Marcus
Josh extended his arms outward and decreased the density, making them more light and elastic. He then slashed wildly at Knight R2 with his saw-blade shaped hands, in an attempt to corner the thing.
Eddie
In typical *Encounter* Fashion, Kuo felt his opponent's HP drop to zero, their armored body slumping over the goat's horns. Blood leaks onto the goat's furry scalp, prompting him to gross out and try to rip himself away from the dead knight's breastplate but —

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"Get the hell offa me, you damned — Grrghh!!"
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Kuo heard the rush of heavy footsteps aggresively come towards his way, but there was absolutely no way he could move out of the way in time. By goring the knight in such a violent manner, his horns managed to hook itself within the flesh. If he wasn't careful, he could snap them off and that'd be a whole wave of pain that he did *Not* Want to deal with. In one risky manuever, the goat would use his strength to grab the limp knight - One paw under their right armpit and the other on the left side of their hip - and pivot towards his reckless assailant in hopes their sword wouldn't slice through.

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"Hey! Fuck off entirely man, don'tcha see that I'm busy with somethin' else!"
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Assuming Kuo's meat shield plan works, the bandit would engulf both himself and the fresh carcass in the intrinsic flames eminating from his arcane body. With a battle cry, he'd advance forward, pushing himself and the dead knight on to Knight F3, raising the heat to intense levels around the both of them.
Sarah
Knight [R1], in a skirmish with **Cumhall,** Held its blade close to its side, preparing to strike **More accurately** On its followup, seeing as its first had simply glanced off its armor. It paused, hesitating, as if trying to analyze for a weak-point — yet was met only by swift retaliation; Cumhall's rocket-powered arm would strike against the armor that guarded its abdominal region. While, indeed, it struck armor, seeing as it was made of metal and was propelled with such force that far surpassed that which a human could typically output, the **Rocket-powered arm hit its mark, striking hard, temporarily incapacitating Knight [R1].** 

Deft movements were not its strongsuit, and thus it could not foresee and intercept the followup attack from the rifle. It would make an attempt to regain its bearings, yet, **With the barrel of the rifle already to its chin, it was too late.** Two blasts to its head, and Knight [R1] falls flat — dead, most likely.
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For the case of **Kuouo,** His advanced meat-shield stratagem would indeed be effective. **Knight [F3]'s attack clanks against the armor of its deceased ally, rebounding, ineffective to strike Kuouo directly.** Briefly shocked for a moment — as if displeased to see its own comrade used as a shield — the knight hesitated, took step backwards, and adjusted its grip and stance with its longsword.

 The stratagem was indeed intricate — barbarically dashing towards the knight with a meatshield — but **Knight [F3]** Seemed to be prepared to defend itself. With its blade set at its side, the knight raises its empty left hand, casting a familiar spell — **Veie Ezuek. A barrier of sunlight manifests ahead of Knight [F3], serving to stop the momentum of Kuouo's charge, yet leaving the knight incapable of counterattacking.** With a barrier separating the two, they'd be put at a standstill.

**Tabby's** Ranged attack on Knight [R3] appeared to have been foreseen, but not by the knight she targeted. Rather, Knight [R2] dashed ahead of Knight [R3], manifesting a solar barrier — Veie Ezuek — which would block the oncoming attack of the crossbow. Or, at the very least, the **Ranged damage** That it inflicted — the latter **Lightning damage** Seemed to partially ignore the arcane shield, damaging Knight [R2] in part. It appeared shocked (in a literal sense), its right arm convulsing from the inflicted electricity, as the **Barrier ahead of it fell.** Knight [R3] would move in to cover Knight [R2]'s vulnerability, preemptively positioning itself in such a position that it could intercept further attacks.

Knight [R3] parries Josh's attack on Knight [R2].
Steven
"Wow, you're practically brainless." The cat remarks to Knight **R2's** Unforeseen movement. It's now her turn. 

The mech rears around, going for another punch, this time filled with the immense power of an *Arcane Jolt*, adding extra *Force* Damage to the already powerful Force-Empowered Rend that it employs with each punch. It aims squarely at the arm holding the silly knight's sword, fully intended to either break it or snap it off his body entirely. Who needs arms, anyway?

Now, it's time for Tabby's actual turn. With her crossbow still alight with electricity — due to her *Concentration* Not being challenged — she shoots another arrow at the exposed **R2**. The bow immediately replenishes, as Tabby's player forgot that she has access to *Extra Attack*. And she fires another, similarly electric arrow upon the knight that **R2** Desperately tried to block. "*Stay down*," She hisses, almost angrily — though likely just due to the ambush.

With her actions exhausted, Tabby and the defender *End their Turn.*