A New Pair of Pants Part 1

“You Haven't logged into Realities since the v-11.4 update?" the voice of Mynxs calls up to her father. Like her mother Mynxs looks like a split tailed fox, her hair is significantly darker than her mothers, and Mynxs, unlike Tail only has three tails.

Tail is leaning over a key board, her halo of tails flicking around behind her as she is typing “it has been remarkably difficult to get your dad to come down here. to spite the idea that I am one of the key programmers working on this project…"

The 11-year-old Mynxs calls over “so you haven't even seen Reality 6?"

Mac, who looks human, reaches around behind himself rubbing the back of his head as the ground starts to shift. “I started to get pretty off put when people were talking about 'Plugging in' I have heard talk like this before and I don't like it."

Tail calls over “Ok Mac, I recovered your account." Tail looks over the screen “check your arm band. I am sinking it to you now." Tail squints “you have a 100 in your spread. Do you know how hard it is to get an 80?"

Mac shakes his head as he looks down at his armband “no I have no idea."

Mynxs grabs Mac's arm and makes him lean forward so she can read over his information “wow, you have some high level loot."

Tail explains “when you are walking around town collecting land marks some locations have higher value then others. The museum is keyed in as a type 6 drop zone. Artifacts wont start to spawn there until level 15 but all the stuff that can appear there is cool."

Mynxs yells over to her mother “we live on a type 6 drop zone?"

Mac cuts in “Tail. what are we doing? Why am I dressed up like a LARP'er?" Mac points out the green suit of chain mail and oversized shoulder pads that has been put on him.

Tail walks over to the sliding door that has appeared on one side of the room. “the game I was working on, Heroic Hammer, I want you two to help me debug it. Tail plays with her armband for a moment and her green jumpsuit transforms into a ruffled shirt and blazer combo, tights and knee high boots.

Mynxs opens her terminal and loads up her saved game. Her outfit morphs also, she is in a cloak with metal sleeves and leather armor under it.

Tail explains. “when we go into the next room, a list of objectives will come up on our UI's, the objectives are unique to the character we play. I want to see how the game treats it when we have a party of three playing a chapter."

Mynxs looks between her parents “I was playing this game yesterday. My character is called Giro, and I need to win 2 clashes for my part of the story to end."

Tail adds on “Valor Hoots, my job is to defeat four targets with thrown weapons"

Mac shakes his head, “what do I do?"

Tail look over Mac's information, “Yangus Dundee, Pick up 'Cosmic Hammer' then defeat Dax." Tail takes a deep breath “Cosimc Hammer spawns after dealing 100 or more dmg with melee weapons"

The game finishes loading, the door slides open. The three appear on what looks like a moon, the ground is silver, the sky is black. A battle is underway between flying submarines. An explosion somewhere behind the group triggers a spaceship to crash into the ground ahead of them.

Mac laughs as he looks around “Looks like a music video."

Tail pats him on the back “I was a rock star."

Mynxs reaches onto her back and pulls out her practice sword.

A flash of light rips apart the crashed spaceship. A man dressed in a hemp rob aprears form the wreckage, he has on cyberpunk goggles, a peacock-like fan of antenna grow from his back, lighting arks around his body.

Mac looks to Mynxs “I assume that is Dax."

Mynxs jumps up and down ready to fight “the all mighty Chaos Bender."

The wizard points, he talks with a cartoonish grinding voice “Valor Hoots! I see you have come to antagonize me again."

Tail draws the Fox Blaster from her hip “Dark lord. I will chase you forever if I must."

“you will fail." The wizard announces. “I see you have friends with you. Who is this I see before me?"

Mac whispers with Tail “he is somewhat transparently evil."

Tail whispers back “It is a throwback to the 1960's Ray-punk movies."

Dax shouts “I will not be brushed off! Give me your names champions of light."

Mynxs steps forward “I am Giro, a swordsman from a forgotten kingdom."

Dax nods “I remember you now. You are mighty, but your power pales in comparison to mine. You will need to do better."

Tail points at Mac “He is Yangus Dundee, one of your knights of evil. I have captured him and brought him into my army."

“Yangus?" there is a moment of hesitation “I know Yangus, he is the most loyal of my dark masters…"

Mac leans into Tail “Dark masters?"

Tail touches her nose to Mac's ear “Just go with it."

Dax holds his hands over head as fire sprays form the ground. From the flams Zombie cyber ninja's crawl

Mynxs points “Dax is summoning his cyber ninja's we must sally forth into battle, for the glory of the light!"

Mac shakes his head “who talks like that?"

Mynxs shouts “Yangus, use your magic hammer to shut the portals!"

Tail expresses “we are in 'Turn mode' the zombies will stand still until one of us takes a step forward, should I change us to 'Active mode'?"

Mynxs nods “no one plays in turn mode anymore."

Tail calls into the air “Alia, change settings to 'Active'"

There is a low-pitched beep as the computer in the room takes the request. All at once the monsters jet forward looking to assault the players. The monster break into teams of four for the first wave of battle.

Mynxs runs in to meat the first wave. Mynxs has played this game, she know the rules. The monsters have a fitness score of 55 each. She needs to what for one of them to attack and then strike there weapon to trigger the game to go into power check. Each monster will attack three times, then it will step backwards to take a breath. She needs to bock the last hit.

Mynxs knows she doesn't need to count on her Armor score to protect her. So long as she watcher there movements, she can side step the attacks. Armor check is only made if the monster first touches you.

The first monster swings it's sword Mynxs, Mynxs is short and fast. She drops into a crouch to get around the first attack, the first beast spins to chaise Mynxs. The nibble fox girl front shoulder rolls to stay out of reach. The cyborg zombie stomps forward and throws a cleaving attack. Mynxs stands up and swings her sword to meet his.

[Power struggle:

Cyborg Zombie A rolls 62 to the monster failing power check

Mynxs gains +7 to fitness

Mynxs rolls rolls 46

Mynxs adjusted fitness is 51

Mynxs wins power struggle.]

The weapons clash. Mynxs knocks the sword out of the cyborg zombies grip.

[Critical combat situation: Failed clash, ' attack of opportunity' opponent gains +20 to hit on next attack

Mynxs spins her sword over head and sidesteps around her target, she swings her sword down on the back of her leg to force him to kneel.

Mynxs rolls to hit. Rolls 71, mynxs to hit is 57+20= 77. Mynxs hits 8 Dmg!]

Mynxs reverses her momentum and uppercuts with the blade to strike her target across the face with her sword.

[Minx rolls attack rolls 31. Hit. 7 dmg x4 for ' head shot' 34 Dmg!

2 hits 42 DMG!

Cyborg Zombie A is slain.]

The cyborg zombie facing Mynxs collapses. Mynxs giggles, but what she has forgotten is that they are attacking in wave. A zombie runs up behind Mynxs, it wraps its arms under hers and picks up the little fox

[ Flanking attack: attacker gains +2 to hit, defender loses -2 armor ratting.

Grappling check: roll attack vs armor ratting w/ equipment bonuses

Cyborg Zombie roll grapple: 21 Hit!

Grappled targets must pass a fitness check to break hold, when held loose bonuses from focus and combative arts.]

A third zombie approaches Mynxs as she is being held to the chest of the second, Mynxs swings her body side to side trying to break the beast grip.

[Power check: Mynxs rolls 78, Mynxs fails]

Mynxs shouts out calling to her mother “Valor! I am in trouble"