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Glancing around, you caught a nearby Gingerbread man chasing a woman around with an oversized lollipop. The spherical kind, not the big swirly ones. Although, you made a mental note to try that one out too.
The woman’s terrified screams snapped you out of your reverie, and managed to sneak up and snatch the improvised weapon away from her assailant before it got a chance to swing it at her head.
The Gingerbread man looked confused when it hit nothing but air. Belatedly, it realized that its hands were now empty. And, far too late, it finally turned around to see you holding the lollipop with both hands, raising it above your head.
<span class="mu-r">“Is this all you’ve got? I’m more of a fan of jawbreakers, myself!”</span>
Despite the confectionary construct’s face being entirely made of decorative frosting, its face clearly registered shock, and then horror as you swung the giant lollipop at its face. That very same face shattered into crumbly chucks, along with the rest of its head.
It staggered around for a while after that, until you finally decided to break apart the rest of its limbs. Its previous victim seemed to take great pleasure in watching you do this. And when you were done, you turned to stare at her.
She flinched under your scrutiny, but her worried expression quickly shifted into one of confusion when you shoved the lollipop towards her.
<span class="mu-r">“In case you need to defend yourself.”</span>
Carefully, she accepted the strange weapon, and nearly fumbled it right away. You caught it just in time and helped her adjust her grip.
<span class="mu-r">“Weight distribution’s a little awkward, so you should keep the placement of your hands higher up the stick, like this. See?”</span>
She gave it a few test swings, and you encouraged her to try using it as a jabbing weapon. She didn’t look like she had the necessary arm strength or coordination to wield this thing properly, but it was better than fighting empty-handed.
<span class="mu-r">“You good?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“Yeah…I think so.”</span> she replied, sounding slightly out of breath.
<span class="mu-r">“Cool. Now, if you can keep your head down, you might just survive ‘Sugarmageddon’.”</span>
Her mouth moved wordlessly as she struggled to come up with a response to that. You didn't give her a chance to collect her thoughts, though.
Looking around, you saw Ana using her spear to dismantle a cluster of candy people. You swung over to where she was, and only to catch a glimpse of gingerbread man pouncing on someone to your right.
You spun around in mid-air and snagged its back with a webline at an angle that might’ve been awkward for someone without your gifts.
But before you could reel him in, Ana's spear came flying past you, slammed into the candy creature's torso and embedded itself in a nearby wall. Her target crumbled to pieces almost immediately.
Your eyes scanned the area for new weapons to use, before they eventually landed on what looked like a giant candy cane.
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