[Story] NSD Tech Labs

[Nightshade]

Thorn chucled, then he would slowly walk over to the lady, like a hunter stalking their prey. "And so you're here for the Panacea Chips. Yeah, sure thing. But, you see.. In here, in our facility, you are nothing. And while we could both lose time fighting and all that, I can just tell you this: Panacea 5000 isn't here. No one but Lv5 personnel, such as myself, knows its exact location. It could very well be all over on the other side of the net...if not in the Undernet even."

Thorn would move his tail up and playfully boop Xeel's forehead. "And I won't tell you a thing about it if you just walts in here like a thief. You can destroy this place, maybe. You can delete me, not even in a million years actually, but you would never know where Panacea truly is. I am sure that, while you obviously seem confident in your abilities, you cannot fight all the Nebula System Dynamics' Agents. Not counting the fact that we would recieve help from ONB forces, to which we are currently greenlit on many agent exchange programs..." 

The purple dragon would stop right in front of Xeel, leaning in on her with a mischievous smile. A full set of sharp fangs presented itself at the lady.

"I heard captain Blues and the NSD's CEO's son are buddy buddies pal pals. Nightshade.Rx would come as well...and well I don't see it ending it very well for you. but if you are so obseesed over that chip, allow me to make a counter offer to you. If you help us with something, we'll pay you with none other than one unit of Panacea 1500, also known as his protoype nickname: 'Regenerator 1500'. If you still wish to continue your little show of force though, please do feel free to. You would have to excuse me though, I do have a scheduled appointment with the real Sazerac.exe as we do have some experiments to study and I would not have time to assist to your childish whining."

Sazerac in the other laboratory would be able to catch most of the conversation. The laboratory walls did not seem to be sound proof.

[Wackoguy]

Revved cautiously opened one eye, followed by the other. Having never performed any sort of fusion with another navi, he was rightly surprised.

Bringing one claw up to eye-level, he inspected his new, temporary form, thoroughly interested in this 'unscheduled test'.

To add to his 'body-test', Revved also whipped around quickly to slash the air with his new tail as well, kicking up a brief burst of wind in the process.

"Hmm...being taller and this tail should be a unique test for myself too." Revved said, thinking about how he could utilize this experience later on, resting a claw on his scaly chin.

But that would have to wait. For now, Revved would have to adjust to this new body for the sake of the test.

Before he inquired about what was next on the agenda, Revved thought about something else...

"By the way, besides turning into an awesome dragon, what else comes with this fusion?" the dragonic speedster asked Aeron, curiously. Sure, he could feel his own abilities were enhanced a bit, but surely there was more to know!

[Nightshade]

"That...is exactly what we should be figuring out. For now the fusion seems stable...although I should have known that you'd be disoriented by this form...uuuh...do you feel...different in any way? Like...can you see more colors, smell more stuff...that kind of different. Not only that...can you try moving around, jump or generally just see how much does the fusion disorient your balance?" Aeron's voice echoed from within him. All the scientists where scribbling down things like crazy. Those keyboard could go on fire.

[Wackoguy]

"Hmm...that all sounds like things humans would go through if they fused with a navi for the first time and were...mildly out of shape. I doubt navis experience that...but anyway-!"

Taking a few strides across the room, Revved seemed to do so with ease, though maybe that was simply because there was nothing to avoid.

Stopping at one end of the testing room, Revved shifted his weight and then jumped forward, slamming down a short distance from the wall. Though he landed on his feet, it seemed his performance there could use a little work.

"Hmm...it's not too difficult." Revved said, turning around to continue his test run.

Unfortunately, he hadn't quite gauged the distance between the wall that was now behind him...and felt a sharp pain as he accidentally scrunched his tail against the wall.

"YEEEOOWWWCH!!!" he bellowed, dashing away from the wall as quickly as possible, rubbing his slightly damaged tail.

"Ok, I guess I got just a liiiittle overconfident there." Draco-Rev said.

He made a mental note to be careful not to get too close to the walls or else he'd repeat that mistake again.

"Hmm...with a tail and being this tall, seems I need to remember to leave more space for myself. Jumping power seems to have increased on a noteworthy scale though..."

Glancing around, he did notice his detection of colors seemed heightened though, as well as hearing too!

"I thought our senses were already on a high scale as navis, but...it almost feels like they're boosted even more by this fusion." Revved said thoughtfully.

