Mira makes some feinting attacks at the northmost bird, creating an opening for her allies.
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"Ah, axe beaks, of course. Now that, I can tell you plenty about."
Mira giggles softly in amusement. "My, it seems these 'Avis Asinorum Terribilis' simply do not exist. I suppose we will just have to see what it is that we are really dealing with in this next room."
"Let's see what information I have on these Terror Birds..." Mira scans her databases for useful knowledge.
"How splendid! I feel fully refreshed. Thank you very much." Mira gives a polite and practiced bow before moving to the table to help herself to some of the healthier snack options available.
"If services are free, I recommend we all partake in them." Mira gets in line to have her comparatively minor injuries checked on.
"I concur with Oster; the service is available so we should use it. Oster's condition is critical and the rest of us are not exactly in tip top shape." At Oster's inquiries to the human woman, Mira adds "If there is a cost to the services here, I would be happy to provide my own healing to those who need it. I lack the capability of dealing with maladies more critical than mundane injuries though, I am afraid."
Mira takes a staggering step as she is struck by the evil spell, thoroughly betrayed by the Kindness Protocols that dictate her alignment. The new malady weakens her grip on her sword and her feints do little to distract the enemy.
Mira steps towards the half-fiend and makes a few distracting feints with her shortsword in order to expose an opening for her allies to exploit.
"My apologies, friends; it does not seem like luck is with me this time. Nevertheless, I will guide you on defeating our new foe to the best of my ability." Mira begins explaining the tactics involved with fighting a half-fiend dhampir. She has a strange feeling that the rune is important, but it's identity just cannot leave the tip of her tongue.
With two successes in a row, Mira walks swiftly towards the southeast princess, taking her hand with a smile.
Mira waves her hand and a cloud of sparkling dust appears in the middle of the wights.
"These are wights! I am afraid I do not know too much about them but I will share what I can."
"Another successful encounter. Excellently done, everyone." Mira follows behind Oster, keeping a respectful distance in case he discovers anything troublesome with the door.
Mira approaches Ko and touches his primary temple sword. It takes on a strange sheen as its properties change.
Mira moves 30 feet closer to the creature, maintaining her performance.
"How unfortunate! We seem to have unleashed a pairaka div, a planar monster embodying the worst attributes of sexual desire." Having given the basic summary Mira begins rattling off other attributes of the creature that would be useful to know in defeating it.
"Another success! Perhaps this random guessing can be good in its own way." Caught up in the excitement, Mira takes the hand of the princess she spoke to earlier, bowing with a charismatic flourish.
"My, a resort stay? How nice of a reward," Mira says with a plastic smile. She fully expects the team to cash in on the credit worth but it is worth it to feign excitement. She speaks to Oster before he can put away the scepter. "Would you mind if I take a look at that?" Assuming he says yes, Mira examines the item for any magical properties it may have.
that was the most game show thing to happen so far and i am laughing well done, shisumo, well done
"I agree with Otto; as far as I can tell they are normal people just like you all are." She pauses, rubbing her chin deep in thought. "I hate to leave things up to chance but we may have exhausted all other options. Unless..."
"No, I've got nothing. Carry on, Oster," she says with a sigh.
"Wonderfully done, Oster." Mira pulls out her cure light wounds wand and begins tapping the injured. With that done, she turns to the princesses with a quizzical look on her face. "These ladies represent quite the conundrum, don't they? They do not have thoughts, do not detect as an alignment, and do not seem to respond to questioning. It would appear they are nothing more than they look - holograms playing out a simplistic script." Mira studies the projections, wondering if she can find some trick to them that would hint to which ones represent success and which ones failure.
With the combat over Mira claps her hands together and smiles. "Wonderfully done, men; now, I believe we can leave the matter of the locks to Oster. Perhaps we should turn our attention to identifying the correct princesses." She moves to the nearest princess and addresses the hologram with a polite bow. "Hello, your majesty. I was wondering if you are in fact the beautiful young maiden you appear to be, or are instead a wretched demon conspiring for our failure in this crawl?" It is impossible to tell if she actually expects this to work or not.
I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but just to make absolutely sure... it's against the rules for anyone other than Oster to interact with the traps, correct? So Mira can't aid or get to work on a different one or anything.
Mira positions herself next to Ko, making some distracting feints with her dagger in order to provide him an advantage over the last ogre.
"My, my... Seems we do not have as much time as we may please to finish this off." With the enemies in her way disposed of, Mira moves forward and goes to assist Oster in his dilemma - with a wave of her hand the floor beneath one of the ogres becomes awfully slippery.
While continuing to dole out advice Mira moves forward and touches Okian on the back, bestowing him with a supernatural boost in morale.
Question for the other party members; should we set up an assumption where, if it does not cause enemies to move up in the order, we have everyone else delay so Mira goes first? Delaying so she can set up her performance is generally the sound decision and I'd rather get that question out of the way now rather than ask every time we initiate combat.
"We put our trust in you, Oster." Mira draws her dagger, already opening her internal files on various creatures they might encounter to ensure she can provide the proper information to her comrades.
Mira takes her position in the marching order as she begins her very first crawl. The booming cheers of the crowd do not seem to faze her in any way; stage fright and excitement are both foreign concepts, and right now she knows only a sincere resolution for success. She also takes the opportunity to examine the doorframe for any intricacies.
