not happy to see you, and it’s about to make that known. Rearing back, it takes a swing at you with one massive paw.

Good luck.

[OOC: Welcome to your first boss fight! This is Hockomonkey and he doesn’t like you. Hockomonkey will be controlled by the mods, who will also determine (via dice roll - we’re kicking it D&D style) whether attacks land and how much damage they’ll do. We’ll keep the technical stuff on the back end - just write like you normally would. There is no tag order in this thread; however, we do ask that you keep up a relatively quick tagging pace, especially if your character teams up with any others for joint attacks or strategies.]

Comments

[unrecovered]

That was good. She obviously wasn't at one hundred percent - none of them were - but she was awake and talking and that sure beat the alternative. "Good," he replied. "Just take it easy, okay?"

He glanced around - it looked like most everyone who needed help was getting it already. He couldn't do anything else given he was already out of potions, and he was not asking Namine to help when she was already injured. "We should get you back someplace safe," he told her. The tea shop would be their best bet. "Can you stand?" If not, he was more than willing to carry her there.

[colorbymemory]

At the moment, Namine really wasn't up to doing much more than taking it easy. She nodded at Wash's suggestion, but couldn't help being worried about everyone else.

Following his glance with her own, she reassured herself that the others were getting help. Much as she wanted to help, and thought she should, at the moment it looked like she'd just been interfering. Best to go along with Wash's suggestion to get to someplace safe. His question brought up a good point. She'd rather not be carried, but if she couldn't walk...Slowly she pulled herself into a standing position. Shaky, but standing. "I think I can."

[unrecovered]

Wash stood slowly along with her, keeping an eye on Namine and making sure she was steady. She was up - her being able to walk wasn't a guarantee. "Good. Take it slow," he said, offering her a hand. "Let me know if you need help or want to stop. We should head back to the tea shop." It was temporary home for her right now and probably the safest place she could be.

[colorbymemory]

Namine gratefully took the offered hand. She might be able to stand, but her first steps were a little shaky. Spot moved to her other side, just in case. Not that either he or Batty were in much better shape than she was, but it the thought that counted. Were she feeling stronger, she might have protested that she needed to stay and help when Wash suggested they leave. As it was, she simply nodded. "Okay."

[unrecovered]

It took a while to get back to the tea shop - longer than Wash would have liked, with the potential for Nightmare attacks. They somehow made it back without running into any of the malevolent dream eaters; either they'd all been scared away by the explosion, or Namine's luck was good enough to balance out Wash's terrible track record, or someone up there had decided to take mercy. Either way, Wash wasn't complaining as he helped Namine through the door, ushered in their Spirits, and shut the door behind them. "Do you want to go upstairs or stay here?" He was getting to the point where he wanted to find a corner and collapse, but he wasn't about to leave Namine until he was absolutely certain she'd be okay.

[colorbymemory]

The travel time bothered Namine as well. She didn't want to run into Nightmares in their current state, and breathed a sigh of relief when they made it through the front door. Since she didn't consider herself particularly lucky, she would just think that their fight had made Nightmares more reluctant to come out for the time being. "I should probably go upstairs, but resting here sounds like a good idea for now."

She gave him her best reassuring smile. It wasn't right to keep him here when he'd been hurt, too. "I should be okay--you need to go get rest, too."