It was almost as if his body was adjusting further and further to the otherwise foreign data of Aeron.

[Nightshade]

The more time Revved allowed Aeron to remain within his body, the more Aeron's data would burrow into his own. Their power was rising at a steady rate, almost overflowing. Revved hiself seemed to be accepting the fusion incredibly well himself.  In just a few seconds he was moving and jumping around like nothing. Even Aeron was impressed. 

"It seems like we synchronize well together. You wouldn't mind staying like this for a little while longer than an hour, right? After all not everyone gets to become a dragon for a day."

The body snatcher navi would keep forcing his code into Revved more and more. By the time Revved's data had been conpletely saturated with Aeron's code Revved's power was immense. The instruments would begin giving off faint beeping warnings.

Then, suddenly, a scientist would come into the room and shout "Bug viruses!" before fainting. The beeping sounds of the machinery would be covered by the beeping of a proper alarm.



///Warning///Level 4 security breach///All available Agents report to the Virus Reserves///Security Override Activated///Warning...

[Shast]

Xeel

(Oh lawd I love it. If you want we can convert this post into a stats fight? I'm old and don't know how you kids do it these days.)

Ok so this obvious marketing tool and some others know whe- *boop* ... She continues listening but her already short fuse begins to burn away. Then an attempt at a deal with insults right after? Who taught this thing negotiating tactics?

You have a lot to learn about a lot of things, Marketing tool. The first of which is how to negotiate. Your arrogance has ruined what chance this complex had at mitigating its overall losses. Xeel raises her loose arm and abruptly clenches her fist, a massive pulse of electric energy pulses outward and reverberates about the room, shattering any glass wares and frying the systems inside the room. Observation equipment, testing tools, whatever. The first actual display of power she's presented in the building.

Threats, a deal, then insults? Who taught you, Blues? I came here. You think homework wasn't done? That you're the strongest being around? You sure don't look like Ghallager to me. She uses the same hand to form a yellow sphere and flicks it at Thorn. Despite the casualness of the motion the raw energy infused within is enough to evaporate the standard ONB jobber on contact.

*Beepita boopita* It's here that the alarm rang through the floor. While not inside due to fried circuitry, from the hallway the call to arms of a virus outbreak breaches the room with 'open door' ease.

Look, you can't even keep baby viruses under wraps and judging by the call, sounds like you're a busy action figure. It's a shame you won't get to help them. Again with the same hand she prepares an orb, then another, then a third. The trio floating mere inches above her open hand. Then releases them in arcing directions towards the towering lizard before her while at the same time attempting to slap his armor to inject a massive voltage of electricity into him.

[Nightshade]

Thorn's ears twitched lightly when he heard the alarm. He rushed over to the door, casually swatting away the orbs with his tail. He would try to hear the proper alarm code, but a squabbling lady was making it hard. With lightning reflexes, he would turn around and catch Xeel's arm. As he would slowly turn his head around, the lady would be able to see for the first time the draconic version of dread and turning white as a corpse. Thorn scales literally paled from their usual Nebula Purple.

"Those...are not baby viruseHIT THE DECK!!!"

Thorn would pounce at Xeel and throw her on the ground just as soon as the wall in front of them exploded, sending shards all over the place and its shockwave pushing them away.

The dragon quickly jumped off of Xeel and booped her with his tail again, checking on her. "Hey, You alright!? Up on your feet, Now! Befor-"

*GHUOAAAARRRGH!*

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Thorn takes 300 damage from the exploding wall and 50 for the shards sent flying. (Unavoidable)

Xeel take 100 damage from the wall and 10 from the shrapnel.

[Nightshade]

Catastrophic Disaster:
The Bug Viruses are free!

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NSD Tech Labs are shut down and isolated. There is a single one-way access to the complex via the sewer network, but once inside it is impossible to exit. A strange breed of viruses, derived from NSD experiments, are now roaming the corridors and halls of the building, destroying and ravaging everything inside. Due to the area lockdown, all normal chips and Darkchips use is disabled. You are alone, stranded and hunted. Resources are scarce, and the viruses are many.

Will you make it out alive?

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Game Rules:

1) Butterfly Effect: This is still a Roleplay focused thread, your actions are important and meaningful. Everything you do may hinder someone else, yourself, or change the course of the events. Think VERY CAREFULLY about your actions. You will need all the help you can get.

