The first few obstacles were pretty basic, but this one looks like something off of those gladiator shows Lucy sees on newscasts all the time. In Night City, they come with vats of acid and flamethrowers hot enough to melt people, and waivers everyone has to sign so their family won't sue if they die.
In Magisteria, though, that steep drop probably does have a net at the bottom, or a drone to catch you, or something. Companies here wouldn't play death sports, which is a little weird, but... nice, actually.
Still, Lucy catches herself squinting at the swinging pillars and wondering if they're swinging hard enough to break all her bones or something.
She shoots Musashi and all her playful teasing a look, determined. She knows she will never be the kind of fighter that Musashi is, or even like Maine and Dorio were. She knows her place is with the tech side, the background support, the hacker behind the scenes getting shit done while her brawnier companions mow down the enemy. But she'd like to get more agile, hence, the new cybergear.
"Right. Piece of cake. See you on the other space, samurai," she drawls, and starts making her way across.
Lucy watches for a second, gaze swaying back and forth, considering the timing of the swaying pillars. There-- and there-- if she goes now-- she takes off running, narrowly avoiding the first few swinging pillars. The fourth clips her on her shoulder, sending her staggering, but she narrowly manages to avoid a fall by activating her new cybergear as a balance boost on one side. She stops to weigh up the timing of the final pillar before the long gap, grits her teeth, and sails across with a jump, only barely missing the pillar on the other side. She wishes she could look behind her -- she'd love to know how Musashi is doing with this.
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In Magisteria, though, that steep drop probably does have a net at the bottom, or a drone to catch you, or something. Companies here wouldn't play death sports, which is a little weird, but... nice, actually.
Still, Lucy catches herself squinting at the swinging pillars and wondering if they're swinging hard enough to break all her bones or something.
She shoots Musashi and all her playful teasing a look, determined. She knows she will never be the kind of fighter that Musashi is, or even like Maine and Dorio were. She knows her place is with the tech side, the background support, the hacker behind the scenes getting shit done while her brawnier companions mow down the enemy. But she'd like to get more agile, hence, the new cybergear.
"Right. Piece of cake. See you on the other space, samurai," she drawls, and starts making her way across.
Lucy watches for a second, gaze swaying back and forth, considering the timing of the swaying pillars. There-- and there-- if she goes now-- she takes off running, narrowly avoiding the first few swinging pillars. The fourth clips her on her shoulder, sending her staggering, but she narrowly manages to avoid a fall by activating her new cybergear as a balance boost on one side. She stops to weigh up the timing of the final pillar before the long gap, grits her teeth, and sails across with a jump, only barely missing the pillar on the other side. She wishes she could look behind her -- she'd love to know how Musashi is doing with this.