Sachiko's June Schenanigans Open Post

[sassysachi]

⭐ Who: Sachiko, possibly her Father, and YOU!
⭐ When: First Week of June
⭐ Where: Promised Morning Private Academy, Yumemigaoka City Hall and Randomly About the Dream Sphere
⭐ What: Sachiko being a menace, Sachiko fighting with her dad, then being a menace, and Dreamer Zeal fangirling over other Dreamer's fighting a Torment!
⭐ Warnings: Disrespect to Civil Servants and Parents, Spammy

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[loungelizard]

While it is impossible to make actual eye contact with Sudo, they turn their head in Hanako's direction, even if for a split second, to give them an acknowledging single nod of the head in response to being corrected.

"I am Sudo," they respond, as they turn their attention back to the Torments. "I hope we are fortuitous enough to have the chance to remember each other's names."

Which is just a weird way of saying I hope we make it out of here alive.

Sudo's possessed Torment is the first to throw itself into the vacancies that Chaosbringer cuts through the crowd, shoving any opposition out of the way so that it can't fill back in with the opposition before the Dreamers are able to file their way into it. As soon as Chaosbringer goes for another swing, the Torment moves out of the way, even though it itself isn't looking at Chaosbringer. Sudo themselves keeps close to Zeal, to keep a corner of their vision focused on any openings that a stray Torment might find its way into their makeshift phalanx formation.

With enough of this cleave-and-shoulder-in technique, the group should be able to get to the outer edge of the mass with only close calls and near misses.

[sassysachi]

The one sad thing about bringing up the rear is that she's so focused on what's behind the group and at their sides that she completely misses the strike of Chaosbringer that allows them to move forward. If not for Hanako and Sudo she might have a hard time even knowing when it's time to take another step or two back.

"I'm Zeal!" she adds to the chorus of introductions, still struggling to hold off the repeated attacks of torments with her shields, every now and again taking an opportune chance to duck under something she can actually avoid. "My arms are going to feel like jelly by the end of this," she comments to herself, even as she steps up to bash her shield into an oncoming limb. Then in a more cheerful tone she notes, "At least they aren't clumping up!" The thought of having to fight a Nightmare and a Swarm at the same time doesn't sound like a very fun time, if the swarm alone has them on the retreat.

She considers looking over her shoulder to see how much further they have to go but thinks better of it. Everyone is relying on her to bring up the rear, so she has to focus!

[hanamane]

'Have the chance to remember each other's names', indeed. Hanako already dealt with a week being locked out of the Dream Sphere thanks to being poisoned and ambushed after his last Excursion attempt, and he wasn't keen on doing it again after he had just gotten back. He didn't even want to think of the possible consequences of falling here today, especially if a Nightmare decided to form, though it looks like their efforts were discouraging the latter from happening... for now, at least. Filing away each of their names mentally (not that he was ever going to use them properly, of course, but they were still good to know), he continues on the attack-- that is, until Chaosbringer's sweep clears a large swath of Torments out of the way for their escape. Now was probably the best time as any, so he chances a fast glance at the others to make sure they were still close by, before shouting:

"Hurry! Before they start to regroup again!"

He was going to have to trust they were quick enough to start following him, because there didn't seem to be a way to grab onto either of them without leaving someone defenseless or unable to attack the hoard. It's enough of a distraction from the battle, however, that one of the creatures takes advantage of it and makes a swipe for Hanako's head-- thankfully his reflexes help him avoid potential injury in the moment, but it does knock off his hat into the swarm, much to his horror. Of course, he'd get it back the next time he returned to the Dream Sphere (gotta love mahou costume logic), but it was much too close of a call for his comfort.

"C'mon, let's GO!"

[thezekeinator]

"--What?! How dare you!"

Chaosbringer immediately scrambles back into the middle of the pack with almost alarming speed, stopping in front of the Torment that had grabbed Hanako's hat. Quick as lightning, he snatches it back, with a sneer of "Handling a Dreamer's uniform!" in the Torment's direction, before zipping right back into position like he'd never left.

"Stratospheric THUNDER!" Another few Torments go flying. Never mind the comic interlude, chums, there's escaping to do!

[loungelizard]

Even though Sudo's eyes are completely obscured, you can tell they're rolling their eyes from the nod of their head when Chaosbringer hops out of -- then back into -- formation, just for a hat that, for all intents and purposes, will have forgotten that it was lost once Hanako returns here.

"Your flashy antics put the group at risk," Sudo chides. "Do not leave the formation again," they say, in that I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed kind of tone.

The mob starts to thin out. It's easier to move forward with a little bit more speed, but Sudo declares "Stay in formation!" to keep them together until the hoard is thin enough for them to break. "Ready...and--RUN!" they command, pointing a hand towards the clearest path.

The possessed Torment stops, turns on heel to face the opposing force, and holds out its arms to taunt the remaining Torment and slow them down, buying a bit of a delay for the rest of the group to put some space between them and the mob. As they descend upon it, the spider attached to the Torment's face leaps out of the pile of attacking Torments and clears the entire space between it and Sudo in a single bound, landing on top of Sudo's head.