The protesters fail to phase Mira in any way; if anything, her cold android eyes staring back at them has a tendency to make them rather uncomfortable. She lacks any malice towards them so long as they keep things civil, of course, she simply does not care about what they are doing at all. In the greenroom Mira stands quietly, wearing her usual polite smile. She had researched all the rules and customs of the Crawl extensively when she learned this would be her new purpose, but makes no attempts to interject or interrupt the assistant; she is more of an expert than Mira for the obvious reasons, and so the android is perfectly content allowing the assistant to perform her function as she pleases.
If the Paladin and Bard were having issues with being diplomatic I would be very concerned.
Mira meets Okian at the door, wearing her usual professional smile. "Hello, Okian. I will be accompanying you on your visitations today, providing assistance wherever I may be of service." At the hospital, Mira tells a story to the children that Tessa was fond of when she was young. Outside observers would notice her getting a little emotional in the telling, though Mira certainly did no such thing. When they visit the orphanage, Mira prepares and delivers healthy snacks to the children to help emphasize his point on good nutrition. She cuts the apple slices into the shape of cute little rabbits, and the kids seem to love that. At the ribbon cutting ceremony her role is largely just to stand there and look pretty; a role she is fully capable of fulfilling, of course, but a far cry from her usual function. She is comforted by the fact that Okian seems about as disinterested in the appointment as she is. Her obligations fulfilled, she retires to her room until called upon for more. "Going with Okian was the correct choice," she says aloud. She figured that the paladin would have a preference for charity work, which would best align with Mira's proper function. Lying on her bed, Mira pulls up an old photo of Tessa from her databanks; she was quite small here, about the same age as the children they had met at the orphanage.
While Mira is obviously great at diplomacy due to being a bard, she would rather be an assistant in public matters due to being an android maid. Due to my +11 in Diplomacy I auto-aid every time; Mira can assist Okian in his public appearances if he has no objections to that idea. Also, I definitely agree that we're a more face-oriented party.
"If that will be all, I will be retiring to the dormitory for now." She gives each of the men in her party a polite bow and says "I look forward to working with you all in the future."
"Pentakill? What an... interesting name." Her face remains expressionless but she certainly does not raise any objections. Mira gives Zex a polite bow after getting up. (If Zex doesn't offer medical care)
"No questions, no objections. I look forward to working with you in the future, Miss Zex." As she signs the contract she keeps her perfectly neutral smile, though it is probably genuine enough.
Mira blinks twice before speaking to Otto, "I believe that being mute may be a significant hindrance to Ko's ability to speak in public. Given the various strengths and weaknesses of our party, it is my humble suggestion that the optimal choice for leader and primary speaker would be Okian."
"Our mustachioed companion is correct," Mira answers in her usual calm and clear voice. "As one of the first with martial training on the scene, I personally considered it our civic duty to defend ourselves and other civilians until the authorities arrived. That we were able to resolve the situation before they did is merely a happy accident." Mira smiles warmly. She clearly lacks any of Oster's suspicion, and is only doing her best to explain her reasoning in a logical and sensible manner.
Mira delivers her testimony to the guards swiftly and succinctly, providing all relevant knowledge to the best of her ability. She takes the time to change into her adventuring gear just in case another mishap occurs before joining the others at Zex's office.
Mira claps her hands together with a smile. "Excellently done, everyone. I see the authorities coming our way; perhaps we should leave such interrogations to them?" Her role finished, the android was not terribly interested in pulling information out of the prisoner. It is not her given function.
Mira waves her hand in the air and a patch of Grease appears beneath the shobhad. She also takes the time to analyze her data banks on shobhad traits.
Mira winces, managing to get out of the way of the fireball for the most part but her outfit still badly singed. "I see the shepherds have a flair for the dramatic. I am sure we will be able to deal with this situation most thoroughly." Mira's tattoos glow as she analyzes the mannerisms of their attackers, and she begins chattering off advice on how to strike and how to avoid their attacks.
Mira heaves the large duffel bag over her shoulder and exists the skyvan. She was no stranger to the sun, having spent most of her life among the oligarchy above ground; as such, her eyes were perfectly adjusted to see the skyvan hurtling towards them, as well as the human man staring dumbly right at it. "Please seek cover in a calm and orderly fashion," she says, taking his hand and pulling him away at a brisk pace. She could tell just by looking at him she would get nowhere if he chose to resist her command, but it would be terrible if a teammate were to die prior to even stepping foot into the Crawl. She had to at least try.
Mira sits quietly, hands on her legs and a small smile on her face. She's wearing her maid outfit, of all things, her Crawl-appropriate gear tucked safely away in a large duffel bag placed to her right. At Otto's comment she perks up, her tattoos glowing slightly as she processes information. "Actually, I believe our Kasatha companion does not breathe at all. Likely cause: 'No Breath' supernatural ability, a trait common among psychics with a specialization in void energies." She pauses a moment before continues, "As common as a trait among such rare individuals can be, at least."
OOC Akiton A$$kickers is hilarious and I like it a lot. Mira would likely defer to the others on name choice anyways.
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