Blur

Blur
Monster ID	460
Locations	An Oasis
Hit Points	141
Attack	136
Defense	126
No-Hit	146
Initiative	40
Meat	96-144
Phylum	dude
Elements	None
Resistance	None
Monster Parts	head, arm, leg, torso
Drops carbonated water lily, drum machine, hot date, palm frond
Quest	Hugo's Weaving Manual
Manuel Entry
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 You're fighting a blur

Try as you might, you can't seem to get your eyes to focus on this thing. It's vaguely anthropomorphic, but it looks like those T-shirts that try to convince you you're drunk. Or, y'know, like T-shirts look when you're drunk.

Hit Message(s):

It blurs you in the <elbow>. Ow! Argh! Ugh!

It checks your head, like a jumbo jet. Like everything, it isn't easy. Argh! Ooh! Oof!

It pummels you. You feel like a chain store, practically floored. Oof! Eek! Ugh!

Critical Hit Message:

It charges you with a deafening "woo-hoo!" It pokes you with some pins and some needles, then it lies and it's easy. You're not particularly pleased to meet it. Oof! Ow! Oof!

Miss Message(s):

It tries to blur you in the <bung>, but misses.

It tries to check your <solar plexus> like a jumbo jet, but you dodge.

It tries to kick you and bore into you, but you refuse to be kicked around and bored.

Fumble Message:

It charges you with a deafening "woo-hoo!" but you lie down and easily dodge the attack. You feel pretty heavy metal for having avoided the assault. (FUMBLE!)

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After Combat

You gain 96-144 Meat (average: 120, stdev: 10.2)*

You acquire an item: drum machine (30% chance)*

You acquire an item: carbonated water lily (10% chance)*

You acquire an item: hot date (5% chance)*

You acquire an item: palm frond (10% chance)*

You gain 34 <substat>.

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Occurs at An Oasis.

References

• The monster's name and many of its attacks reference the band Blur.
• The "woo-hoo!" message, as well as the messages that reference getting "Checked like a jumbo jet" and the message about "Pleased to meet you" all reference the song "Song 2" by the band Blur.
• The attack message about a "chain store, practically floored" and the messages about "Kicked around and bored" refer to the song Coffee and TV by Blur.
• It seems this is another reference to The Help Album. The The Help Album was put together to support a charity known as War Child.
• The fact that the encounter takes place in the oasis is a reference to the mid-nineties competition between the bands Blur and Oasis to stay on the top of the Britpop charts.