2) NSD Override: Due to the override, any non NSD equipment won't work. This means that all chip uses for all people are set and locked to zero. People with DarkChip Expansion may try to use DarkChips at their own risk. Operators are also cut from their navis, their pet disabled until certain actions are performed.

3) Survival: While this remains a roleplay only thread (you don't fight with stats), I would like for all the participants to still use their HP values and the special "Panacea Gauge". Note them at the beginning or the end of your post.

Environmental Hazards and Bug Viruses will cause damage to you, and if enough damage is sustained...well...nope, you won't get Deleted. Something else might happen, but it is not what you should be trying to find out. And no. I am not talking about Zombie Navis.

Damage dealt to you will be listed at the end of my posts and is unavoidable, depending by what happens around you or to you. Your actions might reduce it or prevent it. If you roleplay your actions well, you may even exit the labs untouched.

Here is an example in case instructions are unclear cause I'm a goof:

-Post Begins-
[Thorn HP=3100/3100]
[Panacea= 0/10]

Your Roleplay post where you avoid attacks or do literally what you wish goes here.
-Post ends-

Note: You cannot recover HP via Regeneration.

4) Panacea: The only way for you to patch yourself up will be the Panacea Chips scattered all over the facility. There is a risk, however. As mentioned before, the Panacea chips are highly unstable. Using too much of them would gravely affect you.

To mimick these degrading effects a "Panacea" meter will be used. It will start at 0. Using Panacea Chips of different powers will add points to this meter. If you reach 10 Panacea Counters, you will lose life equal to the cumulative amount of all the panacea chips you used. Death by Panacea pierces the effects of Panacea 5000 and you cannot be revived.

Panacea 500: Restores 500 life. Adds 1 Panacea Counter

Panacea 1000: Restores 1000 life and fixes bugs. Adds 3 Panacea Counters.

Panacea 1500: Restores 1500 life, fixes bugs and excess heal can be stored and used later. Adds 5 Panacea Counters

Panacea 3000: Restores 3000 life, fixes bugs, excess heal can be stored and used for later. Revives a navi at 50% HP. Adds 7 Panacea Counters.

Panacea 5000: Restores 5000 life, cures all kinds of bugs and glitches, excess heal can be stored and used later, Revives a navi to full HP or allows navis to stay alive even if their HP reaches 0 (once). Adds 9 Panacea Counters.

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Winning Conditions

These are the actions that must be performed to escape the facility and "win" the game.

1) Reach the generator room and fix the power.
2) Head through the BioSphere and release the lockdown.

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Thank you for signing up for Nebula Systems Dynamics' public experiments. Enjoy your stay.

[Wackoguy]

"Geez. What impeccable timing. I was looking forward to more of this test..." Revved muttered to himself. But there was no time for that!

It was clearly too dangerous to stay put in the room at this point in time.

Carefully lifting the unconscious scientist with both claws, the Dragonic Speedster slipped out of the room, looking left and then right before slipping out into the hallway.

"Hmm...is there a way to reach the power supply from here...?" Revved asked Aeron. It'd look odd if anyone saw him right now - since it'd look as if there was a 5'11 dragon talking to itself, while carrying an unconscious scientist in both claws.


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[Fusion Revved HP = 8450/8450]

[Panacea = 0/10]

[Nightshade]

"There is no need for you to speak up. We merged together,remember? I can read your thoughts. Well...only the ones you wish to show me." Aeron replied. "And we shouldn't make much noise. Some of these viruses are drawn in by sounds. From now on I think I'll also stay here fused with you. If we need to fight, we need all the power we can get."

The hall had been...ravaged so to speak. With the lockdown and lack of power it was also pitch black. For Revved though it didn't matter. His new draconic form was able to see through the darkness as if it were day. Yet another advantage on agreeing to a fusion with Aeron.

"We should leave this guy in a locker somewhere. We can't just keep moving him around. He's a dead weight on us."

[Shast]

Xeel

(So still roleplay, but using hp. mmmmmk. What of passive regeneration? Avoidance of sudden situations(ie the wall) is determined by what, and how hard you hit things by what as well? Those last two are kinda what my person does. :I

Also what became of the 6 things Xeel did to Thorn?)

