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IP nodded and stood up from her seat, leaving most of her food untouched (not by her, at any rate), also heading through the portal. "Thank you for assisting us in our mission."

Spray was still trying to process the information he'd been given when he was sent falling from the ceiling of an unfamiliar building. Looking over at the crowd, the rookie mercenary weakly raised his hand in greeting. "Um... hello, there. I'm Maxwell Schiff, I was sent here by a Guardian Spirit named Sakuya. Are you the people I'm going to be working with?"

Lyra stared at the crater where Mira was kneeling, Looked over at the results of Bridgett's own power, and looked at Iowa's... sickly coloration? Shit. As if they didn't have enough to worry about already. Lyra rushed over to the ship-turned-human, calling out, "Perlita! Come over here! Iowa's not looking so good!" The contractor felt worse than she already did, having to rely on Perlita so much, but she couldn't think about that now. Right now, a member of the team was barely able to stand. Lyra got ready to catch Iowa in case she fell...

Before he'd gone to bed, Spray had reminded himself of the things he'd need to do the next morning. Make sure the car had a full tank and was ready for the trip to M.E.R.C.'s office, that he had what he'd needed to bring (Weapon, flares, smoke grenades, and the medical supplies - he'd been told he'd be reimbursed for his purchases once someone hired him out), and that he'd sent the payment from his last job over to his folks back home. Looked like his plans were gonna be delayed. "Uh, h-hey there, ma'am. I'm Maxwell Schiff, but you can call me 'Spray' if you like..." He

IP raised her head and nodded at Youmu's offer. "Very well. I'm afraid my current priorities mean I cannot immediately assist you, and I have no knowledge or experience in gardening besides... but once I become available, I will return here to assist in any way I can."

"I have not explained myself entirely. In response to Youmu's words, I... threatened to use lethal force." IP let the words hang in the air as Youmu arrived. "Ah. Miss Konpaku. I have an apology to make for the way I behaved when we first met. I drew my weapon and threatened to use lethal force, if you recall. I did so because I believed you were preparing to do the same... and it seems that my threat was in fact an unwarranted escalation of the situation." IP bowed her head nearly to the point of touching the table. "If there is anything I can do to show my good will and atone for

"So, I don't really know how I got here... but I gotta say, if all of this is true, I can't just stand by and let these Trespasser beasts or whatever they are destroy all of reality. I do have one question before I begin, though: How much is the pay? Promised my folks I'd keep sending money back to 'em. If y'all can drag me here you oughta be able to get an envelope or two back home, right?"

IP nodded at the explanation, then flinched as she realized something. “Miss Konpaku... when we first met, when she said that she would ‘cut it out of us’ if we didn’t say how to help you...” IP turned to Yuyuko, the gynoid's mouth twisted into a painful smile. "It seems I have... several failings in judgement I need to atone for..."

Burning, all over. Couldn't let that stop her. Couldn't let that break her momentum. Two swings, hard as she could. Lyra uses Fiasco to hit CFW Brave with Crush twice, dealing 4d4+8 damage twice and reducing Brave's damage output by 5 for 2 turns! Adrenaline Dodging: Ready! Blur: Ready! Fiasco: Ready! Concussion: Ready! Taunt: Ready! Swapper: 1/1 Charges left.

IP looked around for a moment, before asking, "I noticed during my fight with Reimu that my weapons appear to have been modified in some fashion. What exactly is the nature of the modification, and why was it made? Is it somehow related to 'danmaku'?"

IP nodded, glancing over at Rory's fumble (and taking note of where the coin landed) before putting the coin in one of her storage compartments. The gynoid then looked up at Yukari. "Thank you, but... I don't believe we've met. Kaida Corporation Prototype Training Series Model 00-27C, Serial Number F7DXOQ29604509X, also known as 'Instructor Prototype' or "IP". Manufactured September 18th, 1927. Placed into storage February 8th, 1943. Reactivated March 15th, 1985. At your service, Miss...?"

IP examined the coin she'd received for several seconds, before giving it a quick flip.

The gynoid nodded at the miko. "Please, Miss Hakurei. I wish to at least know more about who you are before you left."

The gynoid returned Remiu's gohei and everything else it had taken from her. "My apologies. It's standard operating procedure to remove the weapons and equipment of defeated foes. I am Instructor Prototype. It's nice to meet you."

As soon as Reimu started to stir, IP moved away, not commenting on her actions. After a brief pause where IP nearly reached for her weapon (again), the robot(?)-turned-human relaxed a little. "I take it you are... no longer interested in attacking us?"

As soon as Masako spoke, IP dove into the best cover she could find, but as soon as the Tengu finished her attack sequence, IP was rushing towards the fallen miko. Ignoring Walmond's sealing of the mask, IP instead picked up Reimu's gohei before beginning to search her for anything useful - weapons, equipment, healing items, anything.

