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Tens of thousands of miles away to where?

“Waaait a sec. I have it! Perhaps he counts as some sort of undead. If we send some healing magic at him, that might hurt him. That said, anyone got any?” Malchoir thinks to the group.

“So, disadvantage is that apparently some sort of restraint on his power has been released. Advantage is, reduced sanity,” Malchoir thinks to the group. Nimbus sends a beam of Glitter Fire at Zero.

Being in an unfamiliar place, Nimbus looks around, rather apprehensive. “Well, pretty good progress made. No time for cake, though, looks like. So, what was with the blood thing?” Malchoir says, “I’m going to take a wild stab and say that was a bad sign.”

*OOC: GAH! Sowwy…* “Not entirely sure we’d die, but yeah, better not risk it. Better get more info first before going in swinging due to this new change. Ready,” Malchoir thinks to the group. “Ready,” Nimbus thinks to the group.

Nimbus recovers a bit after a moment. “Sorta…” “Do you need me to carry you?” Malchoir asks. “No. I think I’ll be alright.” Malchoir looks at Lightning. “Following your lead, since you know more about the situation than we do.”

The moment Bolt dies, Nimbus involuntarily and automatically swallows his soul. Nimbus is currently in great pain and unable to act. Malchoir summons a new set of cards. The blob summon disappears. *OOC: Uh, wow. He drew the EXACT SAME set of cards. Rather improbable. Also, probably not that useful overall for the situation, powerful as Death Ray is.*

My next post depends on whether Bolt is genuinely dead or merely faking or not-quite-dead or something like that. So, is he truly dead? Oh, on another note, sorry about the delay. I really should have warned you guys in advance. I did have something last night that tied up my schedule fairly well. Also, since the next action that is influenced by whether Bolt is truly dead or not is the automatic soul swallowing thing, I need to know what powers Nimbus would get. Bolt is not my character, so the powers Nimbus gains are not up to me.

The remaining card is sliced in half and Malchoir sends a powerful ray of dark energy at Bolt. Nimbus sends a ray of glitter fire at Zero, remaining fairly distant from the actual fight. After all, his main damaging tactic is ranged, so best to remain out of melee.

Nimbus tilts his head. “It’s who?”

The reason I was holding off on the actual attacks was because I was assuming that the combat with the enemy minions would be actually played, not skipped over. Basically, I would have my characters attack when you described the enemy forces. That said, please do not treat things canonically as if Malchoir and Nimbus were standing around doing nothing right after entering.

Malchoir and Nimbus enter. Nimbus is flying (though not far up, obviously, this being indoors), gun at the ready. Malchoir takes a fighting stance, though he seems more ready to use the sword than the gun.

“Yes,” Malchoir says.

“I seem to have underestimated the sensitivity of this one. Usually, telepathic communication requires more specific effort,” Malchoir thinks. One card appears floating around him. *OOC: Note: Malchoir is still in slime form and the blob summon is still active, though I did momentarily forget it was there until just now. So, I guess instead of having the gun around his waist, Malchoir would probably have the two-handed gun floating INSIDE him.*

*OOC: “blood I his check”?* “In video game terms, it seems we have an ally far above our levels,” Malchoir thinks.

“Uh, well, sneaking is best if possible, I would think,” Malchoir says.

The two follow. Nimbus says nothing in response. He is rather nervous about the upcoming stealth mission. He hasn’t been told much about it and, well, the closest to a stealth mission he has been on is trying to go by monsters without them noticing. Though, then again, that’s kinda what a stealth mission is, isn’t it?

“Alright, so sword for right arm, gun for left arm… Hm…” Malchoir thinks for a moment and wraps the two-handed gun around his waist. “This is surreal. Anyway, I’m ready.” Malchoir looks at Nimbus. “Sorry about Lightning’s impatience. I don’t think he quite realizes how jarring this must be for you. However, if you have the power to fight, we would really appreciate you coming along because we need all the help we can get and this world could be doomed otherwise.” Nimbus nods. “Well, alright,” he says, hoping he can trust these strangers. “Looks like everyone’s ready,” Malchoir says. He looks at Nimbus. “Oh, one more thing. Since you’re new to this, I’d suggest the one-hander gun. Here’s how you hold it.” Malchoir demonstrates the proper grip for the gun. Nimbus nods. He wraps the larger gun around his waist as Malchoir did, still a bit overwhelmed by all this stuff happening so fast.

“Sounds powerful. Which way is front?” Nimbus says, “And can you please tell me what this is all about? I don’t want to kill if I don’t know what I’m killing for.”

Still, I need to know what the guns are like. I am not an expert on guns. I know they shoot bullets. Except on Mythbusters, where they sometimes shoot meat, cigarette butts, soda, et cetera. But usually bullets. You specified two very specific guns that I know nothing about, so I at least need some detail on what they are. EDIT: Oh, also ice. They tested ice bullets as ammunition, too.

Nimbus tilts his head. What are these strange contraptions? And more importantly, why is he being handed them He just arrived here. “I don’t understand. What’s going on and what is these things?” Nimbus says. Malchoir looks at the guns. He’s not expected to leave his sword behind, is he? To him, that would almost be like leaving an arm or his tail behind.

“M4A1 supressed and a USP .45 supressed” Can you give me descriptions? Most importantly for Malchoir, how many hands are required to wield each of those two? Also, how would Malchoir and Nimbus carry them when not in use? I doubt either would double-wield them and, well, neither of them are wearing the required clothes or backpacks to carry a gun without hands.

I have given it some thought and, well… I think a rewind is best. I think it is simpler that way. After all, what if someone new joins the RP during the flashback? Things could get a bit confusing. That and, well, a flashback can get a bit clunky if it is very long. After all, if it lasts a fair while, after the flashback concludes we may end up scrambling to get a grip on where we were before the flashback.

Nimbus has not joined with the heroic forces yet. He has not been told of the situation, if memory serves. If it were just Malchoir, I would go ahead and go with GreenWind’s suggestion. However, with Nimbus here, we may need a rewind for this situation.

…You guys went off without me. A significant distance, in terms of plot.