Having little difficulty avoiding the explosion it's the random tackle to the ground that trips up the deft destroyer and causes the most harm. Trapped under the fatty carcass until it decides to move. To her, an eternity passes before she's finally free. Freedom comes however, and is taken advantage of. Righting herself and vanishing out of the open door into and down the hallway(passing Saz) at her usual, practically untraceable, pace. Xeel leaves Thorn to deal with he and his companies spontaneous failure while she seeks out her own goals.

1090/1200 I guess. Can't remember her exact hp
0/10

[Nightshade]

(Regen doesn't work. Only way to restore hp is Panacea. You avoid taking damage by looking around at the environment and understanding the various cues that stuff still happens if you get into combat with a virus, they won't attack straight away. You get a chance to "RP avoid" before damage is dealt. As per what happened to your attempt at deleting Thorn I reply with B tier Triune avoidance. Since you seem fond of stats...he triuned 3 times to avoid 6 attacks and used his tail to cooly swat your balls away like a true badass dragon.)

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Unfortunately for Xeel, the corridors are pitch black due to a facility wide blackout. It is almost impossible to look around. Otherworldy roars echo where she left Thorn and the bug virus. The area around her is mostly silent, except for the faint beeping of the virus alarm. At the end of the hall, a 20 inch thich Titanium plated blast resistant door had released and blocked off the access to the elevators.

If she didn't fry the console earlier, that door wouldn't have been there. It was obviously a security measure in case some kind of explosion happened, or a fire, and her electricity had obviously triggered it. No one but the mechanized lock would be able to open it the normal way. Forcing her way through would be an option, but creaking sounds coming from the ventilation shaft above warned her that she was not alone.

[Phen]

Sazerac HP: 1000/1000
Panacea: 0/10

Well he had come to some interesting information at least, though this blackout would surely be made public. Sparking electricity around his arm he was able to create some light, though erratic in nature, sending shadows all over. He had heard all the commotion about too, the short lived battle apparently frightening the navi that was waiting for this test with him.

But the scenario had changed, and it was now a matter of getting out rather than doing this kind of test. Besides, it looked like the navi that attacked the NSD one was also searching for information, better to stick to... wait where did they go?

It took a moment for Sazerac to grasp how quickly the other Electricity navi moved, only able to tell such by the navi's electromagnetic field he was focusing on had also moved. It took some getting used to but he managed to notice it had passed his door already. Stepping out into the hallway the electricity on his arm cast sharp shadows and erratic light across the hallway, illuminating Xeel.

He paid attention to the lights around, charging a knife with electricity and throwing them at the lights, cutting their connection with the main system but providing the energy they needed to light up. A few additional knives and he had managed to light up the hallway somewhat, finally being able to see.

Finally being able to look at this other navi. He could tell from other navis he had seen during other events of the past what kind of strength she held. No one moved that quickly or fluidly without having seen quite a few battles, and no one who'd seen that many battles was weak by any stretch. He strengthened himself, focusing as he prepared for a long haul to get out and anything else that might find its way to him. Over Sazerac's eyes a mask appeared, providing him an overlay on his sight to pick up information on those around him, revealing at the very least a name... Xeel... well at least he knew what he was getting into.

"So Xeel, what's the plan now? Stuck in a locked down corporation building full of undoubtedly illegal experiments and prototype viruses everywhere. Seems quite the pickle even if the plan is to just bust right through."

[Wackoguy]

'Understood. And here's hoping this guy stays a bit safer then.' Revved thought to Aeron, treading as lightly as he possibly could.

Making good use of his nightvision, Revved proceeded onwards down the corridor, with his senses still on high alert for anything that might appear.

Fortunately for them, he caught a glimpse of one of a number lockers. Moving quickly, Revved placed the still unconscious scientist in the locker and closed it, hoping it'd leave the scientist safe...and not prone to the viruses on the loose.

'Okay then! With that taken care of, let's keep on going!'

Still moving through the darkness ahead of him, Revved made stopped at one of the nearby rooms and inspected it, incase there was anything remotely important to be seen....

[Nightshade]

Aeron kept quiet for now. He would let Revved concentrate and hope he wouldn't bump anything with his tail again. The green and red dragon would find himself stepping over the cold floor of a storage room. Debris was blocking the window outside, and the floor had partially collapsed. Through the rubble and the many objects, a small thing shined over everything.

Even though his body was covered in scales, he would risk scratching himself by trying to walk bareclawed like he was on shattered glass and splintered wood. Still, that glint would be unmistakable. It would either be a NSD BattleChip...

...or Panacea.