Tomb Vs Animeverse, Act 3 (Recovered)

[thepanda]

Mercury didn't bother replying to the slander, instead opting to plea for assistance.

"A little help here, someone?"

After all, she could grill little miss high and mighty on starting an engagement that could have been avoided altogether had she not acted so rashly to begin with. Heck, she might have even thrown in the fact that she was the only one to seriously harm the damned thing. That would certainly get her goat. After she was free, of course.

[Dracos]

Alita could see Mercury looking exasperatedly at her as she was held painfully to the wall by the stone arms.

Fearless Leader

[Figment]

Standing up, the battered bronze boomer walked over to where Mercury was held and started to free her, using his hands where he could, and *very carefully* using his blades when necessary.

[Dracos]

It was slow work, but Huitzil found he could remove the stone restraints without harming Mercury as long as he was careful.

Fearless Leader

[kpjam]

"A little help?!  Now you want help?  Where was the help when Recca was caught!?  The poor guy is still caught and you did nothing!?  Why don't you just blow up the wall?!"  Alita said acidicly.

[Merc]

Recca yelled, "Yeah! Where's the help been? It feels like I've been stuck here for days!" in response to Alita's comment as he finally freed himself from the last stone claw and stepped away from the wall.

[Figment]

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"My armor has suffered extensive damage, reducing my mobile defensive capabilities by 59.6382%."

Huitzil finally answered Alita's earlier question.

[thepanda]

"Priorities. Huitzil needed help more than Recca at the moment. The difference between our situations was that that thing," she motioned toward the gargoyle, "was still a viable threat." Mercury pointedly did not smirk as she commented, "And you yourself bore witness to just how imprecise that attack is.

"I've only used two blasts and I already feel spent."

Mercury used the much forgotten staff to maintain her upright position.

"And before you start pointing fingers let me remind you that it was your impatience that caused this mess. We had the trap partially figured out already. If you waited we could have passed this obstacle in far better condition than... aah forget it! Arguing isn't getting us any closer to our objective. Let's just get out of here." The annoyed senshi made her way away from both the downed gargoyle and the walls toward the next doorway, stopping well ahead of it.

[Dracos]

Finishing her tremendous response, Ami prepared to stalk dramatically to the door...forgetting that she was still being tightly gripped to the walls as the claws dug painfully into her arms and legs, tearing the outer layers of her skin.

Fearless Leader

[kpjam]

Alita frowned at the woman she was now sure was delusional.

"Waited!  For you to ignore a sensible request to figure out where the trap was sprung from?  Oh wait, let's through another corpse into the room and then shield.  That's gives us a wealth of information!  And as much as I respect Huitzil's action, I would have made it out of the room fine."  She took an exasperated breath and glanced at the gargoyle.  

"And if you are so smart, and this fight could have been avoided, why are saying something now, and not before *I* did something.  I would have welcomed you letting us know where the path through this room was!"  She takes another pause before continuing disgusted, "But yet... you do nothing helpful.  If you could actually be counted on to give helpful information, maybe you better start giving it.  So come on, once Huitzil frees you from the increadible stupid situation you find yourself in, open the next door and solve the next puzzle, or destroy the next monstor.  Something to show that this super inflated sense of importance you carry around is called for. Cause all I see is some no nothing, do nothing, calling out from the cheap seats."

Alita keeps her distance the whole time, careful not to get to close to the wall, and occasionally looking at the gargoyle still alive on the other side of the room.

[Figment]

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"Do not try to move until I have finished freeing you."

Huitzil admonished Mercury as he continued to carefully free her from the grasping claws.

[Dracos]

After about ten minutes, Huitzil had cut away all of the restraints holding Mercury.

Fearless leader

[Figment]

Finished with his task, Huitzil turned his attention back to the gargoyle, looking to see if it was still thrashing about.

[Dracos]

The gargoyle was indeed still thrashing about.

Fearless Leader

[thepanda]

Making sure not to move within range of the walls the senshi made her way away from both the downed gargoyle and the walls toward the next doorway, stopping well ahead of it.