IP said nothing, and merely fired another burst at Reimu. IP attacks Reimu with her Auto 9/45, dealing (6d4+6)*1.8 damage! HP: 61/65 ???/20 HARM - DUALITY ACTIVE - All healing performed is boosted by 30% for the next two turns 14/20 HEAL Methadone: READY DISABLED DUE TO SILENCE Emergency Response: READY DISABLED DUE TO SILENCE Weapon Guidance: READY DISABLED DUE TO SILENCE Aim Assist: READY DISABLED DUE TO SILENCE Auto 9/45: READY 2/4 Bursts Left Tomahawk: ON COOLDOWN - 2/3 Turns Left

Lyra gave herself a brief self-diagnosis before she proceeded. She still felt a little groggy from all the poison - she'd have to thank Perlita later, not to mention ask how she even did what she did - but her heart pumped strong. For the entire fight she'd done nothing besides yell at a few bots and get poisoned - she needed to at least score a few hits. After all, that was all she was good for. Rushing in towards the distracted robotic figure, Lyra performed a quick combo of strikes with her wrench. Maybe they wouldn't do much against Brave's armor, but th

Upon noticing that her target had disappeared, IP switched over to one of the saplings, firing upon it with her handgun. IP attacks Sapling A with her Auto 9/45, dealing 6d4+6 damage! HP: 42/65 ???/20 HARM - DUALITY ACTIVE - All healing performed is boosted by 30% for the next three turns 14/20 HEAL Methadone: COOLING DOWN - 3/4 Turns Left Emergency Response: COOLING DOWN - 3/4 Turns Left Weapon Guidance: ON COOLDOWN - 2/3 Turns Left Aim Assist: READY DISABLED DUE TO SILENCE Auto 9/45: READY 3/4 Bursts Left Tomahawk: ON COOLDOWN - 1/

As Lyra lay collapsed on the ground, only vaguely aware of what was happening through the pain, she wondered what was wrong with her. She'd confronted Mira for her recklessness earlier, and yet it was the contractor who'd charged in this time - and this time, she'd been punished for it. Everyone else seemed to be doing fine from the glimpses she'd caught, and now, not only had two people had to stop to help her, they hadn't even succeeded. She just hoped they could do fine without her. Otherwise, she'd be dragging the team down even - Her thoughts were inter

IP follows up her tomahawk strike with a burst of her handgun. IP shoots Reimu with her Auto 9/45, inflicting (6d4+6+12)*1.8 damage! HP: 65/65 ???/20 HARM - Calculating damage 14/20 HEAL Methadone: COOLING DOWN - 2/4 Turns Left Emergency Response: COOLING DOWN - 2/4 Turns Left Weapon Guidance: ON COOLDOWN - 1/3 Turns Left Aim Assist: READY Auto 9/45: READY 4/4 Bursts Left Tomahawk: ON COOLDOWN - 0/3 Turns Left

IP nods at Masako's command, face expressionless as the tengu did her work. Then the gynoid pulled out her tomahawk and threw it at Reimu in one swift motion. IP throws her Tomahawk at Reimu, dealing [(2d4+8+9)*1.9]+12 damage! HP: 65/65 0/20 HARM 14/20 HEAL Methadone: COOLING DOWN - 1/4 Turns Left Emergency Response: COOLING DOWN - 1/4 Turns Left Weapon Guidance: ON COOLDOWN - 0/3 Turns Left Aim Assist: READY Auto 9/45: READY 4/4 Bursts Left Tomahawk: READY

IP put on a burst of activity, first injecting Lambda with a syringe that popped out of a compartment in her left arm, then rapidly offering a series of instructions to Masako about the effective use of polearms in combat. IP's Emergency Response activates! As a free action, IP uses Methadone on Lambda, healing Lambda for for 3d4+9 HP and decreasing damage received by 15% each turn for four turns! IP provides Weapon Guidance to Masako! All her weapons will deal 20% more damage for three turns! HP: 59/65 0/20 HARM 0/20 HEAL Methadone: COOLING D

IP drew her weapon and shield as soon as Reimu said "extermination", aiming the gun at her. IP seemed to emit a few beeps as she suddenly said, "Unsafe environment! Activating Emergency Response Protocol. All non-combatants, leave the area immediately!" IP activates her Emergency Response for Methadone! If an ally falls below 40% HP, IP will use Methadone on them as a free action, ignoring one turn of cooldown! 0/20 HARM 0/20 HEAL Methadone: READY Emergency Response: READY Weapon Guidance: READY Aim Assist: READY Tomahawk: READY

Lyra had made a mistake. She'd seen too many films - she was expecting tasers, machine guns... But not poison sprayers. Maybe, if she was lucky, she was being sprayed with something meant for riot control - she'd seen that in films too, sometimes. That meant the gas would disperse in the open air and was less likely to kill her. If she wasn't... Well, for one thing, she might be choking on a war crime. Did this place have war crimes? In between the pain and the effects of whatever she'd inhaled taking their toll, it was hard for Lyra to keep things like that straight in