Gold Rush

[wooliefrand]

WHO: Thistle! (and onlookers)
WHERE: Thistle Barn/Flower field!
WHEN: 99 evening.

[howdy pardners are you all having a good chill time?? Avoiding shadow flowers and the like? good good.

But hey did you notice Several of them encircling thistle's barn? Did you just now notice?? WELL TOO LATE.

Suddenly each flower circling the barn twists and warps, shooting up into the sky like a golden beam--wait no, it actually is gold! The entirety of the Thistle barn has been trapped in golden cage, and their field rumbles as a massive golden skeleton claws its way from the ground. It is SO tired of Thistle, and it is time to bring its fight to them, as it raises a golden skeleton hand to try and swipe at the barn.

See this artistically rendered reference for scale:

Round 3, fight!!

[ooc: NOTE, the fight is for thistles only (and any thistle adjacent weeds they may invite/that happen to be around) but others are free to spectate from outside the cage! ]

Comments

THISTLE GOES HERE

[wooliefrand]

Re: THISTLE GOES HERE

[wooliefrand]

[at thistle barn. looks out window.

pulls up a news paper]

I leave this to you, oh mighty Thistle~ Keeheehee!

[shortforever]

[Looks out the window. Goes 'tch'.]

At least give us something nice when we're done. This guy's a fucking cockroach.

[wooliefrand]

Well consider this a lesson! How does one kill a demon: permanently?

Good luck!!

[dadinside]

Would be better if he gave us something now.

Re: THISTLE GOES HERE

[dadinside]

Aren't you supposed to help...?

Re: THISTLE GOES HERE

[wooliefrand]

[puppy dog eyes]

I'm but a cute widdle priest, here for emotional support! And guns.

Re: THISTLE GOES HERE

[reportinastorm]

How did it even get here??

Re: THISTLE GOES HERE

[wooliefrand]

MMMMMMMMMMMaybe I might have accidentally kinda left a trail and door open via my statue since I haven't un-goldy'd my body yet.

Whoopsie doopsie!

[survivaltricks]

[EXASPERATED SIGH]

Hey Red, how much would Demon-be-Gone spray cost us--

[wooliefrand]

Doesn't exist unfortunately! Even I have my limits~

Re: THISTLE GOES HERE

[leonheartedly]

. . . sure you don't wanna help out, boss?

Re: THISTLE GOES HERE

[papartner]

-- Why did we pick you again?!

[survivaltricks]

[looking up at the golden demon like he's observing, idk, an ant infestation or something]

HEY TYR GRAB THE BAZOOKA.

[meanwhile: benefits of the fight being the pasture? TOSSING UP ONE OF THISTLE'S COOL REFLECTIVE SHIELDS TO BLOCK THAT BONE SWIPE]

[dadinside]

[sure is a big asshole outside the barn.]

About time.

[leonheartedly]

Got it.

[AND ALL THE AMMO, HELL YEAH]

[wooliefrand]

[ker-BOUNCED BACK. have you ever seen a giant skeleton stumble. Hilarious. But now it's Roaring out, starting to form those clouds that create golden rain.]

OH?! LIKE YOU 'GRABBED' ALL OF MY STATUES?! BY THE MOTHER'S WORD, I WILL KILL YOU!

PALACE BOSS BATTLE

[wooliefrand]

[once lupin activates his Nav, BOY HOWDY DO THINGS GET WEIRD.

You're all suddenly in a massive golden palace, surrounded by statues. Some of yourselves, some of priests, some people from the past, all frozen in eternal agony. If you look out the windows, it looks like all the pasture--no, all the land is covered in gold, wolves and sheep and all.

The demon is now in it's prime, akin to how Thistle first met it: a demonic ram with glowing fiery eyes, and flowing red robe, with black mist spilling from underneath it. There's a treasure chest behind it, can't imagine what that could be!!


Also you're all dressed like phantom thieves. ]

--INTRUDERS! Hah, well, it's convenient! I was looking for some new decor.

Pose for me, little sheep! So I may observe your despair for all eternity!!

[He's just shooting splashes of gold at them--don't touch them of your limbs WILL turn to gold!]

[survivaltricks]

[people have certainly seen glimpses of Lupin's outfit before, every time he summons a Persona: black jacket, red gloves, and white mask. but this time, he is wearing it from the get go!]

[. . . and also yelling out a brief explanation]

If everything looks confusing, it's because we're inside this guy's heart! It's just a representation of his distorted desires-- nothing in here is real!

Your goal should be that treasure chest behind him--

[oops no more instructions, he has to backflip out of the way of a splash of gold]

Re: PALACE BOSS BATTLE

[reportinastorm]

[in something like this, with a stylish hat]

Whaaaa!!

[After a moment of disorientation she immediately ducks behind a pillar]

Re: PALACE BOSS BATTLE

[dadinside]

[appears wearing this but doesn't seem to care--]

Who's getting the chest?

[straight to business.]

Re: PALACE BOSS BATTLE

[papartner]

[ for the sake of reference, someone looks blingy and like he's ready to lose win some money at a poker table ]

At least the outfit looks good...

Re: PALACE BOSS BATTLE

[leonheartedly]

[THIS BUT IT'S FANCY. Dodgin' some gold!]

"Observe our despair"? Is that the best you've got?

[shortforever]

[Stepping right on up with a confident swagger in this outfit and just side-stepping the gold splashes because he is flexible like that.]

Well well well, look what we got here. A demon who's ego has outgrown his role in this story. Now, do you wanna be put down quick or slowly.

WHEN EVERYONE IS READY. . . ATTACK!!

[survivaltricks]

[once everyone has done enough flippy parkour to dodge the gold, and also figured out how to summon their Personas. . . Lupin stands up straight with red-clad hands clenched into fists at his sides, chin lifted, eyes burning brightly like a wild inferno]

All right! Everyone, all at once-

[he arcs an arm in front of himself, gesturing at the golden demon]

Strike with all of your might!