It might yet be that this is a trap laid by Bradley for Nadine and the sorts. And any delay in the response due to either the guards having to hide a few steps away to not give themselves away, them keeping a closer watch on Cain and less on these two, or them waiting until this happened, so they would have the intruder for more than just trespassing.
@Lukkai: That's an interesting idea... I think it definitely depends on what kind of player Bradley is, when it comes to games like these. Who knows, he may only *think* he's very clever, right? XD; Or maybe he IS a step ahead? We'll see in time! ;)
Jinn *does* note near the beginning of this chapter (to Nemi, during their fight) that anything harmful that comes his way is inflicted on Mike automatically... which has its pros and cons. ;D
Thank you Cici-muffin :'D I'm thinking that I might as well suck it up and try redoing it so it looks better somehow. Maybe I'll add some more line variation to the inks? I might even record it as a reference for colouring if anyone wants to know how I do things? >_>?? I dunno, I feel like if I have to do it again, I MIGHT AS WELL MAKE IT COUNT
Anyway XD you're very right about Nemi's options being limited here, but they weren't entirely nil. I hope to be able to include Nemi and Jinn hashing out this particular scenario in the next chapter at some point - we'll see!
(Her Flirt stat is actually pretty darn high now that you mention it XD)
OH NO!
Okay...since I have great ideas that have the power to change events in this comic (LOL).... next update Nemi is going to have some major epiphany that SAVES THEM ALL, earns Jinn's respect, and gets them outta there....
Potential Options:
Overload the bars with something. Maybe her bracer?
Have Jinn wind the coils up more, zapping Nadine if he doesn't cut the ropes.
Hidden thief goods.
Those are some good ideas, Crestlinger! They got some convenient help in the end, but those are some ideas they could have at least attempted. Though the bracer, well... we'll see XD;
It's hard for me to make it absolutely clear in-comic, but I also thought it wasn't 100% necessary to do so... but since you mentioned it here, I can clarify in the comments, at least. XD;
Nemi's attack rate is very high because of her speed, but her accuracy is not as high. It sort of doesn't matter most of the time because she has such a high attack rate, she'll get most hits in any way, even if some miss. (Kylie is an opposite build, where her accuracy rate is very high in exchange for a lower attack rate.) For glimpses of this, back when Nemi kills Shrewters in Chapter 2, and also when she attacks the Blue Dreglyn in Chapter 4, I've always tried to depict her requiring several attempts to get a kill/hit because of this characteristic. When it comes to sleight of hand and stealing, Nemi is very capable, but it has to be hands-on.
All to say, Nemi states upfront here that she is aiming for Nadine's face and gadgetry before she throws. She missed the gadget and it got Nadine's face area instead. If she had an endless supply of throwing stars, she would have probably managed eventually within a short space of time, but as she only had two shots, she basically made a bet she lost. :'D
I hope that clears it up a little in terms of what happened, though hopefully it's not necessary to know - Nemi doesn't necessarily think everything through to the last detail before she acts. XD;
...but she is cuffed right now...
Jinn *does* note near the beginning of this chapter (to Nemi, during their fight) that anything harmful that comes his way is inflicted on Mike automatically... which has its pros and cons. ;D
Yeah, I didn't think so. ;-)
I don't exactly see how it would help them though.
Damn, I actually don't know what Nemi CAN do right now. How high is her Flirt stat? XD Maybe one of her supposed escorts might help?
Anyway XD you're very right about Nemi's options being limited here, but they weren't entirely nil. I hope to be able to include Nemi and Jinn hashing out this particular scenario in the next chapter at some point - we'll see!
(Her Flirt stat is actually pretty darn high now that you mention it XD)
Cain SHOULD be all dandy and up and ready to go next time they meet, right? ;)
Ahaha this page was such a panic page XD
But gosh the look on her face- PRICELESS! :'D
And I'm glad to know that stumped Nemi is still a priceless thing <3 XD
Okay...since I have great ideas that have the power to change events in this comic (LOL).... next update Nemi is going to have some major epiphany that SAVES THEM ALL, earns Jinn's respect, and gets them outta there....
Sound good? OkgreathI'llseeyounextupdate!!! XDD
Overload the bars with something. Maybe her bracer?
Have Jinn wind the coils up more, zapping Nadine if he doesn't cut the ropes.
Hidden thief goods.
If they do something to it, it might alert her escort though. And if Nadine can slip in here like that, so could they most likely.
Nemi's attack rate is very high because of her speed, but her accuracy is not as high. It sort of doesn't matter most of the time because she has such a high attack rate, she'll get most hits in any way, even if some miss. (Kylie is an opposite build, where her accuracy rate is very high in exchange for a lower attack rate.) For glimpses of this, back when Nemi kills Shrewters in Chapter 2, and also when she attacks the Blue Dreglyn in Chapter 4, I've always tried to depict her requiring several attempts to get a kill/hit because of this characteristic. When it comes to sleight of hand and stealing, Nemi is very capable, but it has to be hands-on.
All to say, Nemi states upfront here that she is aiming for Nadine's face and gadgetry before she throws. She missed the gadget and it got Nadine's face area instead. If she had an endless supply of throwing stars, she would have probably managed eventually within a short space of time, but as she only had two shots, she basically made a bet she lost. :'D
I hope that clears it up a little in terms of what happened, though hopefully it's not necessary to know - Nemi doesn't necessarily think everything through to the last detail before she acts. XD;
XD
A mini-gun sounds cute <3 like a derringer? Or are we talking smaller? XD
(For a reference, see here.)